All this month on the blog, we’ve been looking into the Symbols of Christmas to see how they point our hearts toward biblical truths. Here’s our monthlong series wrap up.
I tend to be a visual person. I’ve learned to use visual tactics to help me remember important things. I have to use my planner to write things down so I can see them later and remember. If something important is coming up, I may even place a sticky note right on top of keyboard! I write things on my bathroom mirror and have learned to set things in my line of sight .
All these visuals remind me of things that are important.
The Symbols of Christmas are similar. They are physical reminders of what Christmas is about! As we see or hear them, they can spur our spirits to draw near our Lord in worship.
My heart longs to be so spiritual that I would never need a physical reminder. But quite honestly, that won’t happen until heaven. In the meantime, I can take joy knowing that God put me in a world that declares His glory and continually points me to Him. He puts reminders for me literally everywhere.
Yes, sisters, He doesn’t leave us without reminders!
Posts in Our Series
In The True Light of Christmas, I shared that “Thinking of how Jesus came to shine into our dark world makes it obvious why candles are Symbols of Christmas. Quite simply, they are light shining in the darkness. Candles point our hearts to the greater Light who came to illume our paths. Yes, He is ‘the way, the truth, and the life.’ (John 14:6
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Jaime told us in The Candy Cane: A Symbol of Christmas, “…the candy cane reminds us what kind of savior God sent to save the world. He did not come as the king or the warrior, with power and majesty like everyone expected. He came as the shepherd, to lay down his life for us, his sheep (John 10:11).
Lisa reminded us in her post, Be an Angel – Spread Good News…, “One way to put Jesus back into Christmas is to put joy back into Christmas. It starts with us. Good news still needs to be proclaimed.” Similar to the angels of the Bible, we can be messengers, too, and share the good news!
Cheli wrote about how Christmas Holly is a Reminder of God’s Perfect Gift. “Among the types of Christmas greenery, Christmas holly takes on special meaning, reminding Believers of Jesus’ sacrifice– God’s perfect gift.” Each part of the holly plant serves as a special reminder of Jesus!
Our newest writer, Jennifer Hong, encouraged us to look to Christmas Carols for Joyous Truths and Adoration. The distractions of the season are loud! She says, “In the midst of busy days, hymns and songs of worship are my year-round tool of choice for taking captive my anxious thoughts and focusing my heart on that which is lovely (2 Corinthians 10:5, Philippians 4:8). Christmas carols do the same, declaring truth and inviting us into wonder and adoration.”
Thankful
We are so thankful for you! We appreciate you coming along on this journey of looking at the Symbols of Christmas with us. If our posts encouraged or challenged you, please let us know in the comments or over in our Facebook group.
Many blessings in Christ,
Ali
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