Ever get that irresistible urge to argue with the person on the television or the author of a book? If only they could hear the good points we make!
That’s how I felt while reading the Bible yesterday. Don’t worry. I’m not arguing with God. I was reading the very un-Christmassy story of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream in Daniel 2.
Nebuchadnezzar ordered his magicians and astrologers to tell him what he had dreamed the night before. I bet they wanted to argue with him, and argue they did.
They declared, “There is not a man on earth who can tell the king’s matter; therefore no king, lord, or ruler has ever asked such things of any magician, astrologer, or Chaldean. It is a difficult thing that the king requests, and there is no other who can tell it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh” (Daniel 2:10-11 NKJV).
Oh, really? That’s where I want to shout, “There is a God who dwells with men!” His name is Emmanuel, God with us.
Are you hurting this Christmas season? Are you lonely? Is life not turning out the way you dreamed? Take comfort in the true meaning of Christmas – God is with us. We are never alone.
