Every gift given this Christmas Season that is not given in
the spirit of Happy Birthday Jesus is really given in the spirit of the world. Every present that we give out of obligation
worships the god of this age.
Gift giving is great when the Spirit of God abides in us and
our gifts.
The excitement over Santa is fun when it is secondary to
seeking God, his kingdom, and his righteousness. Our God is a jealous God.
We can hang stockings and put out cookies and have fun doing
all of those seasonal things so long as we have celebrated the right thing—the birth
of the Child who was King at this birth.
He is still King and Lord and Savior and Redeemer and
Friend. Let’s not make room for Jesus
this Christmas Season. Let’s make
everything about him and then there will be room for Santa, elves, Rudolph,
Frosty, and all those who have been hogging center stage for too long.
Jesus is not just the reason for the season; He is the
reason for everything.
Let’s put these words in the front of our minds for the next
week:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!
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