The Day Before the Day Before...

Can you believe it? Christmas is just a couple of days away! (I believe that I just heard some poor man screaming in the background)

I woke up with the this thought: It's the day before the day before Christmas. How much gets lost on this day? It's almost as bad as the day after Christmas. The stores are full, the highways are busy, and some of you are still trying to find that special little something.

Me? I'm done. Unless there is something somewhere that just grabs my attention, all shopping is finished. Time to sit back and mentally prepare for the next couple of days.

Do you know what is interesting about the day before the day before? It matters! Just like every other day of the year this one is significant. There is something to be done, someone to meet, and a God to serve.

Galatians 4:4-5, "But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons."

I truly appreciate the part that says "...when the fullness of the time had come..." This tells me that every day matters. Though it may not be "the day" it is a day that builds up to the "fullness." Every prophetic message mattered. Every marriage in His lineage mattered. The time in which He would come mattered. When God saw that everything was in place He sent an angel to a girl to tell her that she would be with child. He also sent an angel to a man to tell him that the girl he was betrothed to would be with child. The two set out on a journey and arrived in the city of David when the fullness of time had come. Jesus Christ was born in a stable when the fullness of time had come.

Don't underestimate the power of the days leading up to the fullness of time. So much could have happened. A whole lot did happen! And without those days - this day would have never came.

The psalmist asked the Lord to teach him to number his days. The reason? So that he could use every day to bring glory and honor to God.

I know that it's hard to honor Christmas when there is so much to be done. Just remember that the day before the day before matters. Use this day to honor the gift of Jesus to us. Remember that He was named Emmanuel (God with us) so that He could be our Savior (God for us).