A Few Lines on Christmas - Watching Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Today, I tried to force myself to watch Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on television. I missed the first 20 minutes of it, and from there, I couldn't seem to get into it. I used to love that television special. In fact, I still do. I guess I just wasn't in the mood for it today.

I realized something. It's okay if I am not in the mood for these "traditional" Christmas shows, or for decorating, or wrapping presents. As long as I take some time out of my day to reflect on the Advent season, that's really the most important part. Whether or not I watch Rudolph, or any of the other Christmas specials on television isn't really important.

Today, my focus is to read Mathew 2. Even though Mathew doesn't focus on the actual birth, and the traditional manger scene, he does write about the events surrounding His birth, including the Wise Men. In fact, these first two books set to establish that Jesus is the Messiah.

After I work through these chapters in Mathew, I'll read the parts in Isaiah where the prophet talks about these very events. Mathew is set on establishing that the things that Isaiah talked about are coming true.