The Liar Archive

I don’t know about you, but sometimes—especially when life gets tough—it is hard for me to remember what a capable King we serve. 

Tomorrow we will worship our baby King. We will celebrate the fact that He was born of a virgin and born in a manger. We will reflect on the fact that His birth was announced by a host of angels and a bright shining star that only add to the mystery of wonder of His humble arrival. When we think about Jesus’ birth, one thing is clear—we don’t serve an ordinary King.

God had a plan all along to save the citizens of His kingdom, but when it came time to put that plan into action, He didn’t just send a messenger. He didn’t announce a royal edict. He became the message. 

The story of Jesus Christ is an incomplete picture if we stop at the manger. We must move beyond His first visit to earth to His second coming.

Do your eyelids have a tendency to grow heavy during church or maybe your prayers have been drying up if they last longer than a few minutes? As I remember falling asleep in His presence, I’m forced to ask myself: What’s going on here? How do we become so bored with Christ?

How often do I lose sight of the miracle that is Christmas? I may get a little mushy inside when I hear sleigh bells or see Christmas lights, but that’s like digging into chips and salsa appetizers while the real meal is on its way.

After reading through a passage in the book of Numbers, it hit me that if God is that holy, how can we expect to talk, pray, and worship Him with sin still hidden in our hearts? 

I’m learning that ignoring God’s role as King means missing a huge part of who He is. More importantly, when I forget that God is the One who sits on the throne, my focus tends to become all about me when it should be all about Him.