If someone were to ask you, “what is your first thought when you hear the word “Christmas,” what would be your answer? I can only imagine what would be heard, and the variety of answers would astound, I am sure. I would be willing to wager (if I were a betting man, which I am not) that the number one answer would not be – Messiah, Yet, is that not what this season is supposedly about? Jesus Christ, the Messiah, appearing on earth, incarnate God, coming to give His life to purchase  redemption  from the curse of sin and death. While many will celebrate that in some manner or the…