How many lights have you seen in the past few weeks? How many cookies have you eaten? Are there people in your life that you’ve seen, cared for, and appreciated lately? What a blessing. What a gift.
Is Christ in your life? Does the Lord ever provide for you? Are there moments when the Lord’s Word or Works make you smile? What a blessing. What a gift.
We are blessed with abundance.
It’s easy at Christmas to count every bit of abundance as a curse –so much money (spent), so many plans (so busy!), so much to do (to get ready). When those plans don’t work out or the gifts aren’t what we expected, it is also easy to count our abundance as insufficient.
But He:
“is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,
according to his power that is at work within us,”
–Ephesians 3:20
Further, the Lord is:
“a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.”
–Psalm 86:15
All that the Lord has for us is sufficient. And what He has for us is abundance. It isn’t always in the time, memories, plans, or finances that we want.
He offers in abundance opportunities to come to Him, to pray, and to enter His wisdom. We are offered hope and joy beyond measure. The beauty of the world He has adorned for us is overwhelming. The ability to love and connect with others that He puts in our lives exceeds all that we can fathom.
We celebrate Christmas because of the abundant gift of life given to us through Christ. More than just coming, just saving, just being human like us, being completely passionate…or anything else…Christ is more. He is always more than we expect, believe, or dream.
His abundance is such that we always have cause to be in awe in of His goodness. That, itself, is a greater gift than all we can imagine.
Behold, the abundance of the Lord.
Behold, all that He gives filling us full with plenty flowing over.
Behold, the Lord whom we always have every reason to praise!