You Can’t Take Christ Out Of Christmas

​Christmas is a wonderful time of the year.
           
I am a Christian. I believe with all my heart that Christmas is about the birth of God’s Son Jesus Christ.
 
Imagine with me for a moment you are one of the shepherds tending your sheep. Fairly normal, probably boring, sheep herding shift. Then, the night sky lights up with angelic messengers. declaring a wonderful, history and life-changing message for humanity.
 
And the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which shall be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:10-11
 

• God loved the world so much that He sent His only Son that first Christmas to be the Savior of mankind. The angel announced “good news of a great joy.” A Savior, Christ the Lord, had been born in Bethlehem for you, me and the whole world.

 
Personally, I really enjoy the traditions of the holiday festivities. Santa Claus. Brightly lit Christmas trees. Families sharing a festive meal. Goodies galore. Wide-eyed children (adults too!) excited to open presents. Neighborhood light tours. Inspirational church programs and pageants all warm my sentimental heart.
 

• News Bulletin:  Santa Claus is not our Savior. Jesus is. He is the light of the world that outshines any Christmas light display. 

           
Fact: Ever since the birth of Jesus over two thousand years ago, Satan, the world and our surrounding culture has declared war on Christmas. Their target: Jesus Christ. Anti-Christian, secular minded, liberal thinkers boldly attempt to remove Christ from Christmas.
 
You who keep up with culture know their tactics.  Ban Nativity scenes from public. No Christmas carols banished from school holiday programs. “Happy Holidays” is the politically correct replacement for Merry Christmas.  Even poinsettias have been removed from a courthouse because they are a religious symbol! Talk about “Bah, Humbug!”
 

• The above efforts of unbelieving folks infuriate me and saddens my heart.  

 
I have a few thoughts worth thinking about regarding the futile attempt of arrogant, self-righteous, Christ rejecters who are on a mission they can never win.  
 

• Man may remove a manger in a nativity scene but not the message of the manger.
• Man can replace Christmas with a X-mas, but Jesus is still Savior of the world. 
• Can man undo what God has done? Never going to happen!
• Do you really think any mere man can take the Lord God out of anything?
• Does man really think he can trump God’s Word in the Bible with his word?
• Do you think God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are panicking in heaven over secular man’s efforts to erase Christmas?  Can you imagine God declaring, “O My gosh, what shall We do?” Not likely!
• Who in this or any world can dethrone Jesus Christ as King of Kings and Lord of Lords?

 
Oh, unbelieving, secular man, wake up! Jesus came at Christmas, grew up, taught truth, personally suffered, was crucified on a cruel cross and rose from the dead with resurrection power to be your Savior.
 
History is “His” Story. The redemption story began with a baby born in a manger that first Christmas. Two thousand years after the holy child’s birth, our lost, sad, sin-sick world still needs Jesus.
 

• Christmas can never be taken away because Christ lives in our heart.  

 
Fellow Christian, this Christmas stand up for what you believe. Never be intimidated by an unbelieving culture. Refuse to be shaken by the foolishness that abounds.
 

• Celebrate Jesus Christ joyfully, boldly and unashamedly. Pray for lost souls. Share your faith in a winsome manner with those who wander aimlessly in spiritual darkness, blinded by Satan. As the light of the world, reach out with God’s love and mercy to those who are sincerely looking for truth.

 
At Christmas, and everyday of the year, Jesus is still, and will always be, good news of a great joy!
 
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16
 
A Word For Your Week: Jesus Christ is Christmas.