Christmas has always been a time of cheer and good faith, it has always been a time for giving and receiving gifts along with smiles. But what happens when the true value is lost, what happens when the lord is replaced with gift wrapping, fancy lighting, and a fat old man who breaks and enters?
I have always said that I am never going to tell my children about Santa. Why should I? Ask and small child what Christmas is about and I bet 99 out of 100 would say something along the lines of Santa or presents. It is completely ridiculous what has happened to this celebration of life. People say how can you take away the magic for those kids, MAGIC??? what magic?! How about the fact that God sent his one and only son to save of from an afterlife of total damnation? There is nothing magic about the season besides the fact that every single persons "CHEER" seems to magically fade away between Christmas and their intoxicated New Years party.
I was at Caribou Coffee the other day and there was a 10 cent discount for anyone who could answer:
"Who was the first person to start giving presents during the holidays?"
Instinctively I thought Saint Nick, you know the whole Santa thing. But before I answered I took a deeper look. I said, "The Three wise men." The cashier told me I was wrong and so for about 5 minutes I battled it out with her before ultimately loosing, but the fact still remains people don't even care about Jesus anymore.
At the end of the day, Christmas has become just another Hallmark gift giving, make you feel good for a day holiday. We are here to serve God, and so far, this so called 'modern world' has turned there back from the only thing that can save us.
Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing! Come out from it and be pure, you who carry the vessels of the Lord. But you will not leave in haste or go in flight; for the Lord will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
Isaiah 52:11-12
God is guarding you!
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