Written by TWFYT
Tuesday December 23
"Speak up for the people who have no voice." Proverbs 31:8 TM
Jack Hayford writes, "As. much as I have resisted the cynical slams against Christmas festivities, I must be equally confrontive with a glib, silly, or shallow celebration of this precious...season. We cannot honor Him who was shunted to a stable by a world too busy with its commerce, if we overlook the little ones who are denied birth by a system that cares more for personal convenience than human life. And we dare not forget that the first Christmas was visited upon the lowly. The shepherds symbolize those who live outside the mainstream...They were little regarded, lightly valued, and possessed next to nothing. If I would honor Christ with my Christmas giving it must include doing something to help both these groups; the defenseless and the needy—the undesired infants and the overlooked poor. If you would care to join me...here's my simple appeal. Would you take the equivalent amount you're spending on one of your nicer gifts this Christmas and make a gift in Jesus' name, in Jesus' love, and in remembrance of the Bethlehem Babe they tried to kill? I'm thinking about the Crisis Pregnancy Center nearest you...about those advocacy groups that speak badly and tirelessly in the name Jesus for the rights of the pre-born...about one of the fine Christmas groups that sponsor poor children in Third World nations...about you own church's ministry to the distressed and disadvantaged...Let's glorify Jesus this special way, remembering His entry into our world as a humble, helpless babe. It's another way to sanctify the season—and keep it His."
Tuesday December 23
"Speak up for the people who have no voice." Proverbs 31:8 TM
Jack Hayford writes, "As. much as I have resisted the cynical slams against Christmas festivities, I must be equally confrontive with a glib, silly, or shallow celebration of this precious...season. We cannot honor Him who was shunted to a stable by a world too busy with its commerce, if we overlook the little ones who are denied birth by a system that cares more for personal convenience than human life. And we dare not forget that the first Christmas was visited upon the lowly. The shepherds symbolize those who live outside the mainstream...They were little regarded, lightly valued, and possessed next to nothing. If I would honor Christ with my Christmas giving it must include doing something to help both these groups; the defenseless and the needy—the undesired infants and the overlooked poor. If you would care to join me...here's my simple appeal. Would you take the equivalent amount you're spending on one of your nicer gifts this Christmas and make a gift in Jesus' name, in Jesus' love, and in remembrance of the Bethlehem Babe they tried to kill? I'm thinking about the Crisis Pregnancy Center nearest you...about those advocacy groups that speak badly and tirelessly in the name Jesus for the rights of the pre-born...about one of the fine Christmas groups that sponsor poor children in Third World nations...about you own church's ministry to the distressed and disadvantaged...Let's glorify Jesus this special way, remembering His entry into our world as a humble, helpless babe. It's another way to sanctify the season—and keep it His."
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