2019 Worship Guide

Page 10 2019 Worship Guide LINCOLN DAILY NEWS Wednesday, December 4, 2019 And the Grinch, with his grinch feet ice-cold in the snow, Stood puzzling and puzzling. “How could it be so? It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes, or bags!” He puzzled and puzzled till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more! Dr. Seuss then writes: That’s the message of Christmas. More than the stresses, the chaos, or the pressures that burden, you can have a Savior who laid His life down so that even when all seems lost and life is in disarray, you have a reason still to sing! So, if I could suggest just one solution to help you avoid that holiday meltdown, it would be this: Call upon the life-giving Savior today. Let the saving work of Jesus free you from the stress. If you need a change in your life, turn to Him in faith. Just as the Grinch experienced real change, real heart transformation, the Christmas message is that God offers you His heart today in the Person and work of Jesus. Let Him strengthen your heart with His Word to overcome the challenges of this life, and let God put your graced-enlivened heart to work for others.