Prepare Him RoomSample

Prepare: 

To make ready; to make necessary adjustments; to position yourself to receive your King and to receive His blessing.

Christmas is a time of great joy, expectancy, and celebration. Yet all too often we lose ourselves in holiday preparations and miss the sacredness of the season. Why does it matter? Because it’s this holiday in which we honor the birth of our Savior. It’s this time of year when people are most open to the things of God. And it’s precisely this season when Christians most often lose sight of what’s available to them in Christ Jesus.

We are people created in God’s image. We have access to His presence and His promises. So, why all the strain and stress? Dare we ask ourselves what honestly matters most to us this season?

God invites us to push away the clutter, turn down the noise, and offer Him the sacred space in our lives so that the King of Glory may enter, take up residence, and radically change us from the inside out. We can race through the holiday season more stressed than blessed, or we can slow down, ponder the reality of Christ within us, and respond to His miraculous work within us. 

Change your focus, determine your pace, adjust your priorities, and this could be your most life-giving holiday season yet.

Whether you already walk intimately with Jesus or you see Him more like a distant relative, do know He’s very near and that He came to redeem every aspect of who you are.

The gospel of Luke offers us a detailed account of Jesus’ birth, life, death, and ultimate resurrection. Jesus’ life will transform ours if we let Him. Journey with me through this amazing gospel. Let’s prepare our hearts to encounter Jesus in a fresh, compelling, and life-changing way.

Let earth receive her King!

With breathless expectancy,

Susie Larson

Pray: Dear Jesus, I want a different pace and purpose this Christmas season. Speak to my heart and establish my steps. Open my eyes that I might catch glimpses of you in the days ahead. Amen.

Prepare: Turn off your screens, put on some instrumental music, take a few deep breaths, and invite Jesus into your Christmas holiday.