Some of us spend a lot of time in the wonder of Christmas. The spirit of it carries us along during dark times. The anticipation of the 25th of December takes us to parties at; work, school, church and home.
Children have many activities at school and church with plays and concerts. They and their parents enjoy Christmas movies and cartoons.
This is a season for sure. We don't look at it as just another day. Christmas to some, last through the Thanksgiving holiday to the New Year celebrations!
Then comes Christmas morning and the kids are running into the room with all of the gifts only to be restrained by police tape, placed by the parents. The kid or kids run to the parents yelling; "Wake up, Wake up. It's Christmas!"
The music begins to play and the parents are moved along to "that room." Under parent supervision and issuing the rules, (because the parents know the true reason for the season), paper wrapping begins to fly. There are shouts of "Thank You!" "This is just what I wanted!"
The opposite happens where the work of it all is the most important reason. Christmas becomes a drudgery and the "spirit" (little s) of it all, weighs down participants and the joy comes when it's time to take Christmas down and put it back in the boxes and tubs and placed in the attic or garage.
Wake up! It's Christmas! Plain and simple the true reason for the season is Christ! (Christ Mas get it?). It's all about Him. He is 'God with us'. This is no time to shut down and become secular or focusing just on the lights, dinners and parties.
Wake up! It's Christmas! We celebrate the birth of Christ and the divine entrance of God into our world. This baby is Gods' gift to the world. Have you received that gift? Receive Him as Savior. Have you received that divine joy, peace and love?
THEN comes the lights, dinners and parties! The 26th of December is not the time to melt down and have The birth, Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus put back in the box or tub and placed in the attic of our minds!
Wake up! It's Christmas all year round!
