There is something different in the air this time of year. Have you felt the feelings of joy, cheer, and good, tidings to all men all around you lately? The reason for this joyous feeling is the fact that it is Christmas. You see it everywhere; from beautifully decorated pine trees in house across America to large men dressed in red suits on every corner ringing a bell. But while all this is good and well, it is easy to forget the true meaning for this season.
Christmas is not about the lights and the glitter, about going over to your Uncle Joe's and Aunt Sally's house to eat too much great food, or the excitement of not knowing what is in that big brightly colored box under the Christmas tree.
Rather Christmas is about honoring the day that Divinity emptied its own self and became flesh. (Philippians 2:6-8)
It's about honoring the one whom was sent to die for our sins. (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
it's about honoring the love that loved us so much that it sacrificed everything just so that we may have everlasting live. (John 3:16-17)
This year when the family is gathered around Uncle Joe's Dinner table and it is time to carve the Christmas ham, pause a moment. Pause, and as a family and offer up a prayer of thanks to the king who was born in a simple stable under a star that helped mark the beginning of hope and the end of fear.
Merry Christmas,
Panda
Comments (2)
Hello Dallas,
You made your site simple yet elegant. You may be surprised to know that the early Christians did not celebrate Christmas because they considered the custom to be a pagan one in honor of many gods, such as Jupiter and Saturn. It still is today! That is the real meaning of Christmas...
I like to write articles about Jehovah God on my site. I want to help people to really get to know God, especially in these troubled times. The Bible has an important message for us: "On that day of judgment," says the LORD, "I will punish the leaders... and all those following pagan customs." (Zephaniah 1:8) (NLT)
@APerfectEnding77 -
Dear brother in Christ,
Actually I did know that and you're right, many early Christians did not celebrate Christmas because they felt that it was actually a pagan holiday. However, after doing research into the subject i've found what we as Christians celebrate is in no way pagan. The early church when it began to spread saw the locals involving themselves in the pagan winter celebrations and sought for a way to turn the pagan's attention away from the sinful things and set their eyes on Christ.
Because there was no celebration for the birth of Christ the early church had decided to declare That celebration time a time to celebrate the birth of Christ. It was meant as a way to Honor Christ and also a way to present the Gospel to the pagan who did know Christ.
Please do not get me wrong i greatly appreciate ur interest in my post and ur comment. I'm also very pleased to see a brother such as urself who is zealous for the spread of the gospelt have come to the most unreached area... the internet.
god bless