SANTA DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE And I'm Glad
Christmastime is still a time of celebration, but instead of Santa, we in our house have made Jesus at home in our hearts. Santa no longer lives in our homes. My kids and grandkids know the real meaning of Christmas.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem in a stable and there He was placed in a manger where animals sometimes feed. There was no room at the inn. Angels sang to the shepherds at night announcing the birth of the King of the world and the Savior of all mankind who are willing to follow Him. Three important men came from the East to see Jesus. They were wise from knowing prophecies of His birth. They had an idea where Jesus was to be born and the star led their way. And so we celebrate CHRISTmas. Or do we!
Sadly, Santa gets all the glory at Christmastime, and now he is joined by the Grinch. There is no room for Jesus once again, not in people's hearts or in the seasonal celebration. Gone are the Christian ornaments, decorative figures, and the songs about His birth. The songs are all about Santa, snowy weather, the Grinch, and even Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Reindeer. CHRISTmas seems to be growing away from Jesus.
So if Santa and his following should be taken out of the celebration, would there still be any fun left in it? Well, we would still have the tree. Jesus's cross was fashioned from a tree but He was the only thing hung on it. He was born to die. There would still be gifts because the wise men brought gifts for Jesus -- gold, frankincense and myrrh. Three "wise men" could replace Santa when giving gifts as a way of acting out His birth. There would still be candy canes because they represent the shepherd's cane and the red stripes represent the stripes that he bore from a terrible beating. The star on the top of the tree represents the star in the sky that the wise men followed. And the lights represent many things but mostly Jesus is the light of the world. And our little lights also should shine.
Sadly, Santa gets all the glory at Christmastime, and now he is joined by the Grinch. There is no room for Jesus once again, not in people's hearts or in the seasonal celebration. Gone are the Christian ornaments, decorative figures, and the songs about His birth. The songs are all about Santa, snowy weather, the Grinch, and even Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Reindeer. CHRISTmas seems to be growing away from Jesus.
So if Santa and his following should be taken out of the celebration, would there still be any fun left in it? Well, we would still have the tree. Jesus's cross was fashioned from a tree but He was the only thing hung on it. He was born to die. There would still be gifts because the wise men brought gifts for Jesus -- gold, frankincense and myrrh. Three "wise men" could replace Santa when giving gifts as a way of acting out His birth. There would still be candy canes because they represent the shepherd's cane and the red stripes represent the stripes that he bore from a terrible beating. The star on the top of the tree represents the star in the sky that the wise men followed. And the lights represent many things but mostly Jesus is the light of the world. And our little lights also should shine.
Without Jesus's birth, we would have no hope of living in heaven for eternity. We would not have the gift of the Holy Spirit to help us understand right from wrong, to guide us, and to interceded for us in prayer, to translate what we are unable to express in words. We wouldn't have the New Testament and would possibly have to live by the laws of the Old Testament. Our sins would not be washed away; they would just be sent away with an animal. Miracles of healing would not happen. I could go on and on, but you get the gist.
Yes, if you look into our hearts in my family, you will see that Santa doesn't live there anymore, or the Grinch, the Easter Bunny, or even the tooth fairy, but Jesus is here to stay. Can we take Santa's gifts to heaven with us? Will we even go to heaven if we worship Santa instead of Jesus during the CHRISTmas season? Did Santa die on the cross for our sins? Can the Grinch forgive us of our sins to make a way for us to enter heaven pure and clean? What about the Easter Bunny? Will he bring us comfort and security and show us grace and mercy? No way! So, why are we ignoring Christ and not celebrating His birth? No one, real or fake, can do as much as Jesus has and will yet to come.
Yes, if you look into our hearts in my family, you will see that Santa doesn't live there anymore, or the Grinch, the Easter Bunny, or even the tooth fairy, but Jesus is here to stay. Can we take Santa's gifts to heaven with us? Will we even go to heaven if we worship Santa instead of Jesus during the CHRISTmas season? Did Santa die on the cross for our sins? Can the Grinch forgive us of our sins to make a way for us to enter heaven pure and clean? What about the Easter Bunny? Will he bring us comfort and security and show us grace and mercy? No way! So, why are we ignoring Christ and not celebrating His birth? No one, real or fake, can do as much as Jesus has and will yet to come.
In Christ alone do we in my family believe. We will continue saying Merry CHRISTmas during this season, not Happy Holidays.
"...choose you this day whom ye will serve ... as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15 KJV
They think the dreams (daydreams) they tell one another will make my people forget my name, just as their ancestors forgot my name through Baal (Santa, Grinch) worship. (I improvised this verse a little but it still has the same concept.)
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