A Small Yes is a Big Deal | Home For Christmas | Pastor Steve Andres

The greatest gift is YES! This Christmas Eve, Pastor Steve encouraged us with a word from our HOME FOR CHRISTMAS series about how even a small YES is a big deal to God!Matthew 1:1This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham.The beginning of Matthew’s Gospel is a record of Jesus’ family history. The surprise of the Christmas story is how God brought such a beautiful gift from such a broken family. When Mary said YES to God, it set in motion a chain of events whose impact will be felt for eternity.A little thing is a little thing. But faithfulness in a little thing is a big thing. Hudson TaylorLike a mustard seed, or a cup of cold water, or a candle in darkness, seemingly insignificant acts of faithfulness are the stuff of great impact when God is involved. For Mary to say YES was a small gesture compared to the great uncertainty of what would follow. But it was that simple YES that God used to bring redemption to a broken world.In the Kingdom of God, a small YES is a big deal.The Christmas story is filled with people who say YES to God: Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, the Magi and more. But the most meaningful YES is the one Jesus said to us when he humbled himself, choosing to be born in poverty, live in obscurity and die in disgrace, all so we could be made new. The great gift of God at Christmastime is the offer to be forgiven through Jesus, and to have our NO transformed to a YES again in Christ. Will you say YES to Him today?Merry Christmas!