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Isaiah 12:2-6

 2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation." 3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. 4 In that day you will say: "Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted. 5 Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. 6 Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you."

I don’t know about you, but I love the Christmas season’s music: Music from Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Mannheim Steamroller. Songs like The Christmas Song, and Frosty the Snowman cause me to reminisce about Christmas' of seasons past. Christmas music is great! It is around Thanksgiving that we dust off all our Christmas CDs and start filling our house with the “sounds of the season”. No matter where you go there’s no lack of the Christmas season’s sounds. 

But, as we contemplate this passage in Isaiah, I am challenged to consider the reason for my Christmas music. Am I celebrating the season or am I celebrating the Savior. May we not miss the real reason for singing this Christmas season. I pray that you too will find this season a wonderful time to raise your voice, and shout to the ends of the earth that Jesus Christ is Lord.

“Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world.”