Just a thought.......
I am so disgusted by the world's concept of Christmas.
In the stores there is absolutely NOTHING about Christ.....so what is Christmas all about?
It has become a winter holiday and nothing more. I refuse to let that happen in my life.
I choose to keep CHRIST in Christmas! Here is something I wrote nearly 6 years ago:
My Reflections On Christmas
As I think about Christmas, I have to reflect on what the meaning of Christmas is....the birth of a Savior for this world of sin. I know, we don't like to hear the word 'sin' as it makes us very uncomfortable, just like the words 'Satan' and 'hell' make us uncomfortable. But regardless of whether we choose to believe or not, that does not change the reality of them.
I remember the Christmas when my first grandchild, Andrew was 2 years old. I was downtown with him and we were in a jewelry story. Santa Clause came into the store; and Andrew's mouth fell open, his eyes got big and he just stared in awe at Santa. Well, Santa was in a hurry and was going to just walk by this precious baby without acknowledging him, but this 'Nana' was having none of it. If he couldn't stand the heat, he'd better take off the suit! So, I proceeded to say, "Hi Santa!" with a big foolish grin on my face!!! "This is Andrew, and he's never met you before!"
What could he do??? He stopped, bent over and shook Andrew's hand and talked with him for a minute. I will NEVER forget the look on Andrew's face...... What joy, and amazement, and awe..... This was a person he had been hearing about for a long time....stories had been told about him, and songs sung about him....and here "HE" was in person.
What a thrill for me to share that moment with that sweet precious baby. And then I began to apply this little 'lesson in a minute' to my own life, and I thought about the REASON FOR THE SEASON...the Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ! We have heard about Him, and read stories about Him, and sang songs about Him...but do we TRULY believe in Him??? What will it be like when we finally see Him in person, face to face? Will He be someone we already 'know' from the times we have chosen to spend with Him? Or will He be a stranger to us? Will we stand in front of him with our eyes filled with amazement, and adoration and awe, as Andrew did when he saw Santa for the first time; or will we stand before him with our eyes downcast, filled with fear, and guilt and shame? We can choose this day to love Him and serve Him, because He is worthy to be loved and served.
Wilma Becker
6/10/2000
In the stores there is absolutely NOTHING about Christ.....so what is Christmas all about?
It has become a winter holiday and nothing more. I refuse to let that happen in my life.
I choose to keep CHRIST in Christmas! Here is something I wrote nearly 6 years ago:
My Reflections On Christmas
As I think about Christmas, I have to reflect on what the meaning of Christmas is....the birth of a Savior for this world of sin. I know, we don't like to hear the word 'sin' as it makes us very uncomfortable, just like the words 'Satan' and 'hell' make us uncomfortable. But regardless of whether we choose to believe or not, that does not change the reality of them.
I remember the Christmas when my first grandchild, Andrew was 2 years old. I was downtown with him and we were in a jewelry story. Santa Clause came into the store; and Andrew's mouth fell open, his eyes got big and he just stared in awe at Santa. Well, Santa was in a hurry and was going to just walk by this precious baby without acknowledging him, but this 'Nana' was having none of it. If he couldn't stand the heat, he'd better take off the suit! So, I proceeded to say, "Hi Santa!" with a big foolish grin on my face!!! "This is Andrew, and he's never met you before!"
What could he do??? He stopped, bent over and shook Andrew's hand and talked with him for a minute. I will NEVER forget the look on Andrew's face...... What joy, and amazement, and awe..... This was a person he had been hearing about for a long time....stories had been told about him, and songs sung about him....and here "HE" was in person.
What a thrill for me to share that moment with that sweet precious baby. And then I began to apply this little 'lesson in a minute' to my own life, and I thought about the REASON FOR THE SEASON...the Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ! We have heard about Him, and read stories about Him, and sang songs about Him...but do we TRULY believe in Him??? What will it be like when we finally see Him in person, face to face? Will He be someone we already 'know' from the times we have chosen to spend with Him? Or will He be a stranger to us? Will we stand in front of him with our eyes filled with amazement, and adoration and awe, as Andrew did when he saw Santa for the first time; or will we stand before him with our eyes downcast, filled with fear, and guilt and shame? We can choose this day to love Him and serve Him, because He is worthy to be loved and served.
Wilma Becker
6/10/2000
posted by Wilma @ 9:19 AM
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