May all of you have a Merry of Christmas
#LightTheWorld
In efforts to make a more Christ centered Christmas we talked about the symbols of Christ used with the Christmas tree. Moses 6:63 "all things bear record of me."
The Lights-He is the light of the world. St. John 8:12
The Evergreen-His eternal life and sacrifice. St John 4:14
The Tree with it's ornaments-He gave his life and hung on a tree. Acts 5:30
The Candy-cane- The Shepherd's Staff. He is the Good Shepherd and the Shepherd that were told by and angel of Jesus' Birth. St John 10:11
The Color Red- The Blood that he spilt for us. Luke 2:8-12
The Color White-The purity of his life and love for all of us.Bible Dictionary Christ is "sinless".
Gold-He is the refiner of Gold. When heat is added to gold the dross or impurity rise to the surface and the refiner pulls them out. He continues to add heat and pull out the impurities until it reaches the desired state of purity. Malachi 3:3
Silver-He is the refiner of Silver. When silver is finished with it's refining process the refiner can see his reflection in it. Malachi 3:3
Presents- Heavenly Father gave us the gift of His Only Begotten Son. As well as the gifts the wisemen presented to the baby Jesus . St John 3:16
Pearl of Great Price-(We hang a string of pearl garland) We must give are all to know Him and He gave his all to save us. Matthew 13:46
Star on top of the tree-The New Star that appeared in the heaven as a sign of his birth. Heleman 14:5
Angels on top of the tree or ornaments-Angels that came to the Shepherds. Luke 2:9-14
