As we go through the Christmas season, we are enchanted by sparkling lights all around the places where we live. We put our favorite Nativity in a special place, lighting it softly, delighting in the gift God gave to us through His baby Son. We play our favorite Christmas songs, and along with those that filled our childhoods, we hum along with “Angels We Have Heard on High” and “O Come, Let Us Adore Him!” We sing with humble hearts and with deep gratitude, not really concerning ourselves with the proper notes as much as with having the proper attitude. We seldom actually think about what it means to “adore” Him, but at this time of year, it feels right to say so. In fact, it brings joy to our hearts to say it out loud. Through the year, we seldom offer God our thanks and praise, but somehow at Christmas, we can’t help ourselves. We want to simply adore the name of Jesus.
Christmas reminds us to share the love in our hearts with one another and with the Creator a bit more freely. We want to be a little kinder, more giving, and more generous to those around us. We want to forgive and find hope in the future. If it happens that we slipped away from the baby in the manger at some point, perhaps without even realizing we were walking much too far on our own, Christmas encourages us to return to Him. After all, He came for all of us. If we’ve been feeling isolated and lonely, left out in the darkness, wondering where to go, this is our chance. We can listen to the voices of angels, beckoning us to experience the joy of all that God has done. If we’ve been overwhelmed by work or intellectual pursuits that kept us from seeking the direction that only the heavens can create, then we can turn around now, and follow that star to Bethlehem. All we have to remember is that He adores us!
It doesn’t matter where you’ve been this year, it simply matters where you want to go from here. One of the most beautiful paths to joy starts with that song in your heart that says, “Come, let us adore Him!” If you begin the song in your heart, it won’t be long until you feel it in your soul. Let this be the year you adore Him in the depths of your spirit, to find peace beyond measure.