With Thanksgiving kicking off the holiday season, the malls are jam packed with shoppers. (Did anyone get to the Black Friday sales?) Buying gifts, ordering eggnog latte, baking cookies, putting up lights, decorating Christmas trees, planning ski trips or family vacations - all of these really hype up our holiday spirit!
The Israelites must have anticipated such festivities when entering the Promised Land - a land with streams and pools of water, with springs flowing in the valleys and hills; a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey; a land where bread will not be scarce and you will lack nothing; a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the hills. ( Deut.8). What a difference from their 40 years of wandering in the desert or the 400 years of slavery in Egypt!
But, how did they face the riches of the Promised Land? Were they also wrapped up in preparing for festivities like we are now? In the hustling and bustling, did they remember the Giver who saved them? Do we remember why we celebrate Christmas?
This Friday, we will study how Moses prepared the Israelites to face the riches and festivity ahead and worship our Savior who give us freedom and life, the true Star of Christmas!
What: "Savior" Deuteronomy 4:32-40
When: 11/30 Friday 7:30-9:30pm
Where: ECC Education Building Room#102
See you there! If you need a ride, call Jerrold at 405-762-6858!
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