Matthew 3:1-12
Sunday before last, I was fussing about 24/7 Christmas music before Thanksgiving and I said I wasn’t ready for Christmas. Now we are three weeks before Christmas and I’m still not ready for what most people think of when asked if they are ready for Christmas. My tree isn’t out and decorated, I haven’t pulled out lights to check or hang. I haven’t started shopping for presents or ingredients for yummy goodies.
But, that’s OK. These things will get done…or they won’t. Generally there’s a thing or two on my checklist that doesn’t get done and nobody knows but me so no biggie.
However, if you ask me if I am ready for Christmas meaning am I ready for Christ’s return, I would answer yes, for the most part. I don’t have a checklist of the things I need to do to get ready for Jesus on my refrigerator. But I probably should. Christians can get as caught up as anyone in the hubbub, stress, and worry over the holiday of Christmas. Sure, we may share Facebook memes that tell people to put Christ back in Christmas or stress Jesus is the reason for the season or get verbal when a clerk tells us happy holidays instead of merry Christmas, but that doesn’t mean that the arrival of our Savior is at the forefront of our thoughts. And, it doesn’t mean that we are checking our checklist to determine if we are ready for His return.
Y’all know that we do have a checklist for that right? It may not be on our refrigerator, but we do have one and it’s right here in the Bible.