Ghost of Christmas Present
Muppet Christmas Carrol
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One of my family's favorite traditions during Christmas is to watch the Muppet Christmas Carrol. We've watched it for several years now and it just keeps getting funnier. I was reminded of a quote from the movie on my way to work this morning (yeah you heard me right, work). Anyway the quote comes during a scene when Scrooge is haunted by the Ghost of Christmas Present. The ghost utters the phrase "Come in and know me better man" several times during this scene. The reason it came to me today was because I was thinking about New Years resolutions. Stay with me here. You see I have always wondered what would be a good resolution. I have tried the loose weight thing and the eat healthier thing, even though those are good things to resolve to do, I think this year my biggest resolve will be to "come in and know Him better man". God has given us a beautiful book that explains everything about Him. When I think of coming in, I think of opening His word and spending quality time getting to know what He is about and what he wants from my life. New year's day is a time to think about what He has in store for you in 2010 and what He has done for you in 2009.
When I think about the words new year, it reminds me of a time when God made all things new to me. The time when he found me and rescued me from this world. You see like many of you I thought I knew about God and what He was about. I grew up going to church and learning about Jesus and all those good bible stories. But I didn't realize until much later in life that He didn't want me to just know the story, He wanted me to live it. When I came to that realization, I surrendered my heart to Jesus and vowed to make him lord of my life. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" That is what happened for me. He took my old self and my old ways and replaced them with His ways. My prayer for you this day is that you to will Come in and Know Him better.
