Christmas Meditation

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

(Isa 9:6-7)

There is much in life that is hard, and there is much in the Christian's life that is even harder. At Nativity-tide, however, we set it all aside to celebrate the birth of the King who has come to set all things right.

We have a an absolute right to rejoice in His coming. Yes, there is a time for solemn reflection, but Merry Christmas is the appropriate wish for this time of year. So, I hope each of you will have occasion to dive into the celebration with a spirit of good cheer.

Don't hold back. First, reflect, then rejoice that our King lives and reigns and will bring peace and righteousness. It has been written:

And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

(Isa 11:1-9)

We know this will come to pass because our King's character is unimpeachable and His word is irreproachable. As Christian Martialists, we should strive to be the same in character, and word.

As I think of unimpeachable character and irreproachable words, I am reminded of a great story that illustrates this. It's told by Jay Thomas on the Letterman show every year around Nativity-tide, and I think it's hands-down the greatest Lone Ranger story ever.

Here it is. Reflect, rejoice and enjoy: