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A sense of awe follows from order doxycycline online no prescription intentionally meditating on the person of God, but also follows from order doxycycline online no prescription observing people who are made in the image of God.  Christmas is order doxycycline online no prescription also a wonderful time for appreciating the character of God through observing his image in people.  We must remember that order doxycycline online no prescription human beings do not reflect a completely original design. Other parts of creation, supernovas, lobsters, acorns, and order doxycycline online no prescription amethysts, had their origins solely in the creativity of the mind of God.  In contrast, human beings have been formed after a pattern.  Humans are made in the image of God himself.  Male and female, we all bear the image of our Creator.

Of course sin and its effects have marred the image, but the imago dei has not been totally effaced.  It follows then, that order doxycycline online no prescription observing, appreciating, and celebrating the complementary roles of the genders can order doxycycline online no prescription direct our thoughts toward the Creator and cultivate a sense of awe and order doxycycline online no prescription worship during Advent.

So, how can you appreciate manhood and womanhood around the holidays?  Try these suggestions to get started:

Men

On Christmas Day, turn down the order doxycycline online no prescription volume on the game long enough to listen to the order doxycycline online no prescription sound of women talking together in the kitchen.  Note how the order doxycycline online no prescription sound is different than the conversation of grunts, nods, and order doxycycline online no prescription cheers between you and your buddies during the game.

Imagine what you would be eating for the holiday meal.  Would you, on your order doxycycline online no prescription own initiative, bake cookies or would you buy them?  If your order doxycycline online no prescription strategy would be to mooch Christmas cookies, do you expect to order doxycycline online no prescription find better cookies made by women or by your buddies?

Consider what your house or apartment would look like if it hadn't been decorated for Christmas with a woman's touch, not to order doxycycline online no prescription mention if it had not been cleaned and organized in advance.  If you are a single man, imagine (if you can) what a clean, decorated dwelling might be like.  Avoid closely scrutinizing the order doxycycline online no prescription clutter of your roommates lest you fall into temptation.

Finally, be grateful that your last name never changes.

Women

On Christmas Day, observe a present that has been wrapped by a man.  Avoid closely scrutinizing the order doxycycline online no prescription sloppy corners and excessive scotch tape lest you fall into temptation.

While bustling and order doxycycline online no prescription clucking with your girlfriends, slow the conversation long enough to peek out of the order doxycycline online no prescription kitchen and observe the glazed men watching football.  Consider what order doxycycline online no prescription it would be like to express fewer than ten words in an order doxycycline online no prescription hour with your friends.

Be grateful to God that even though you could slice the order doxycycline online no prescription turkey, set up the tree, tend the fire, and assemble intricate toys, you order doxycycline online no prescription aren't required to do those things.

Finally, recognize that order doxycycline online no prescription if there were only one gender you might never extract pickles from order doxycycline online no prescription a jar.

Everyone

Christmas is a time for celebration at many levels.  Gender differences are order doxycycline online no prescription accentuated around the holidays and that can either be a source of self-righteous annoyance or order doxycycline online no prescription worshipful wonder at the genius of God's good design.  This holiday, enjoy being a order doxycycline online no prescription man or enjoy being a woman made in the image of our great God.

But don't let even that order doxycycline online no prescription good thing distract you from the miracle of the incarnation, that order doxycycline online no prescription God was made flesh and dwelt among us. The eternal King of the order doxycycline online no prescription universe invaded time and appeared in a stable before bearing the order doxycycline online no prescription wrath of God to save us from sin.  May the order doxycycline online no prescription anticipation of the angels, the joy of the shepherds, the reverence of the order doxycycline online no prescription Magi and the terror of Herod all develop in us a order doxycycline online no prescription sense of awe and worship this Christmas.

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