"She will give birth to a son and you are to give him the name Jesus, because He will save his people from their sins." Luke 1:26
He peered over the rim of the cracked cup and looked deep within the darkness. He saw greed, gluttony, deception, dishonesty, crime, corruption, self appraisal, selfish ambition, sorrow, angst, anger, heartache, humanism, manipulative motivation, me mentality, pride and worse...
He said give it to me and drank it in a satisfied gulp. It is the exact reason He came to this world to save us from ourselves and set us free.
He is the reason for the season.
It doesn't come from perfectly placed packages under a trimmed tree.
We celebrate this time of year rejoicing that our King came from heaven to deliver us from our constant self serving sin and to cut the chains that bind.
It's surrendering the silly notion that you can save yourself and moreover that there is a Santa Clause.
Yep, I will still go see the gorgeous glittering lights of Rockefeller's tree and give our gracious God the praise deserves.
There should be one thing on that list.
Your social obligation aside...why do you celebrate Christmas?
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