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READY The Lord's Light Within What Christmas Is
© By M.S.Lowndes All About
FOR CHRISTMAS Lord we reflect with thankful hearts The beautiful reflection of your grace
On the wonder of your birth And the wonder of your majesty © By M.S.Lowndes
"Ready for Christmas," she said with a sigh, The love you expressed when you left
As she gave a last touch to the gifts piled high. Your glory to come to earth For as your life indwells our hearts Christmas will always be for us
Then wearily sat for a moment and read We can shine wherever we are A time to reflect on Christ
Till soon, very soon, For your life was like a beacon, Lord And arise to take hold of each new day The gift God gave to all the world
she was nodding her head. Shining brightly in the night With your light ablaze in our hearts Was the gift of His life
Filling the world with the radiance of
Then quietly spoke a voice in her dream! The Father’s glorious light So rekindle the flame within us Lord We know Christmas is not about tinsel
"Ready for Christmas! What do you Mean? So it will not flicker nor dim Nor fancy Christmas wreaths
When only last week And we, too, long to have inside Ignite us with the light of your love Nor is it about all the decorations
You wouldn't acknowledge Your light for others to see So you will shine brightly within That adorns our Christmas trees
your friend on the street."
"Ready for Christmas, while holding a grudge! Don't Forget Jesus And it’s not about Holly or Mistletoe
Perhaps you better let God be the judge. © By M.S.Lowndes Hanging from our doors
Why, how can the Christ child come and abide Nor is it about the gifts that are left
In a heart that is selfish and filled with pride?" Christmas is a special time We lose sight of the true meaning By the jolly Santa Claus
To reflect on Jesus Christ As we endlessly rush about
"Ready for Christmas, when only today The wonder of His lowly birth Trying to find that perfect gift Christmas is more than all of this
And the only reason why
A beggar lad came and you turned him away Brings meaning to our lives Seems to cloud our Saviour out
Without even a smile to show that you cared! We celebrate Christ’s birth together
So little he asked, he could have been spared." There really is no other reason We need to stop and reflect awhile And the wonder of His life
We celebrate this day Remembering our precious Lord
"Ready for Christmas! The birth of God’s precious son His birth, His life and sacrifice So remember as you celebrate
Just what it’s all about
You've worked, it is true, And the life He willingly gave And all that He stands for
But just doing the things And invite the Lord to join with you
that you wanted to do." But so much seems to distract us For though the world may celebrate Instead of leaving Him out
In the busy­ness of our lives It seems though for other reasons
"Ready for Christmas, your circle's to small. We lose our focus in all the happenings Let’s keep in mind that Jesus Christ For He will always be the reason
We celebrate this day
Why, you are not ready for Christmas at all." Not knowing, we leave out Christ Is the true meaning of the season
No substitute the world may offer
She awoke with a start, and a cry of despair. The True Meaning Of Christmas Can take that meaning away
"There's so little time, and I've still to prepare!
© By M.S.Lowndes For unto you is born this day
Oh, Father, forgive me, I see what you mean; Jesus Christ was born this day A plan that reconciles us back in the city of David
To be ready means So many years before To our loving Father God a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
more than a house swept clean." He came a servant to the lost Bringing hope and redemption from And this shall be a sign unto you;
Though he was Lord of Lords Sins ruling iron rod
"Yes, more that the giving of gifts and a tree, Ye shall find the babe wrapped in
It's the heart swept clean that he wants to see, We celebrate this joyous time For this is the only reason that we swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
A heart that is free from bitterness, sin, Reflecting on His birth Should celebrate this day And suddenly there was with the
Not born in a mansion, but a stable To become focused on anything else
angel a multitude of the heavenly
Ready for Christmas As if He had no worth Would take the meaning away host praising God, and saying,

means ready for He came so He could identify So let’s arise with joy in our hearts Glory to God in the highest,
With the human heart of man And share it with everyone and on earth peace,
Him!" And gave His life as a sacrifice The meaning of Christmas will always be good will toward men.~ Luke 2:11­14
Offering a better plan The birth of Jesus – God’s son

FAITH is simply believing what God says rather than what you see or feel here in this natural realm.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not see. ­Hebrews 11:1

While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen:
for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. ­2Corinthians 4:18