THE CHRISTMAS CACTUS #1363/ WITH DR. GEORGE WATKINS

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THE CHRISTMAS CACTUS

Hallelujah, we made it through Thanksgiving. Now, the next big hurdle to jump is the Christmas season. Everyone you know faces this season differently. Some great planners purchase gifts long before the season comes and stash them away for that big day.

My grandmother was like that. She had a couch in her front room with a compartment underneath, and all of us kids knew that was where the presents were for Christmas. And that was in the middle of summer.

On the other hand, some wait until the last few days and then frantically rush around trying to figure out what Uncle John wants for Christmas.

Well, some of that is in our DNA. We may be stuck with who we are because of our genes, etc. That's an opinion, not a fact.

I stood next to a grand piano yesterday, looking at the Christmas cactus. The original was taken from a very old cactus. My mother had her grand piano passed on to my sister. You could call this the Esther cactus because it only blooms once a year at Christmas.

The story of Esther is that she was chosen to be the wife of the king because of her grace and beauty. So, to prepare for that, they took one year, during which she was separated from everything else, in preparation for that grand day.

The underlying story of Esther is God's planning and how he places us in the proper place at the appropriate time to change the course of history. You and I may not change the course of nations as Esther did, but it's just as important to God that our world be also changed.

As I looked closer at this Christmas cactus, I noticed the dainty little beautiful flowers starting to bloom. Then, I looked further into the plant and saw the solid and stout branches holding the small ones.

I thought of the body of Christ and how the strong saints of God secure and hold steady the young Christian babies growing up in Christ.

Some of us only bloom occasionally, but when we do, it's beautiful, and people applaud the fact that God gave such lovely things to the world.

You may be the tender plant, the little flower on the end, or the solid branch that holds the delicate flower. The critical thing to remember is that we have all been created to bring beauty and the love of God to the world around us.

Merry pre-pre-pre-Christmas

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