Is there joy after Christmas is over?
How can we find joy in the post-Christmas letdown?
Have you taken down your Christmas decorations yet? It’s always a little bit of a letdown when we take down the lights, take out the tree, and turn off the carols because things just don’t seem as joyful anymore.
Did you know that people all over the world celebrate Christmas but don’t have any real joy? That’s because they’re placing all their joy in the decorations, lights, trees, and other festivities. They’re missing a really important piece of Christmas joy – being happy and thankful for Jesus.
So, when Christmas is over, all the excitement and fun are gone. When the decorations are down, there isn’t any joy left. That’s pretty sad, don’t you think?
But we know the true joy of Christmas is Jesus. And even when decorations are down, and we are feeling a little bit of that letdown, we still have joy because we still have Jesus.
John wrote that Jesus said, “These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.”
Christmas is over but the joy is not over. We can still be excited because we still have a Savior and He saves us from our sins. And we continue to sin, so we continue to need Jesus. He lives in our hearts and that’s where we get our joy.
Prayer
Thank you, Jesus, that You were born over 2000 years ago and that you still live in Heaven and intercede for us. Please make our joy full today.
About the Redeemer Community Church PCA children's devotions:
Sometimes it can be hard to break down Biblical truths for our kids into easy-to-understand and easy-to-remember bite-sized pieces. Pastor Chuck does this weekly in his Children's Sermon, and we're sharing key points from those sermons here each week. Feel free to use with your littles as conversation starters throughout the week, reminders of what we learned in church on Sundays, and just general opportunities to share our love of God's word and His love for us.
Redeemer Community Church PCA is a Presbyterian church in Ocala, FL.