Our advanced form of communication

The other day I was reading the Christmas story and I read where the angel told Mary that she was going to be the mother of baby Jesus and the angel also told her that Elizabeth was also pregnant and was approximately 6 months along.  I've read that so many times, but not until this time did it occur to me that the angel had to tell Mary that Elizabeth was expecting because they did not have phones, the postal service or email back then.  Of course I knew they did not have those forms of communication back then, but I had never given thought to the fact that Mary probably had no idea that her own cousin was 6 months pregnant until the angel told her.

It made me think of my first boyfriend.  I remember when we used to write each other (his father was a missionary so they did not live local) that it seemed to take forever for his letters to come and once they finally came I would read them over and over again because I was so "hungry" to hear how he was doing and so happy to hear that he was thinking about me. 

It was then that I had to bow my head in shame because I realized that have a love letter that is even more important, yet I do not read it as much as I should.  We all have that love letter, it is from God and it is His Holy Word.  God longs to hear how our day went and He longs to hear us tell Him that we love Him.  God longs to speak to us as well and He does that through His Word.

Not only am I lazy about reading God's Word, but I am also lazy about telling my family how much I love them and how much they mean to me.  We have so many forms of communication now that I think we actually take them for granted and don't use those forms of communication to express our love to our friends and family.  If we did not have phones, U.S. Mail or email, we would realize how important it was to express our love every chance we got.

This is the Christmas season.  Let's determine to spend more time expressing our love to our friends and family, but more importantly, express our love to the Lord Jesus Christ by reading His Word and spending time with Him each day in prayer.

Happy holidays!!!