...in His One

“Let’s play some Christmas music.”  This was Traci’s request as we got in the car to run around and get some of our last-minute Christmas work done.  She loves listening to Christmas music, watching Christmas shows, and reading Christmas books during this season.  She immerses herself in the reason for the season.

"So write down the words of this song, and teach it to the people of Israel. Help them learn it, so it may serve as a witness for Me against them. For I will bring them into the land I swore to give their ancestors—a land flowing with milk and honey. There they will become prosperous, eat all the food they want, and become fat. But they will begin to worship other gods; they will despise Me and break My covenant. And when great disasters come down on them, this song will stand as evidence against them, for it will never be forgotten by their descendants. I know the intentions of these people, even now before they have entered the land I swore to give them." (Deuteronomy 31:19-21 NLT)

We were watching a Christmas show when Josh commented, “That’s kind of weird.”  He was referring to the lyrics of the Christmas song that was being played in the show.  When we went over the lyrics and what they meant, he said, “That makes sense.  It just sounds weird…and a little creepy.”  I chuckled.  He’s right.  Sometimes the words to our Christmas carols sound a little weird and creepy.

Have you ever thought about what it means when we sing “Oh come, oh, come Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel?”  How about the part of Hark, the herald angels sing where we sing, “Peace on earth and mercy mild – God and sinners reconciled.”  Many of these songs are reminding us of our only real problem in this life: sin.  When we sin, we rebel against God and people.  When we sin, our relationship with God and people are severed.  When we sin, we have a problem…a big problem.  But that is why we sing.  God provided a solution to our problem.

Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6 NLT)

Jesus is the solution.  He is the one who pays the ransom for our sin.  He is the one who reconciles us with God the Father once again.  He is the one…the only One…that God sent to solve our problem.  So, we sing.  Even though the lyrics remind us of our problem, they remind us of God’s solution as well.


So how about you?  Are you immersing yourself in Christmas this year?  Are you enjoying Christmas this year?  Are you reminded of God’s solution to our problem this year?  Do you celebrate God’s One.