Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, so of course today we are talking about love! Finding the perfect song was no easy task, as there are millions of love songs out there to choose from. I wanted to find one about how deep God’s love is for us. Now, I could’ve picked a classic hymn like “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us,” or “O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus.” But then, in my search for the perfect song, I was reminded of this real tearjerker I heard years ago. And no, it’s not “Walking Her Home” by Mark Schultz (*tears* gets me every time!).

How do you feel about snow? In general, it seems like people have quite mixed feelings about this cold precipitation. Some people love snow while others dread it. Personally, I enjoy how beautiful the snow looks, but I hate the cleanup and inconveniences that come with it. And boy did we have quite a mess to clean up here in NJ this week!

There are 7,360 languages spoken on this earth. Did you know that? I guessed a few hundred. I was way off! Out of that 7,360, there are 3,415 languages into which the Bible is not translated. Approximately 255 million people speak one of those 3,000+ languages. So that’s 255 million people who do not have access to a Bible that is written in their own language. We are privileged to have something that over 250 million people do not have—the Word of God, written and readily available to us in our language.

Over the past two weeks I have heard the word “division” more times than I care to count. Our nation is divided, our homes are divided, and even our churches are divided. The riot at Capitol Hill last week is just one of many examples of just how restless our world has become. There seems to be no peace in sight.

The start of a new year gives us the perfect opportunity to stop and reflect on all that God has done for us in the previous year. That might be hard to do, given the year we just had. Through all the heaviness of 2020, it might not seem like there is much to be thankful for, but even in our hardships we can find reasons to praise God.

Beholding the Lamb of God is what Christmas is all about. Like I said in last week’s post, Christmas is not a feeling, and it’s most certainly not about us. It is about worshiping our Savior and beholding the miracle that is God incarnate.