The other day, I was driving down the road when I noticed a banner on someone’s front lawn that said, “Merry Grinchmas.” I had to laugh because we all get a little grinch-grumpy during the Christmas season. Do you want to know why? It’s because we often focus on the chaos of Christmas instead of the Christ of Christmas.
Keeping Christ in Christmas is more than just not saying, “Merry X-mas,” or, “Happy holidays.” It’s about focusing on the real reason we celebrate Christmas, Jesus Christ.
As you embark on the Christmas season, here is Part One of three on how to keep Christ in your Christmas.
Remember, Christmas is about the Son being born.
Did you know that Christmas started with a gender reveal party? When God wanted the world to know that His promised Son would be born, he specifically announced it to Mary through an angelic visitation.
“Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!” Mary asked the angel, “But how can this happen? I am a virgin.”The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.” (Luke 1:30-35)
God didn’t leave Mary or us guessing as to what was going to happen. She was going to have a son through the power of the Holy Spirit. And not just any son but the promised Son of God.
This was God’s promised sign that Jesus was coming to earth for you.
The prophet Isaiah said, “All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).” (Isaiah 7:14)
This is what Christmas is all about. God is with you in the person of Jesus Christ.
Your Christmas turns to chaos with you forget that it’s about Christ.
You see, God loved you so much “that he gave his one and only Son” that when you believe in him, you will not perish for eternity but have eternal life. (John 3:16) Nothing else matters!
As you prepare for the Christmas season, I want you to remember what it’s all about. It’s so easy to get distracted with the busyness that is Christmas.
Take a moment and thank God for sending his Son for you. Then, ask him to help you keep Jesus at the center of your Christmas. There would be no Christmas without him.
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