The Reason
I love Christmas time. Snow, fires, hot chocolate, baked goods, and family are only a small number of the reasons why I get extremely excited for the Christmas season. However, I like many have to do my best to focus on the true meaning of Christmas, Christ!
We live in a world that is full of busyness and distractions. A person just need only look down at the smartphone in their hand to know that distractions are ever present. We may be catching up on the latest news from our friends or the world at large. Maybe you are shopping for the best deal on that present you want to get a loved one. Let’s not even talk about the handful of Christmas parties that family gathers or children’s functions that need to be attended. Each of these are not bad in of themselves. It is ok to see what our friends are up to and know the news of the world we live in. Fellowshipping together at events is healthy and vital to our hearts and souls. However, too often these things drown out Christ and the miracle it truly is that Christmas even exists.
See the world, void of Christ, is dark and cold. Sin, when it entered the world, ushered in all the things that are opposite of what Christmas is. Sin brought about struggle, strife, hate, and sadness. Our time in Paul’s letter to the Romans has made this evident, “For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.” Rm. 8:22.
But Christ, on that glorious night came into the world, and with Him hope, peace, love, and joy for all.
“And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” Luke 2:8-14
Christ is the reason for the season. No longer do we live without hope of redemption, no longer do we live in fear of war, no longer do we live with hate in our heart, and no longer do we live in despair of the future. Christ came and changed all of this. He came not full of the condemnation we fear of a sovereign God we rejected, but full of mercy from a servant who seeks to save. “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”
John 3:17.
Why do I love Christmas so much? The same reason you should love it so much. It was God in all His splendor, humbling Himself to come and live among us that we might once again know the hope found in Him, the peace found in Him, the love found in Him, and the joy found in Him.
Don’t lose your focus this Christmas. One of the ways that helps keep my focus on Christ during this holiday season is by going through Advent devotional. I hope you picked up our family advent devotional box, but if not find a devotional or just read the Christmas story in the Gospels daily. Sit in awe of our amazing God and Savior!
For His Glory,
We live in a world that is full of busyness and distractions. A person just need only look down at the smartphone in their hand to know that distractions are ever present. We may be catching up on the latest news from our friends or the world at large. Maybe you are shopping for the best deal on that present you want to get a loved one. Let’s not even talk about the handful of Christmas parties that family gathers or children’s functions that need to be attended. Each of these are not bad in of themselves. It is ok to see what our friends are up to and know the news of the world we live in. Fellowshipping together at events is healthy and vital to our hearts and souls. However, too often these things drown out Christ and the miracle it truly is that Christmas even exists.
See the world, void of Christ, is dark and cold. Sin, when it entered the world, ushered in all the things that are opposite of what Christmas is. Sin brought about struggle, strife, hate, and sadness. Our time in Paul’s letter to the Romans has made this evident, “For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.” Rm. 8:22.
But Christ, on that glorious night came into the world, and with Him hope, peace, love, and joy for all.
“And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” Luke 2:8-14
Christ is the reason for the season. No longer do we live without hope of redemption, no longer do we live in fear of war, no longer do we live with hate in our heart, and no longer do we live in despair of the future. Christ came and changed all of this. He came not full of the condemnation we fear of a sovereign God we rejected, but full of mercy from a servant who seeks to save. “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”
John 3:17.
Why do I love Christmas so much? The same reason you should love it so much. It was God in all His splendor, humbling Himself to come and live among us that we might once again know the hope found in Him, the peace found in Him, the love found in Him, and the joy found in Him.
Don’t lose your focus this Christmas. One of the ways that helps keep my focus on Christ during this holiday season is by going through Advent devotional. I hope you picked up our family advent devotional box, but if not find a devotional or just read the Christmas story in the Gospels daily. Sit in awe of our amazing God and Savior!
For His Glory,
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