But Mary kept all these thing, and pondered them in her heart. - Luke 2:19
When was the last time you thought, with any particular concentration or for any length of time, about what God has done in your life? Since it's nearing Christmas, we can likely all say that we counted our blessings about a month ago - on Thanksgiving. (That is, if we weren't too busy eating turkey, watching football, or entertaining guests to pause for longer than a brief blessing before the meal.)
Too often, we accept a blessing, a particular teaching or revelation - or even a miracle - from God gratefully at the time. And then we forget about it. We all have experiences and treasures from God, things with we should store up and remember. For any of us who are believers, the fact of our salvation would itself be enough to ponder. The Bible says that even angels desire to understand the miracle of redemption. (I Peter 1:12) Yet, after we are saved, God continues to pour blessings on top of that first miracle of spiritual birth.
This Christmas, as we reflect on the birth of Christ, let us also reflect on the things God has done in each of our lives personally. Let us be like Mary, and keep these things in our hearts not simply with a fleeting, hurried thankfulness, but with a true reflection and pondering of how great our Father's love is to us, and how many blessings He uses to demonstrate it.
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