As the years went by, more and more people forgot
who they were celebrating and instead worshipped the day. The parties
and gift-giving became the focus…and you, well…you were almost completely
forgotten. Here it was your birth that started the grand celebration each year,
but now…not only do many of the attendees not know who you even are, but they
take your name in vain. It has become all about the party, all about the gifts,
and sadly, all about making money from your birth.
Imagine how you would feel, if You were the Father
of the One who was being celebrated. You had given up Your only Son to die a
horrible death in order to save all these people. And, by simply calling on Your
Son’s name (from the heart), and seeking forgiveness for your sins, you would
be saved from spending eternity in hell. His amazing Spirit would immediately
take up residence in your heart, too, giving you new life in the here and now.
Imagine a God who would love His creation so much as to do that for them.
Yet, once a year, on the anniversary of His Son’s
birth, His Son is all but forgotten. The emphasis is on the party and not the
Person. The day is all about food, family, and materialism. The Son, Jesus, is
barely recognized.
Soon, very soon, that Son will return. Our amazing
Creator knows each of our hearts. It is He who knows when we are sleeping, who
knows when we are awake. God knows His kids, those who know Him and those who
don’t. God keeps His word and He will be sending His Son back again soon, very
soon.
Why not make this Christmas about the true reason
for the season. Seek first the Kingdom of God, and then celebrate the amazing
Christ for who He is, who He was, and who He will be.
For
God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have
eternal life. (John 3:16)
