Christmas Eve - God's Unfailing Love

 Christmas Eve

Well we've arrived at Christmas Eve.  I pray you are safe and healthy and in the middle of everything that is going on again this year and that you are experiencing the great kindness of God shining through to you and bringing hope and peace.

There have been church services around the world today and more to come tonight with candles, wonderful singing, and the retelling of the familiar story of Jesus being born. 

Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.  This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger. 

Luke 2:10-12

God, our Heavenly Father,  is a personal God who wants to share His life with us.  We need never fear an unknown future for Jesus is Immanuel, God with us. 

God wants us to experience His unfailing love for us.  Will we recognize Him?  Will we respond to His love?  Will we share the interests of His heart and allow Him to share in the interests of ours? 

Loving God, We're touched that You are even interested in having a loving relationship with us.  You are an awesome God, the creator of the heavens and the earth.  You are the God who created us and You are the God who is personally interested in us. 

Thank You for sending Jesus into the world so that our relationship with You might be restored.  Thank you for finding ways to raise our hopes and calm our fears.  On this holy night, we receive Your gift of love, unfailing love that will carry us through. 

We turn from the darkness of arrogant self-will and we humbly turn to You, the light of the world.  Come and be born in us and fill us with Your life.  Take us forward in Your power to do all that You have in mind

Help us to wholeheartedly give ourselves to You and let Your presence in our lives change all that we are.

O come let us adore Him.  O come let us adore Him.  O come let us adore Him Christ the Lord. 

Have a wonderful Christmas celebration.