“And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger…”(Luke 2:6-7)
As you read these lines on Christmas Eve, the day before Christmas, our text indicates that the first Christmas was happening. It wasn’t always going to be Christmas Eve for Mary, Joseph and Jesus. As you know, it will not always be Christmas Eve for us. Christmas Eve ends and time for preparation is past.
There is excitement in the air as we get ready for the big event, as we make preparation for Christmas. Just as Mary finally gave birth to the Christ Child, just that certainly events for which we have prepared, or in some cases, for which we have not prepared, will come and go.
Death is one of those events. We know it is coming. Have you made preparation? Another event for which we must prepare is the second coming of Jesus. There are more verses of scripture in the Old Testament prophesying His second coming than there are prophesying His first coming. It won’t always be “preparation time” just as it will not always be Christmas Eve. Are you prepared?
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