Have you ever been taken back to a moment in your past by smelling or tasting something? Maybe it was seeing someone or something, hearing a song or hymn that took you back with all the feelings and emotions that were felt at the memory.
On our last trip to the mountains on a rainy day Stewart and I decided to watch an old movie ‘Tammy and the Bachelor’. It was popular during the time Stewart and I were dating. As soon as the music came on with Debbie Reynolds, singing “Tammy, Tammy, Tammy‘s in love”, all those emotions, and all of those feelings came flooding back into my memory, and I was transported back into that time and feelings of my first love.
In Genesis 1 God tells us we are fearfully and wonderfully made. James 1:17 “ Every good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” I believe He gave us this gift of responding to sights and sounds, taste and feel as a trigger to literally take us back to our first love(Jesus)! But like most of God’s gifts, it comes with a choice. We can use it to build a relationship with Him that builds our faith, Or we can use it selfishly for our own good, the world’s way.
Galatians 4:4-5 “ But when the set time, had fully come, God sent his son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.”
Luke 2:17 “ Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.”
There were probably many times, places, sights and sounds that took Mary back to Jesus birth and to who He truly was ( The Son of God), Also His reason for coming. We cannot fully celebrate Christmas without remembering the cross and Jesus resurrection.
I LOVE CHRISTMAS everything about it! The sights the sounds, and the gifts!. For God so loved the world, He Gave! At Christmas time I have been given a lot of the gift of being transported back in time. I can see a Christmas tree and remember our Christmas trees at home when I was still a small child. In my mind they were huge and beautiful, packed with wonderful gifts under the tree. In reality, though, looking back at the pictures from that time-they were scrawny trees with very little presents under them. Everyone was happy and carefree, sharing lots of food, fun and laughter. That part is mostly true. I hear a Christmas Carol, like O Holy Night and remember our children’s Christmas program on Christmas Eve. Back then everything seemed to revolve around Jesus and His coming to this earth to set us free. I have just recently started, asking the Lord to give me eyes to see the sights and sounds and gifts of Christmas through a Child’s eyes! I want to feel that expectation of something wonderful happening, no matter what is going on around me. I want to be able to experience every moment of joy that Christmas holds.To see every Christmas tree as something beautiful and wonderful of God’s creation. To hear a Christmas Carol, and be moved into praise and worship to our glorious King. To feel or smell, something wonderful, and be thankful to our Lord for His goodness. When I see a beautifully wrapped gift. I want to remember God’s incredibly beautiful gift of Jesus.
It has been said “ Life is God’s gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after. Make it a fantastic one.” Merry Christmas and a Happy and Full Life!
We want to thank Elaine Norrell for sharing this post.
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