Ready or Not, He's Comin'

Christmas music fills the air as you carefully place the delicate ornament on your family tree. You munch on gingersnaps and sip sweet hot chocolate as you wrap all your Christmas presents. At the end of the day, you eat a chocolate from your Christmas countdown, and go to bed happy knowing that tomorrow is a day closer to Christmas.


What's wrong with this picture?


I don't know if you knew this or not, but Christmas is kind of named after someone who is a little important. I mean, he only humbled Himself to come into the world as a baby and then later died on the cross for our sins... and yet people today think it's okay to take Him out of the big picture.


Whether you like it or not, saying "Happy Holidays" is not going to make Jesus just disappear out of thin air. Ready or not, He's coming so we all should clean  up our houses.. and our hearts.


There's this great song called Christmas with a Capital C and it is by this band called Go Fish. It's a really fun song, and if you haven't heard it yet, definitely look it up. Here are some memorable lyrics from the song: 

"EVERYBODY said, 'Merry Christmas! Hey, Merry Christmas
to you, Mr. Lohenstein. Do you know why? Because it wasn't about a
religion, it was about something as a culture that we thought was so
valuable, even if I disagreed with the religion behind it, because it was
good for ALL of us instead of just me. "

"Oh, yes, we want to say, 'Happy Holidays' because we don't
leave anybody out. Really? How come there's a ton of holidays in
February - nobody says, 'Happy Holidays' in February, do they?"

"But nobody wants to say, 'Christmas'! Everything
else but 'Christmas'. Why? I know why. You do, too. It's because
it's got 'Christ' in it, and after 2,000 years He's still intimidating
people. "

"I say you gotta say, 'Merry Christmas' because it IS!
If you don't believe in it, fine. But I've got a flash for you:
Christianity happens to be the religious heritage of my
country whether you like it or not..."

 

 

I know Christmas is less than a week away, but that still is enough time to open up your heart and let God in.

 

Have a blessed Christmas!

All through Christ,

 

Maddie