Xmas?

We are well aware of certain truths in our lives when it comes to sin and our weakness concerning things we should or shouldn’t do. And on a day like today, we may take many things for granted; many have be conditioned to expect gifts from certain individuals, kids demand their presents, whilst others may petition for Christmas trees with their decorations and sadly some may even deal the Father Christmas card as the highlight of the day. We have all been tainted with the brush of the festive season in one form or another and it may just be time to trim our sails in this area of our lives.

The world celebrates the birth of Christ, now whether today is the actual day he was born or not is irrelevant; the truth of the matter is that God sent His son, born through the womb of a virgin. It was a miraculous conception with no intervention from mankind; God so willed it and it happened! The truth according to scripture and there are not many who dispute this fact. The majority of the world’s population accept the birth of Christ. The historians concede that the birth of Christ is a fact, however not many treasure it the way they should, God laid down His life and took on a flesh and blood body and went through all the same growth phases we have and others will still go through as they grow up into men.

There are some traits that God will never relinquish and one of them is that He will not share his glory with a liar. Neither will he ever accept those who challenge His Sovereignty. With this said, did you know that our God is a jealous God and He will not share His glory with another? “(for you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God)” Exodus 34:14 - Satan knows this and therefore will always position himself to distract and shift our attention from our focus around our God and Father’s will for our life, that’s just the way it is. This is why we should never place our wants above the instructions found in the Bible. It is hard enough trying to understand what has been penned at times whilst we find a way in making those teachings our own. But never overlook the enemy’s objective. From the beginning Satan has always challenged God and His Word and is still looking to get mankind to do the same thing, all it takes is a twist on what is actually true, which in turn distorts and ends up achieving an objective that robs the individual of the blessings of God.

Today is a day that is easily recognized as such a ploy if we would only be truthful with ourselves. It should be all about Christ and His birth, but examine the shift; it is about us and what we will get from others and this is drummed into us from an early age. We have been conditioned; many even teach their children that Santa is real. What chance does your child have to sand upon truth if you cannot even give them that truth?

When I examine the account of the birth of Jesus we see the “wise men” (will we be wise?) bringing gifts to the new born king, from them to Him and not from them to each other. It was all about Christ and His birth. Can you see the twist that has crept into society? Take it even further; bring in a new character that will entice the self in oneself and who better than Father Christmas the man who brings gifts, not to the king, but to the people. We are conditioned by default to make life all about ourselves, it just the way it is, and even when we give to others what I find drives us is the way that makes us feel and the way others perceive us. I may be wrong; you make up your own minds; as for me and my family we will not be drawn into the hype of Christmas as it is a day that has been so distorted with a smear Campaign of falsities that I have had enough to last me ten lifetimes.

My stance may seem harsh, but it has been examined, I have considered it in depth and have arrived here. There were some great kings in the time of the kings, but most of them where extremely evil. Nevertheless even some of the good kings refused to break down the altars in the high places and with this God was not pleased. Read it for yourself in the book of Kings.

Regardless of where you stand on Christmas, there are more pressing issues and therefore let me leave you with this glorious invitation; “For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."” (Romans 10:13)

Signing off

Tyrone