'The Grinch was on to Something!'

Amos 5:21-24 “I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me. 22 Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Though you bring choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them 23 Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. 24 But let justice roll like river, righteousness like stream!”

God is not interested in festivals for festival’s sake. He wasn’t interested in the motions of the celebrations and sacrifices. God wanted and wants our hearts. The Grinch could have been right to be Grinchy, but he wasn’t. The Grinch was utterly transformed when he saw, heard, and experienced the heart of Christmas – welcoming Jesus into our midst.

If you feel like you are simply going through the motions, stop, take a deep breath, and give thanks for God coming to us in Jesus. We don’t want our celebration to be empty when God wants to fill our hearts with deep joy in Him.

Yours in Christ,

Jonathan