I love this
photo of our cat, Glory.
I couldn’t resist. I just had to place the Baby Jesus
figure on her. She’s a cute little manger, isn’t she?
And that got
me to thinking about cute and Christmas. Do we focus so much attention on the
cute, at the expense of the true meaning? I’m not trying to be a Grinch, but
with all of the holiday clutter, much of it, yes, cutesy, can we really “keep
the main thing the main thing?”
What is the
main thing, after all?
Well, first,
it’s not a What; it’s a Who: Jesus.
“And there were in the same country shepherds
abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the
angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about
them: and they were much afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for,
behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the
Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; You shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a
multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the
highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
Luke 2:8-14
And yes, He
first started out as a cute baby. But let’s not focus so much on the cuteness,
that we forget the relevance of Who He is. Baby Jesus grew up; He’s our
powerful, capable, loving Savior.
Copyright © 2014 by Sheryle Cruse
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