Christmas Decorations
I was doing some shopping for a new Christmas decoration and as I browsed through the aisles and shelves I started label reading. I wasn't looking for fat and carbs and not even the price. What I found on every piece of decoration in the store was "made in China."
That made me think. For half and hour I looked at countless Santas, elves, reindeer and snowmen alongside nativities, angels, wise men and shepherds. I couldn't help but wonder if the ones who made these things knew much about what they were making? Moreover, it could be one of those jobs with a bit of mindlessness that the repetition probably dulls the senses after 1000 or maybe less. But what about Christmas things?
In a way the whole experience woke up my missionary spirit. I began thinking about ways to convey and communicate the meaning of Christmas. God began all of this sending Jesus in the first place. What if God is at work in some factory that is churning out all of these nativities? We could be a part of His plan through prayer and ultimately through "going." In the next year get ready as the married adult ministry sets our sights overseas, not China but to a people group that needs to know about Jesus, the meaning of Christmas.