OUR DAILY BREAD                       Sunday, December 25, 1994
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READ:  Luke 1:26-45

                        KEEPING CHRISTMAS

                "That Holy One who is to be born
                  will be called the Son of God.

                         -- Luke 1:35

One of the most respected TV journalists of our time was Harry 
Reasoner.  In 1971 he gave a Christmas commentary that bears 
repeating.  Here, in part, is what he said:

"Christmas is such a unique idea that most non- Christians 
accept it, and I think sometimes envy it. If Christmas is the 
anniversary of the appearance of the Lord of the Universe in 
the form of a helpless baby, it is quite a day.  It's a 
startling idea, and the theologians, who sometimes love logic 
more than they love God, find it uncomfortable...It is either 
all falsehood or it is the truest thing in the world. It is the 
story of the great innocence of God, the baby, God in the power 
of man.  And it is such a dramatic shot toward the heart that 
if it is not true, for Christians nothing is true.  So even if 
you have not got your shopping all done and you are swamped 
with the commercialism and the frenzy, be at peace... The story 
stands."

Perhaps you have been feeling the stress and anxiety are so 
much a part of the Christmas rush.  If so, take a few minutes 
to contemplate again the miracle of Christmas:  God came down 
to earth as a baby to become our Savior.  Focus on that message 
today and every day.  It will help to slow you down and keep 
the right perspective on Christmas.

    -- J. David Branon

 We need someone to worship,
   We need a song to sing;
     Let's keep our Christ in Christmas
       And honor Him as King.

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       THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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  It's possible to keep Christmas
        and yet lose Christ.

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Revelation 1-3

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