Let's Not Be Guilty Of Keeping Christmas~ But Losing Christ

This morning as I woke up at o'dark thirty with my mind swirling with my to-do list. It is two weeks until Christmas and the clock is ticking. I am determined to finish shopping this morning and have all the wrapping done today. I have managed to simplify things this year but now I want to enjoy some time celebrating with some of the people I love.

As I read my devotion this morning I read this. Remember Harry Reasoner? In 1971 he gave a commentary that I believe deserves to be repeated. Here is just a part~

“Christmas is such a unique idea that most non-Christians accept it, and I think sometimes envy it. If Christmas is the anniversary of the appearance of the Lord of the Universe in the form of a helpless baby, it’s quite a day. It’s a startling idea, and the theologians, who sometimes love logic more than they love God, find it uncomfortable. . . . It is either all falsehood or it is the truest thing in the world. It is the story of the great innocence of God, the baby, God in the power of man. And it is such a dramatic shot toward the heart that if it is not true, for Christians nothing is true. So even if you have not got your shopping all done and you are swamped with the commercialism and the frenzy, be at peace. . . . The story stands.

 Are you stressed this morning and feeling anxiety because of the "hustle and bustle" of the season? If so~ can I encourage you to take just a moment and focus on the true miracle of Christmas. God came down as a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes in a manger to become our Saviour and die for our sins.


 Focus on that message today and every day of your life. It will slow you down and help you keep the right perspective this Christmas season and every day of your life. 


May we never be guilty of keeping Christmas but losing Christ.

Luke 1:35

 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.