The old song by Frank Sinatra is a famous one that many of us may judge how our Christmas is going to be, by searching the what’s going on in our hearts:
“Have yourself a Merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light, from now on our troubles will be out of sight.
Have yourself a Merry little Christmas, make the Yuletide gay
From now on our troubles will be miles away.
Here we are, as in olden days, happy golden days of yore,
Faithful friends who are dear to us, gather near to us once more.
Through the years, we all will be together, if the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bow, and have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
Here we are as in olden days, happy golden days of yore,
Faithful friends who are dear to us, gather near to us once more.
Through the years we all will be together, if the fates allow,
Hang a shining star upon the highest bow, and have yourself, a Merry little Christmas, now.
Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
I love this song, but not all families are happy, safe, some do not have a roof over their heads. The song says, “let your hearts be light”. This is also difficult to do when lives are in turmoil, it is when we look for support from our faithful friends and family members, some have no support. I have been in these situations.
What I have learned over the years that I needed a savior. I could not find lightness, happiness, or even family support. When I found Jesus Christ as Lord of my life, that was when I learned to appreciate all that I have, all of the things that God has done for me, through Him I found everlasting PEACE on earth. Our ‘hearts may be light’ because baby Jesus was born on Christmas Day, this is when we celebrate the birth of Jesus. He came to earth, God incarnate, in a form of a baby to save us all. The Shepherds of Old and the Three Wise Men (Matthew 2:1-11) went in search of the newborn King, following a the eastern “shining star” until it stayed over the stable in Bethlehem.
“Hang a shining star from the highest bow”. Accept what Jesus came to earth to do for you, accept Him as your savior today. No matter what the state of your life may be right now, He came to bring you peace in the midst of it all. Surrender all your pain, your cares and concerns to Him today and let Him bring you eternal peace in life. He can make “your troubles be out of sight.” My Christmas is a Merry Christmas, is your Christmas Merry?