Christians around the world will be celebrating Christmas this week on December 25th, as the birth of our Lord and Savior. Many around the world will be celebrating Christmas for many other reasons. They will be celebrating the days off from work. The wonderful dinner time that will be spent with relatives that they may not have seen throughout the year. The great holiday music, and movies that will be broadcast on seemingly all the relative stations from morning to midnight. They will celebrate by opening the gifts that were beautifully wrapped and placed under the tree. Some will enjoy their eggnog and warm apple cider as they sit in front of the fireplace…All of these things are fine.
But my question is this, how many of us will celebrate by talking about the love that is the reason for this day? How many of us will talk about Jesus. Even as Christians it is so easy for us to be caught up in the pagan rituals of Christmas, to actually remember that Christmas is about God’s love for us. About how God loved us so much that he wanted to make a way of escape for us through the gift of eternal life. The expression of giving gifts was first provided by God, as he delivered himself to us as Jesus. (Let me stop there with that point so a Theological battle or discussion does not take place)
More and more the significance of Christmas has been replaced with examples pagan worship by those looking to separate the celebration from God. Santa Claus and the Christmas tree were created.( rearrange the word santa and I think it shows who he really represents ) Stories of Rudolph the red nose reindeer were written to take the minds of children and distract them from the fact that the celebration was actually about the birth of Christ. Scenes of Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus, were replaced with Santa and his sleigh and Frosty the Snowman! Signs of Merry Christmas have been replaced with Happy Holidays, or Merry Xmas. Anything to remove Jesus from the minds of those who do not want to accept Him as the true gift of Christmas.
Resist the worlds push to remove Christ from Christmas. Do your part to make sure that the true reason for the celebration is always brought to the minds of us all. Remember Christ on His birthday. Let’s not just celebrate Christ on Christmas, but let’s celebrate Christ every moment of everyday. For what He means to us, it’s worth it!!
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Hey Carroll!
Amen to everything you said! We must never forget that Jesus is the Gift, and He is the reason for this season. One lady told me that her family has a birthday party for Jesus on Dec. 25. They buy a cake with candles, decorate their home, and celebrate Him.
I also received a text saying that Christmas should not be limited to one day; we should keep the spirit of giving going all year round. Here are 10 other simple, thoughtful ways to honor the Lord, give Christmas away, and celebrate this holy day, 365 days a year.
– Hold the door.
– Give thanks.
– Write a letter or card, tweet, or send a
Facebook/MySpace/ other social networking
message of goodwill.
– Forgive before they ask for it.
– Give someone a hug.
– Pray for soldiers on active duty.
– Give yourself the gift of silence.
– Honor your parents.
– Read a book to a child.
– Volunteer for a communtiy organization.