My Birthday Wish
Well, it’s my birthday today. It’s funny how when you get over 40, this day takes on new meaning. I appreciate all my family and friends taking time to call me or email me or text me with birthday wishes. They all want me to have a good day. It seems that this is the one day when I have a valid excuse for being selfish. No one would care if, today, I focus on myself. What do I want to do today? What do I want to eat? What would I like people to buy me? How shall I choose to reward myself for another year lived? After all, today is all about ME, right? At least, this is what I hear the world telling me.
While at first all of this self-focus seems rather appealing, deep inside my heart, I hear a different voice. It reminds me that when I decided to follow Christ, I died. I no longer live, but Christ lives through me. That is why it feels so unnatural to think of myself. When I think of Christ and when I think of others, then I feel alive.
So, perhaps I need to use this time marker of the day I was born as an opportunity to remember my death. I accepted Christ when I was around 13, and then, at 30, I decided to truly follow Him, but I cannot remember the exact dates. But I always remember my birthday. It’s a great day to truly celebrate my new life in Christ.
I pray, today, that I will remember that I am a new creation, not the same person who was born 44 year ago. Today is a great day to spend some time in God’s Word. Today is a great day to Pray. Today is a great day to bless someone. Today is a day of Worship.
When I hear the words, “Happy Birthday” this day and every year from now on, I’ll be thinking about my new birth. You could even tell me, “Happy Deathday,” and I wouldn’t be offended.
This is my Birthday Wish.
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth in a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade- kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.” 1 Peter 1:3-5
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