DECEMBER 14 TIMELESS TREASURES By Shean Phillips Lead Pastor, Vienna Baptist Church
Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love. (Micah 7:18)
An unlikely sight, grandmother and grandson dancing in the dining room to music from her past. A partially warped Perry Como record spinning and “Silver Bells” filling the pine-scented air. There were homemade noodles “rising” on every surface. What a treat that grandma would stop all the busyness of preparing and take the time to dance with me. This is truly one of my dearest Christmas memories. Have you ever thought about those timeless treasures you’ve had during the holidays with a loved one, perhaps someone who left all too soon? The smell of the air, the sound of the laugh, the things that brought the deepest joy—these memories are some of the most important things we can cherish. You know, someone else is ready to be the little kid in the story with you. It can be easy to get so caught up in feelings of nostalgia and even loss this Christmas that we forget to laugh and smell and even dance with the joyful folks we still have, or to seek out others who don’t have anyone. There are more wonderful memories to make for you and for them. As the above passage says, we have a God who takes great delight in steadfast, or long-enduring, love. And God has both barrels of that love pointed directly at you. Not by your own work or worth, but because God loves to love, you are His timeless treasure. God loves you more than you love your best memories. What a great time to exalt Him now that, “It’s Christmastime in the city.”
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