Ecclesia Christmas

Christmas is a bit of a strange time. There's so much about Christmas that is very Biblical, and then there's so much about it that is anything but Biblical. The Nativity story is heard by many who would normally never listen to anything Scriptural. But then the excessive drinking, wild parties, and over the top materialism is closer to that which is from below than that which is from above.

For those who believe, for those of you reading this who love Him, and know His healing touch in your lives, remember.....
Remember that we were called to stand apart from the darker side of Christmas...
Remember, really remember, that you are part of the Ecclesia...
Ecclesia, the word that refers to the church and means literally The Called Out Ones. We've been called out, yet also called in, into be part of the family of God.

We were called out of The World, with it's values and ways of doing things that are based on selfishness & greed. We're called to a higher way. A better way. Not that we are higher or better than anyone else, far from it! But He is!!!! And His way is the way, the narrow path that leads to life.


And we are called to be a part of the Ecclesia, the Community of God's people. This Christmas let's take what is good about the season, leave what's not so good, and celebrate the reality that His birth has called us out and also brought us in. Celebrate with the Ecclesia this Christmas.