“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.” Acts 2:1 KJV

Most folks don’t know this.. but Jesus owned a Honda! When He went home to heaven, He left it behind for His Disciples! If you don’t believe me, there are the 2 verses to prove it! Oh the Bible can be used to prove a LOT of things. Even God’s commission of Santa Claus! All in fun of course! And that is EXACTLY what we had last night.

It was the annual ‘Hangin’ O the Greens” Pizza Party at the church. The first Wednesday after Thanksgiving, the Congregation meets to enjoy Pizza, decorating the Church for Christmas and each other. And Jiminy Christmas…we had fun.

At the beginning there was a little concern on a few veteran faces. With so many new folks this year, and with so many decorations, would everything work out when they were all turned loose? I abstained from ANY directive advice because I didn’t want to speak ‘the seven last words of a church!’ You know…”We never did it that way before!” So staying in the background, I kept silent watch!

I knew there was nothing to worry about. Well… Kinda! Because of all the people that were there, the MOST important person was the Holy Spirit. And He was having a ball too! The noise level alone was enough to prove the atmosphere was Merry and Bright! At one point I asked the sound guy to play some Christmas background music. “I AM!” was his reply!

All those people, in 1 place, with 1 objective, and having fun doing it! Who’d-a ever thunk? But there it was. Proof that “The Church” is not boring and that ALL of us together…have it all. That is what happens when people come together under the Leadership of Jesus. Words like Joy, Peace, Unity and FUN are defined at such moments. And as the world struggles and fights, the Church sings!

I don’t know what YOU did last night. But this experience isn’t unique to 1 day out of 365. God’s People, united by the Holy Spirit, CAN be joyful together… AND in “One Accord!” Don’t think so? Why not come give it a try! All we’re missing is you!

Now where is that Santa Claus reference???  Can you help me?

“This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 1:18

It was Cyber Monday… the day of the online deal! In order to kick off the Christmas season of gift giving, merchandisers had set up their online catalogs and specials… ‘just for me.’ The prices were promised the best of the year! I searched, found an item I needed, and was about to click to order… but then paused as the thought struck me…”What if…?”

I’ve run into this before because I have been BURNED before. We all have! So I backed up and looked at all the details surrounding the sale to see if there was ANY reference to the dreaded announcement that “All Sales are Final,” or “No Refunds, no Returns!” Just under the detailed description of the product I found the words, “Free Returns.” Instant peace was mine! So I headed back to the checkout box and ‘1 Clicked’ the box to order. DONE!

Later, I was later reading something on the Incarnation of Christ… from Omni-God to fleshy man. A question had been submitted asking “When and COULD the Second person of the Trinity cancel out of the deal to save mankind?” At what point could Jesus have changed His mind concerning the whole “save the world” experience? My mind went to the Bible.

I remembered Jesus in the Garden as He prayed to His Father, “if it be possible, let this cup pass from me.” There is NO doubt that God the Son had second thoughts on physical death! Don’t we all? But at that point, Jesus had to consider my value AND the terms to ‘1 click’ on ME. Personally, “I” wouldn’t have saved me either! But the author of this article stated that the time to cancel the order HAD to have come, before the story even began!

It was a fun thought for me because I LOVE to think and meditate on The Word. But thinking about it didn’t cost me a doggone thing. So at what point did ‘The Word’ (Jesus) have to cross before the sale was final? Then it dawned on me. The point HAD to have been BEFORE He was deposited in the cart (manger) and given that name!

Once God had made the decision to become flesh, there was no turning back. ‘No deposit’ on the planet also meant ‘no return’ to Heaven when it was over! For God to cancel the transaction, once He became flesh, would mean that God would have failed, I would never have been purchased, and HE (a failure) would no longer be God!

O.K. So it may seem like a small point? But when I THOUGHT about it… it became HUGE! Before Jesus (the Savior) Christ (the Anointed One) could even be born, He HAD to consider HOW He would DIE! How horrific! And yet, by the time the angels informed Mary and Joe of what lay in her womb… the decision had already been made! The Story was already DONE!

Think about that!