Today Dave tells a story about how he and his wife "walked through Christmas" and opted not "to run through it."

As long as we are pondering things, have you ever considered how challenging it is to prepare a show about Christmas and the meaning of Christmas…knowing that in nearly half of the countries that this show is heard in…the religious majority doesn’t even share my beliefs. Mainline old school Jews don’t recognize Jesus as the Christ or the Messiah, like I do, and nearly all Muslims do not believe in Jesus the Redeemer. They apparently do not need a redeemer. Yet here I am, trying to help you see the face of Christ through my story above about reflection during preparation.

Nations that don’t celebrate Christmas like so many do, lack only one thing, a Redeemer. They celebrate family, they celebrate life, marriage, faith in something, even God, but by differing attributes…but they don’t see Christ in Christmas. Why is that?

“Why do we try so hard to fit in, when we were born to stand out.” To stand out and apart from the others, by definition makes us a “remnant.”

I’m going to attempt to show you Christ this Christmas using this one word…remnant.

Worldly definition: A Remnant - a small surviving group, remaining, leftovers, residue

Now let’s take a look at the word thru the lens of Christ…using a Biblical definition:

In the Bible, a remnant refers to the faithful, (something of worth) surviving portion of God's people (something very rare) left after judgment, something precious enough to be preserved by divine grace for a redemptive purpose, serving as a "holy seed" for renewal, a concept that expands from literal survivors in Israel to include both Jews and Gentiles who accept Christ, forming a spiritual Israel. It signifies God's faithfulness, hope, and the continuation of His covenant through a humble, chosen few, not by works but by grace.

The world would define your small contribution on the global stage as insignificant, of little value, rubble and debris.

But Christ sees you much differently than the world. To Christ, you are precious, valuable, of great worth, worthy of preserving, rare and necessary to the next generation…a holy seed with a redemptive purpose.

From both Mark and I and our families…we hope you have a wonderful Holiday Season and a very Merry Christmas. We have enjoyed coming to you every week this year with topics worthy of discussion.

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