Christmas. It’s all about Him. It’s about bringing His love, His grace, His light to a dark, cold, lost, spiritually hungry world. Do we show these wonderful gifts of His to others during the Christmas season (and all year long?). Do we give cards with scripture, smiles and hugs? Do we help others experience Jesus in ways that reflect Him? Are we putting Christ in Christmas each and every day? Are we celebrating “Holy-days” instead of “holidays?” It’s not “Merry Christmas,” it’s “Holy Christmas.” People don’t know what to do with Christmas. The world has changed it into a way to make money, a thing that makes people feel depressed and useless, even more lost and confused. People are believing the hype and the commercialism. They believing it’s all about snow, crackling fires, reindeer, receiving presents instead of giving love. They’re believing it’s about trimming trees, outdoing their neighbors with too many lights and lawn ornaments. They’re believing it’s about drinking alcohol-laced eggnog and attending parties geared toward physical gratification and spiritual degradation. Let’s give Christ to the world. Let’s show the world Who He is: the Savior; the Messiah; the Son of God; Immanuel (“God With Us”!); the Shepherd; the Way, the Truth and the Life (the only Way, Truth and Life!); Redeemer; the Lamb; Mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6); He Who should be our One True Love. Let us fill our hearts with Christ and open them to the world, exposing and deposing a Christmas created by mankind. “And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.” (Isaiah 25:9).
I wrote this for Christ because He is my One True Love, My Lamb, My Savior, My Redeemer. Dear world, I give you Christ Jesus, the reason I celebrate Christmas. I give you Christ Jesus, because He is love, and He loves you. As you celebrate Christmas, remember to celebrate Christ. Let Him into your hearts. Let Him into your lives. Let Him celebrate you! Keneta Kinney Wolfenbarger, Christ Follower. Visit me at Facebook.