With all this talk about people having to replace Christmas with Happy Holidays it makes me wonder about the value of the word “Christmas”. I mean we value the words faithfulness, justice, freedom, love, hope, kindness, goodness, and unselfishness but where did those words originate? I maybe talking to the wrong crowd but what is the ultimate expression of these things that we value? How are they empowered in our lives and whom empowers them in our life?
You know, sometimes we are willing to give up something because it doesn’t mean much to us anymore.
Have we as a nation forgotten the true reason for the Christmas season so we let the few voices of opposition to the word “Christmas” make us tear down the things that say Christmas because it makes a few uncomfortable?
Are we suddenly a nation that changes just for a few? Are you willing to change what you wear, what you listen to, what you drive, what you watch just because someone doesn’t approve of what you like?
Someone doesn’t approve of Christ, the Lord of Lords, King of Kings, and Savior of all humanity so you get rid of the word “Christmas”?
What does the word Christmas mean? What happened to the Good News…? The Good News isn’t about being comfortable but about why Jesus Christ came.
“Christ”…. Are you ashamed of Christ? If you are ashamed of Christ what did Christ say about you being ashamed of him?
Christmas is suppose to bring glory to God’s son, Jesus Christ not about the other things the advertising industry makes it to be.
You say but what about the other holidays… What about them? You celebrate them then celebrate them but Christmas is Christmas. I don’t tell people they can put up the name Kwanzaa or Chanukah. In fact Chanukah is when the light triumphed over darkness… Christ is the true light that triumphs over darkness.
You who allow Christmas to be replaced by Happy Holidays, you have made the word Christmas worthless and false.
I was reading Isaiah and this is what it says. “Why do you keep parading through my courts with your worthless sacrifices? The incense you bring me is stench in my nostrils! Your celebrations of the new moon and the Sabbath day, and your special days for fasting- even your most pious meetings- are all sinful and false. I want nothing more to do with them. I hate all your festivals and sacrifices. I cannot stand the sight of them! For now on, when you lift up your hands in prayer, I will refuse to look. Even though you offer many prayers, I will not listen. For your hands are covered with the blood of your innocent victims. Wash yourselves and be clean! Let me no longer see your evil deeds. Give up your wicked ways. Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the orphan. Fight for the rights of widows.”
Then it says in verse 1:21 “See how Jerusalem, once so faithful, has become a prostitute. Once the home of justice and righteousness, she is now filled with murderers. Once like pure silver, you have become like worthless slag. Once so pure, you are now like watered-down wine. Your leaders are rebels, the companions of thieves. All of them take bribes and refuse to defend the orphans and the widows. Therefore, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, the Mighty One of Israel, says “I will pour out my fury on you. I will melt you down and skim off your slag. I will remove your impurities. Afterward I will give you good judges and wise counselors like the ones you use to have. Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice and the Faithful City. Because the LORD is just and righteous, the repentant people of Jerusalem will be redeemed. But all sinners will be completely destroyed, for they refused to come to the LORD.”
What does that say about America? It has become a prostitute. It accommodates who ever comes along. It calls murder of infants a choice. Justice and righteousness only come from the Lord and you want to allow a few to take down the name Christmas that points to Jesus Christ who is the only one who can save them from eternity in hell? People have watered down the meaning of Christmas to Santa Claus and his reindeer and the young who’s parents don’t attend church have no idea what Christmas means. I don’t even need to start with leaders…..
How much are you willing to let people take from you? Are you willing to prove to God and yourself that Christmas isn’t just some “Holiday”? Does the Lord’s birthday mean something to you?
Think about it.
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