Highest Thought

'Tis the Season! Yes - like it or not - it's here. Many [I know] decorated weeks ago!  No doubt, many calendars are already filled with holiday events. It's certainly appropriate every Christian pause early and consider the focus of celebration.  Paul wrote, "But far be it from me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world." (Galatians 6:14). The cross at Christmas time?  Truth is, unless every Believe looks forward toward the cross, there is nothing to celebrate at Christmas! In no way is the coming of the Christ Child minimized, but His birth was a mere means to a greater more glorious end: "Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ Whom You have sent." (John 17:3). Is there a cross among your decorations? Have you yet given seasonal pondering to the finished work of The Messiah? O, be sure: let the cross be our highest thought this Season!