MIRACLES

Revelation 22: 1 – 5

1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
3 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.
4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.

December is a month when people celebrate miracles. The Jewish tradition of Hanukkah, the Holiday of Lights, commemorates the time when a small amount of oil lasted 8 days and kept the light in the temple from going out. And Christmas celebrates the coming of the “Light of the World,” God in human form, Jesus.
A miracle is generally thought of as something that contradicts nature. But a true miracle is the introduction of God’s supernatural power into our world in a way that suspends the laws of physics as we understand them.

God is always in control. It is rather odd, don't you think, that December is the month chosen to celebrate miracles of the old, and new testaments about the coming, and establishment, of the light of God?
In the secular world, song writers and poets, have used the months not only to show the passing of a year, but also the stages of life, (Ever heard about a May, - December relationship? )
when we reach the December of our lives, we look forward to our coming time with The Lord. Even those who are not saved hope for the next life in heaven.
Deep down we all want to think of the end of death disease and pain.
So isn't it cool that God, who understands all our needs and desires, should put a book filled with such comfort at the end of his word to us. Yeah I know Revelation can be kind scary too with all it's prophecy of the end to come, but it is there as a warning, a last gasp plea as it were for us to repent and to come to Jesus.

Let's enjoy our December celebrations. Let us also remember the miracles behind them.
Now that advent is over, I can truly say-

MERRY CHRISTMAS.