| Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “A season of celebration” Our Bible verse for today: “For through me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.” Proverbs 9:11 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Celebrate the life not just the number” One of the most common forms of celebration is a birthday celebration. We celebrate them in our church all the time. One might be for a boy who turns ten and could include a party in the church gymnasium with all the treats kids love, along with a NERF battle complete with NERF guns and swords. Another might be for a man turning fifty. For him family and friends might provide a cake which we all share in the Fellowship Hall after the service. Both birthdays are special and both are celebrated. (Tomorrow is my wife’s birthday and we have something special planned for her. But don’t tell her, it’s surprise.) Birthdays are important forms of celebration for several reasons. First, just the simple fact that the person was given another year of life is special. Many people don’t get the privilege of living a long life. Some who were here for their birthday last year are no longer with us today. A birthday party is a celebration of the gift of a life that continues. Also, when we celebrate a person’s birthday, we aren’t celebrating a number but a life. We’re expressing joy and gratitude for this person. We’re celebrating the fact that this person was brought into the world to begin with and is still here with us today. Birthdays celebrate the gift of life and the uniqueness of this person’s individual life. Every person is special. Every person is a unique and much-loved creation of God. And every person is a reason to celebrate. (Speaking of unique, I once knew a man whose last name was “Christmas” and he was born on Christmas day). The next time you get to participate in a birthday celebration I encourage you to really think about the person and the life you are helping to celebrate. We’re celebrating a life not just a number. God bless, Pastor Jim (If you like what you are reading in these daily devotionals and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00 – in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville |
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