Christmas is awesome! I love it! It's cool to see how one holiday can bring not just families and friends together, but, basically the whole world. I mean, really, just look around or watch TV. When Chrstmas comes around everything we see gathers around this magnificent theme. Movies come out about Christmas. TV shows make their episodes about Christmas. Musicians release Christmas albums. As you travel from town to town you see a vast array of Christmas decorations. It truly is amazing when you stop for just a minute and think about that!
Why, do you ask? Why does this happen? All because of the simple birth of Jesus Christ. Wait! There must be something different about this birth. Oh, yeah! There is! Jesus is GOD! How in the world can this impact everyone? Because it's the power of God at work. Even in the people who don't want to recognize it. My God is an awesome God!
So, as we celebrate, don't forget why we do what we do. It's a celebration, first of all, because God revealed Himself to us, He gave us His son, who would become, and still is, and forever will be, our Savior. We gather together with our frends and families because the wise men and shepherds gathered together to worship the newborn King. We give gifts to the ones we love because the wise men and shepherds gave gifts to Jesus as an act of worship. We (should) celebrate Christmas as an act of worship. The challenge is for everyone to enjoy themselves thoroughly this Christmas, not in the things you do, or in the parties you attend, or in the gifts you give and receive, but in the worship of an awesome God who made a way for us to be in fellowship with Him through His son Jesus Christ!
'Tis the Reason for the Season!
Merry Christmas!
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