CHRISTMAS - 3 REACTIONS

ADORATION

Psalm 95: 6, 7, 8a

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our maker. For He is our GOD, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of His Hand. TODAY if you will hear His voice, harden not your heart.

VENITE ADORAMOS DOMMINE, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the LORD. This is the reaction of the Magi as they came from afar to worship the LORD JESUS, the Christ. Is Christmas in your heart every day; do you worship and bow down and bend the knee before the LORD, every day? Christmas is a reminder that Christ is born in us everyday. His mercy is new every day and He is present every moment of every day.

The Herod response to the birth of JESUS was one of violence and hatred. The response of the Scribes and Priests was indifference. The Magi rejoiced at the birth of the Messiah and they bowed down to worship Him with the heart of adoration and awe.

TODAY, IF YOU WILL HEAR HIS VOICE, HARDEN NOT YOUR HEART; OPEN YOUR HEART AND ADORE HIM. CHRIST THE LORD.