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Believe . . . Tis' the Season

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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,
he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new
has come. 2 Co. 2:17 (ESV)

BELIEVE . . . Tis' the Season
by Jenny Mallat

Believe! Everywhere you go this time of year you see or hear this word. The rest of the year it’s okay to doubt, but from Thanksgiving to Christmas it’s the season to believe. And it’s a command! You don’t see signs all over the mall asking, “Won’t you just believe?” or “What do you believe?” No, right now the message is clear: Believe.

This one-word mandate offers universal approval. Whatever you believe, as long as you believe in something, is okay: Jack Frost, Frosty the Snowman, or Jimmy Stewart and his wonderful life. And in the midst of all this commercialism and fantasy, you could even believe that the Son of God was born to a virgin in Bethlehem over 2000 years ago…if you’re so inclined.

Abraham was so inclined to believe God. In the midst of a  very comfortable pagan life in Haran, “Abraham went, as the Lord told him,” to the land of Canaan. He arrived to find Canaan filled with enemies and empty of food! Surely this begged the questions, “Seriously? Did I miss something?” But through . . . 

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