Daily Advent Song Devotional
Day 1 - Away in a Manger
I pressed my forehead up against the cold car window as my mom and dad drove past the large nativity on Main Street. This crèche possessed a mystery: why was baby Jesus missing?
When the people set up the manger, did they forget to add Him? Did they accidentally misplace Jesus last year when they packed up the stable? Maybe someone stole Him!
But every year, my suspicions were silenced on Christmas Day when Jesus suddenly appeared downtown in the blanket-covered trough.
As an adult, I wanted to create a similar feeling of anticipation around my family’s nativity set. In fact, only animals find shelter in our stable for most of December. On a nearby bookshelf, the wise men travel; above our entertainment center, the shepherds guard their sheep, and Mary, Joseph and a donkey rest from their journey atop our family room end table. Then on every Sunday of Advent, my kids and I move each of these three groups around the room, “closer” to Bethlehem.
On Christmas Eve, the stable fills up, but Jesus is still nowhere in sight. He's carefully wrapped in a beautiful box beneath the Christmas tree. By tradition, this is the first present to appear under the tree, and the first present we open on Christmas morning. With great satisfaction, we place the baby in the trough; eager expectations met, our attention correctly focused.
Every heart must choose to invite Jesus in or leave Him out. He is the greatest gift of all.
Day 2- God Rest ye merry gentlemen
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