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How the Grinch Didn't Steal Anything

You know how the Grinch tried to stop Christmas from coming, and yet it came anyway? Nothing he did could stop Christmas, whether it be taking the traditions, the decorations, the gifts. He took away the familiar and the sacred, but those silly little Whos were able to recognize Christmas when it came anyway, though it had a different form than maybe it had had in the past.

What is Christmas, anyway? We all know the story of how Yahweh sent His Son to the Earth as the greatest gift of all for mankind. He sent Him completely, not reserving or holding anything back, and no matter how King Herod or circumstances tried to keep Him from coming, He came anyway, in a place and form that nobody expected a King to come, let alone the Messiah of Israel and Savior of the world.

How many people try to stop the Love of Yahweh from overtaking them in their lives? For whatever reason--usually some form of fear or a misunderstanding that can manifest in anger or resentment--they flee from the Love of Yahweh. They try to keep it from coming in their lives, whether by acting foolish or refusing to receive it.

But I would say that not one person in all of creation has ever been successful in avoiding the Love of Yahweh. It may come in a different form. It might take a different path to arrive. It might arrive at a different moment or time. It may not look like was expected. The recipients themselves might not even recognize it at first, but eventually they will see. We will all see.

It came just the same. It always has. It always will. For Yahweh is ever faithful.

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