Christmas Day is behind us now. The constant Christmas music on the radio is done for the year and we are back to regular programming. I think I must have heard the song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” at least 100 times over the last weeks. Every time I hear that song two thoughts stand out.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas / Let your heart be light / From now on, our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas / Make the Yuletide gay / From now on, our troubles will be miles away
Can you guess which two thoughts? “From now on, our troubles will be out of sight” and “From now on, our troubles will be miles away” are the two.
Really? I don’t know about you, but I woke up this morning after Christmas Day with pretty much the same troubles I went to bed with last night. They are not out of sight nor miles away! Christmas Day changed not a one.
AND YET, Christmas changed everything. God provided a simple solution for my greatest trouble of all – my relationship with Him. In the giving of the Son, God provided salvation and peace with Him. Now I know that whatever troubles I have, they are temporary, and that He will shoulder the burden of them (if I let Him). So maybe the songwriters are right after all … our troubles are out of sight and miles away.
“The angel reassured them. ‘Don’t be afraid! I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.’” [Luke 2:10-11 NLT]
Wonder of wonders!
