Christians, the Christmas season offers a great opportunity to stand up for Jesus. Christians are standing idly by and letting our religious freedoms be stolen from us. We have been the “Silent Majority” much too long and while we remain silent our light grows dimmer. Jesus has told us, “You (Christians) are the salt of the earth and you are the light of the world.” (See Matthew 5:13-15) The more the Christian presence is known in the world, the greater the Christian effect on the world and the opposite is also true.
The commercialization of Christmas is removing every trace of Christ from Christmas it can, while Christians remain silent. Now they are trying to eliminate the name Christmas from the holiday and just call it the “Holiday Season.” Have you ever stopped to think about who is behind this? It is the devil, the enemy. He wants to remove the name of Christ from everything he possibly can. Businesses and corporations are complicit in going along with this. Customers are complicit also, just going about their holiday spending spree having forgotten what it is all about. Christians, don’t be complicit by your silence.
A college professor friend of mine said, “The Greeks made a philosophy out of Christianity; the Romans made a government out of it and the Americans made a business out of it.” It was never intended to be any of these. For Christians it is a faith and faith must be active and lived out by Christians or it is no faith, it is a dead religion.
James said, “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.” (James 2:17) Stand up and speak out Christians; let your voices be heard and your lights shine. Let the world know that Jesus is the reason for the season. Had it not been for him, there would be no holiday season for there would be nothing to celebrate. It is He who gives us every reason to celebrate. He is God’s ultimate gift to the world. He is life everlasting.
8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Luke 2:8–14
The angels sang, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” That is what Jesus is all about. He alone can bring peace on the earth because he can bring peace in the hearts of men by restoring them to a right relationship with the heavenly Father. Look at what all the other religions have brought us. They have brought us wars and death and human suffering beyond measure. God gives us the gift of peace through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Silent Night
Silent night! Holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight,
Glories stream from heaven afar, heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ the Savior is born! Christ the Savior is born!
Joseph Mohr
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