What To Say

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Joyous Tidings, Peace On Earth; what does one utilize as a greeting at this time of the year? We spend a lot of time concerned about how society takes Christ out of Christmas, but I am not sure He was ever in. I don’t mean that people have failed to celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, but the holiday has always been more about other things than about a total allegiance to the Son of God. Not many people around the World will be preparing a gift to honor God for sending His Son in human flesh to dwell among us. (The only appropriate gift, by the way, is a righteous life presented consistently through the year.)

I’m going to try a new greeting this year – God lloves you! That’s the message of Christmas. That’s what all of the fuss misses. God lloves you sufficiently to provide the perfect sacrifice for the sin that condemns you to separation from Him forever. You have the opportunity to receive His grace through faith, and present to Him a life of obedience to His revealed Truth.

When we find that in Christmas, we’ve discovered the value of a celebration.