what about Christmas?

it's Christmas...
I always ask myself, has Christmas become so self centered now? We ask "What do you/I want for Christmas?". It's Jesus Christ's birthday therefore shouldn't we be asking the BIRTHDAY boy/man what does He want for Christmas? Takkan people's birthday we tell the birthday person what we want for their birthday! LOL The correct question should be "What does God want?"..after all it is HIS BIRTHDAY that we are celebrating! We enjoy the holiday and celebrate/party without realizing that we sort of ignored the birthday person. All God wants is YOU aka US, not our works/service/deeds...But in all that we do, we should remember that all He wants is you/us. He's more interested in us than our offerings.

The modern society says "I can't believe it! They just can't take religions out of the holidays!"

Many people don't realize that the origin of the word 'holiday' is 'HOLY DAY'. There are usually holidays for special religious occasions such as Christmas and Easter. Sometimes people forget the real meaning of these special days, maybe the meaning is covered up by all the other things such as Christmas decorations and Easter eggs. Many people just don't the point, Perhaps they would even cut the Christian bit out of these(Easter and Christmas) holidays if they could.

But you can't. You see the CROSS is the CENTRE of the Christian message. Jesus was born at the first Christmas for the purpose of dying at the first Easter. On the Cross, the Bible teaches that Jesus took the punishment for all the wrong that we have done.

The Roman soldiers who crucified Jesus placed a sign on the top of the cross: "This is the King of Jews." They didn't realise how true those words were.They mocked Jesus and even gambled with dice to see who would take Jesus's cloak. Finally they took a spear and rammed it into Jesus's side to see if Jesus was dead.

Jesus wasn't the only ONE who died on the cross that day. On both sides of Jesus, the Roman soldiers crucified 2 theives, perhaps they didn't realise the significance of putting Jesus in the centre, but that's the place Jesus deserves to have in our lives too.

One of the thief realised this and turned towards Jesus. He asked Jesus to remember him in the Kingdom to come. But the other thief joined the soldiers in mocking Jesus. He turned away and would not accept that He is the LORD.

Later Jesus was buried in a tomb but on the thrid day they found that the tomb was empty. Jesus had risen! Now through trusting in Jesus, our sins can be forgiven and we can have the best Christmas or Easter gift of all: LIFE! Both a meaningful life now and an everlasting life to come.



Christmas isn't Christmas till it Happens in Your Heart!
lyrics & song: jimmy & carol owens.

Christmas Isn’t Christmas 'till it happens in your heart,
Somewhere deep inside you Is where Christmas really starts;

So give your heart to Jesus, you'll discover when you do
That it’s Christmas Really Christmas for you.

Jesus brings warmth like a winter fire, A light like a candle's glow;
He's waiting now to come inside As He did so long ago.

Jesus brings gifts of truth and life And makes them bloom and grow.
So welcome Him with a song of joy And when He comes you'll know ..... that ...

Christmas Isn’t Christmas till it happens in your heart,
Somewhere deep inside you Is where Christmas really starts;

So give your heart to Jesus, you'll discover when you do
That it’s Christmas Really Christmas for you.