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Don't Wait Til' Christmas

by PamFord Davis 
12/20/24
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‘Don’t open til’ Christmas.’

I’m thinking of reverse psychology…

We’re often compelled to do what we’re told not to do. Tempted, we begin to wonder why we shouldn’t open the package before Christmas.

Why can’t we open it now; right now?

It’s such a pretty package and we might really need what’s inside.

Some give in to temptation; they don’t wait until Christmas. They open the present and accept the gift.

The Lord opens hearts; He wants to fill them with His gift of salvation.

Lydia’s heart was open and receptive.

“A woman named Lydia was listening; she was a seller of purple fabrics from the city of Thyatira, and a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul. Now when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, ‘If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.’ And she prevailed upon us (Acts 16:14-15 NASB).”

Why wait?

“Behold, now is ‘a favorable time,’ behold, now is ‘a day of salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2b NASB).”

Trust the Lord today; don’t wait till’ Christmas.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight (Proverbs 3:5-6 NASB).”