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Monday Meditations - Ornament



Ornament


They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor, their righteousness endures forever. Psalm 112:9a

Each year our trees look more and more beautiful as we place ornaments all over them. One year, while bringing home our Christmas tree on a very windy day, the tree blew off the top of the car, damaging the top portion of the tree. Once we placed the tree in its stand at home, we had to do a little doctoring to make that tree even somewhat presentable. Some strategically placed ornaments helped as well. Other people may not have noticed, if they didn't look too closely, but our family knew the truth behind it all.



Sometimes people are the same way. We dress ourselves up in nice clothes and put on a little make-up to improve our appearance, but all that preparation does nothing for what's on the inside. We may think we're fooling people, and we may be, but we can never fool God. He knows all about us, inside and out.



This Christmas season let's not jump to conclusions about how someone looks on the outside. Deep down inside we all want love. We want someone to care about us, even if we are only given a word or a smile.

God created us all. He loves us all. We need to love others unconditionally as He does.


If you enjoyed this post today, it is an excerpt from The 25 Days of Christmas Family Devotional.  You can grab a copy for your family by clicking the cover to go to Amazon.

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