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Personal Application: Our culture has planted this equation in us: “Spending money = love.” So an invitation to “spend less” feels jarring and unloving. But the equation is false. We can spend many things besides money on others—energy, time, creativity, and so on. Spending money on unneeded “stuff” is not love; it’s just spending. Think through specific plans as to how you can spend less, yet love more, this Advent season.
Family Activity: Spend some time talking about birthdays. Ask each family member to share memories of decorations, food, people, gifts and party locations at past family birthday celebrations. Ask each person what feelings their birthday brings, and why they feel that way. Now Jesus’ birthday is coming – celebrate! Create a list or draw a picture showing the gifts, decorations, and food Jesus might like for His birthday. Who would Jesus like to have at His birthday party? Keep that list or drawing up in your home as you prepare for Christmas. Ask yourselves if the ways you are celebrating will honor Jesus and make Him happy. Ask God to help your family focus on Jesus and His birth as you prepare and celebrate this Christmas.
Prayer: O Lord, the prophets whispered (and sometimes shouted) about the ways that you would change our world. Today, committed to being a Christ-follower, I realize that you’re calling me to be that change. Live in me, and guide me in the inner changes that will allow me to genuinely live as your hands and feet and your voice in this hurting world. Amen.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
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