This Refined My Perspective on the Christmas Tree
Christmas Eve at Home
On one of the darkest nights of the year, you can look out your window and see nothing but the shadows.
You turn your gaze in to your living room and see standing beside a roaring fireplace is a vibrantly green 6 ft tall spruce.
Maybe you spent hours with your family picking out the perfect tree on a local lot. Or maybe this is the tree you brought in from the box in the garage, where it resides year after year.
No matter where your Christmas tree originated, it represents one thing — life. When everything outside is dead and decaying, we look inward at a warm home with a tree full of life.
The soft glow of the Christmas tree penetrates all the chaos in the world, all the death and despair outside the door.
There’s no hustle and bustle. The whole earth stand still for this moment.
That is exactly who Jesus is. He came to earth on the darkest point in its time.
The light of His birth shined through the evil of a fallen world bringing hope to generations.
This special holiday is to celebrate God’s action to send His only begotten Son to redeem of us from ourselves.
The most beautiful thing about the tradition of a Christmas tree is not about acquiring it, decorating it, or even putting gifts for loved ones under its branches.
Rather, the beauty of the Christmas tree is the deity it reflects.
So, when you decorate your beloved Christmas tree this holiday season and set your eyes on its glory, remember who all the honor and glory really goes to.
Written by Cheryl Maafoh, The Heritage Home
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