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Making a List, Checking It Twice!

  • December
  • 20

6:00 am Christian living, Christmas

No prizes for guessing who is “making a list, and checking it twice” at this time of year!  As any self-respecting five year old could tell you, it’s only a few sleeps now until Santa Claus comes.

“You’d better be a good boy at Auntie Em’s today or Santa won’t come!”

“Eat your veggies so Santa will be pleased with you!”

“If you don’t clean up your room right now, young lady, there’s no way that Santa is going to bring any presents to this house!”

Parents around the world are reminding their children that Santa is constantly on the watch, and any bad behaviour will be noticed and recorded instantly.

It’s just as well I’m not a child anymore, because Santa would boycott my house for sure! At work, I nearly lost my temper with a customer.  At home, I said a bad word or two.  A lie here, a gossip there, falling short everywhere.  I did things I shouldn’t have done, and didn’t do things I should have done!

I’m so glad that God isn’t making a list, and checking it twice!  He even tells us in Isaiah 43:25 “… I don’t keep a list of your sins” (The Message).    I don’t deserve forgiveness.  I don’t deserve God’s love and mercy.  I don’t deserve eternal life.  And neither do you!  Yet God gives them freely, anyway.  God takes cares of our sins.  Instead of seeing us in our miserable, sinful state, once we believe, He sees Jesus in us.  His holiness.  His goodness.  His love.  His purity.  This Christmas, let’s celebrate this, the greatest gift of all!



4 comments

I am so glad he isn’t keeping a list too. Thank you for the timely reminder.

Rachel
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Posted by Rachel, on December 20th, 2011, at 6:09 pm. #.

Welcome Rachel! I really enjoyed browsing your blog today … hope you enjoy it here on the Footprints blog just as much ;-)

Posted by Webmaster, on December 20th, 2011, at 7:40 pm. #.

Oh it’s so good that we are forgiven! We live in freedom! Hoping you and your family have a wonderful Christmas.
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Posted by Debbie @ Aspiring Mum, on December 20th, 2011, at 8:10 pm. #.

Thanks Deb – and to you also :-)

Posted by Webmaster, on December 21st, 2011, at 10:50 pm. #.

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