Adoration

What is your favorite Christmas song? This time of the year I have Christmas music on all day long. It brings me comfort listening to songs that bring all the attention onto the Christ child, Jesus. The song that stands out to me the most in my current walk of life is O Come All Ye Faithful.  

O Come All Ye Faithful

O come all ye faithful joyful and triumphant
Oh come ye O come ye to Bethlehem;
come and behold him born the King of angels;
O come let us adore him Christ the Lord.

God of God light of light
Lo he not the virgin's womb;
Very God begotten not created:
O come let us adore him Christ The Lord.

Sing choirs of angels sing in exultation
Sing all ye citizens of heaven above;
Glory to God in the highest:
O come, let us adore him, Christ The Lord

See how the shepherds summoned to his cradle,
leaving their flocks, draw nigh with lowly fear
we too will thither hend our joyful footsteps;
O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning;
Jesus, to thee be glory given;
word of the Father, now in flesh appearing:
O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord

My favorite part of the song is the chorus, “O come let us adore him Christ The Lord.” I never really gave much thought into adoring someone or something until having children. Now that I can look into the eyes of our own babies, I have a glimpse into what Mary and Joseph must have felt when they gazed into the eyes of baby Jesus that starry night in Bethlehem.

While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. Luke 2: 6-7

Luke does not mention Mary and Joseph hugging and kissing their newborn; but, I am sure they snuggled their new baby and adored him to pieces. What a beautiful feeling – to hold a new born baby! I can vividly remember holding Grace and Kalei for the first time just like it was yesterday.  

According to Merriam Webster, the number one meaning of adore is “to worship and honor as a deity.” I adore Jesus because He is my King, my Savior, and my Lord. Without Him, I would not be alive. Without Him, I would not have Grace and Kalei to gaze and smile at. WITH Jesus there is so much to celebrate.

This Christmas I celebrate the gift of life: especially in the form of two squirmy, smiley, and snuggly little girls. We are so grateful that God orchestrated our lives to welcome Grace and Kalei into the world.

                              

Amidst the craziness of the holiday season I hope you are able to find time to stop and adore the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!

With love,

Cole, Chelsey, Grace, & Kalei