Missio Dei Communities

You can learn a lot about someone by how they wrap a present. 

I took a present from under our Christmas tree on Sunday and  brought a present to Thew.  The tag said “To Amy, Kailey and David.  From Momma and Daddio.”  It is a big box.  I had some issues with getting one piece of wrapping paper to cover the whole thing.  There were no bows.  But the contents were hidden from site.

I asked people what they could tell about me from the present. 

• You don’t pay attention to details.
• You don’t embellish stuff.
• You took more care than just putting it in one of those bags.
• You love your kids.

It isn’t hard to see where this is going.  This week we celebrate Christmas; the incarnation of Jesus; God’s gift to us.  We can learn a lot about who God is from his gift of Jesus.

The Christmas gift shows us God’s love, joy, peace, humility, hospitality and glory.  We can see all this by dwelling on the story of Christmas.  Will you dwell on the coming of Christ this week?

But we can’t stop there.  We keep seeing more about the gift-giver by unwrapping the present.  Underneath the sloppy blue wrapping paper was a box containing a Belgian waffle maker.  I explained how the kids love waffles and I am so excited to make waffles with the kids on Saturday mornings.

You learn even more about me as a father when you see the rest of the story behind the present.

You learn even more about the Heavenly Father when you keep reading the rest of the story behind the present. 

Take some time this Christmas season and follow the story from Cradle to Cross to Crown.

Merry Christmas!