Meditations for the Season of Christmas
January 1, 2026
Adoration
Let your bearings towards one another
arise out of your life in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 2:5 New English Bible
Yesterday, on New Year’s Eve, Cheryl and I enjoyed a nice afternoon walking through the Biltmore Estate House filled with Christmas decorations and lights. After an early dinner with our neighbors, we returned home for our very important New Year’s Eve tradition. We gathered in our living room and poured all the slips of paper from our Blessing Jar into a basket. Then, one by one, we relived all our many blessings from 2025, and our Blessing Jar was overflowing with the goodness of God. (And, on Sunday, January 4, 2026, we will start filling in the jar once again!)
Reviewing all our many blessings in 2025 was especially meaningful to me as last year was also filled with many health-related challenges. I was placed under anesthesia five times for various diagnostic procedures and two surgical procedures. But, as the old saying goes, “all’s well that ends well” and Praise God, I am entering 2026 in excellent health.
As I thought about entering 2026, my 79th year, the scripture quoted above came immediately to me. This scripture is the inspiration for my personal mission statement: Seeking the Life in Christ as my way of life. My goal is for all my relationships to be governed by my life in Christ Jesus. The Apostle Paul wasn’t just waxing eloquent when he urged the followers of Christ join him as he proclaimed,
“My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20)
On this first day of the New Year, I invite you to join me in this prayer of Adoration and let it be the rule and guide for our journey throughout 2026, and all the years that follow.
Adoration
O Lord, our Lord,
how excellent is Thy
name in all the earth;
I worship Thee.
With all angels and
saints I adore Thee.
I acknowledge Thee to
be by Creator and my God.
I render Thee the
homage of my being and my life.
I am not my own,
I am Thine.
By creation and redemption
I am Thine.
I will devote myself
to Thy divine service
this day and forever.
O grant me grace for
this, dear Lord.
Amen
Sē’lah
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(Selah is a word that appears in the
Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my
correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about
these things.)
These
meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his
way of life. The meditations are
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