Dec 21

Dec 21 The Reason for the Season

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
-Isaiah 9:6

I have been called The Queen of Fall, but truth be told, Christmas is my all-time favorite holiday. For me it’s about all those cheesy things they say in the songs: “It’s that time of year, when the world falls in love…” Everything and everyone seems to sparkle and be bathed in goodwill towards men as we anticipate yummy food, time spent with loved ones, beloved traditions both new and old, or just the opportunity to spend some time alone enjoying the vibe of winter’s downtime and slower pace. (It is, after all, the time of year when many animals go into hibernation.)

But one of my favorite parts of Christmas has to be celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I like to imagine the excitement that moved like throughout the world when the Christchild was born. To see that the prophesied Savior that everyone had been waiting for for centuries had finally arrived! How joyful must the world have felt!

Don’t get me wrong, I am grateful for the crucifixion as well. Had Jesus not loved us enough to die for our sins, what a mess we’d be in right now. But by contrast, when I think about the precious baby Jesus being born, that was the beginning of the story, before he suffered violence, ridicule and other indignities as a part of the atonement for our sins. His birth is a happy and hopeful part of the story, a joyful and jubilant part. New life had arrived not just to Mary and Joseph, but to the whole world! And this time of year is the time that we celebrate that joy.

I know there have been arguments that Jesus could not have possibly been born in December on Christmas to which I say, so what? Do you always celebrate your birthday on the exact day and on the exact day only? I know I for one celebrate all month, and depending on what’s going on, it may start a little before or after the actual month. Who cares if Jesus was born in December? Does it really make that much of a difference? To me, it doesn't. I love celebrating Jesus all year and Christmas just gives me an opportunity to focus on it that much more, while also spreading the love of Christ a little more than usual. There are lots of ways to do it, during this time I’d like to challenge you to think of ways that you can be more kind and show those you come into contact with a little love and kindness.

If you have never formally accepted Jesus Christ into your heart as your Lord and Savior, or if you have questions about doing that, please feel free to use the Contact page to ask me about it. I am a minister and would love to talk to you about it and share what a difference having Jesus in my life has made for me.

I love you all and hope you are having a wonderful Christmas and holiday season. Please enjoy this playlist of some of my favorite old-school Christian Christmas songs-they are ones I’ve been listening to since I was a kid and I hope you enjoy them!

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