Christmas is always fun celebrated various ethnics and nations in the world. It also celebrated in various ways according their respective church leaders/movers. Christmas may have caroling, sports, home visiting, various contests, gathering of family and more importantly it is a time where we think about GOD's love where He sent His only begotten Son so that that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16).
As Christmas is coming this year I'm moved to share something about caroling.. I remember the first time i joined caroling, it was just so fun. So fun being with friends, being able to visit church members' house and it is so fun to eat foods as many as you can. I still remember the experience where we had to face the rain and flood just to go to the next village to carol there. As i think about it again, I smiled.
Now come to the topic. Why should we carol? Why should we face the obstacles? Is is just to be able being with friends? Being able to visit friends' house? Being able to eat many foods?
Yup!! It is(hiiiiii :) - my perspective)!! But the most important thing is that we carol because we want to delivered the remembrance message that Jesus Christ is born so save us more than 2000 years ago to the people around us. More over we want to pray for that particular family/house so that the joy of celebrating christmas is there with them and many more which is related..
When Jesus is born more than 2000 years ago, the 1st caroling team is already been there. See Luke 2:9-14.
Luke 2:9-14
9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ[a] the Lord. 12This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
13Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14"Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
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See? The first caroling team is a company of angels. They say/sing "glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests". Is there any carol song like this one that you know?
What I'm trying to tell is that we have the basis "Word Of God" in doing caroling..
Thanks for reading.
Barns J
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