December 27th Christmas Cards I love getting mail, dont you? –Especially the good ‘ole fashion snail mail. Theres something special about receiving cards and letters through postage rather than through email, text, or Facebook inbox. Brian and I’s Christmas cards were mailed out a little late this year because I had been working on a Ministry update letter to include with the card. The update letters got me thinking about how letters were one of the only ways of communicating in the first century. In fact, most of the Bible’s New Testament is letters. The apostle Paul communicated through letters about justification, sanctification, redemption, and the resurrection of Christ. Other letters focused on addressing immorality and idols, or marriage and purity. Paul also refutes legalism in some of his letters and examines God’s plan for us, the meaning of godliness, and the proper place of grace in the Christians life. In other letters, he spoke about spiritual warfare and warned against false teachers. Paul penned about Jesus in creation, and instructs on prayer and proper leadership in the church. Paul even writes letters from prison! Christmas is over, but I want to urge you to write a letter to someone who has really been a blessing to you this year. (It doesn’t have to be long.) Find the perfect card and use your hand-written words to encourage your friend or family member, letting them know they’re loved and appreciated. What kinds of communications do you most often use to express these kinds of thoughts to those in your life? Do you use your words to uplift and encourage? “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.” (Proverbs 327) If you think something good, say it or you could be withholding someone of a huge blessing. The New Testament may be known for letters, but the entire Bible is a letter of Gods love toward us. What is the most meaningful part of His letter to you?
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