I am so excited about Christmas!  It is the best time of the year, but not for the reasons you may think. 

Christmas decorations are great!  Christmas lights are beautiful!  Giving and receiving presents is fun!  But Christmas is the time of year that was chosen as the date to celebrate the birth of our Savior.  Although this is not actually the date of His birthday, this is the date we celebrate His birth.

There was a push a few years ago to stop saying Merry Christmas.  Those in positions of power wanted us to start saying “Happy Holidays” to not offend people of other faiths or people with no faith.  That same group of people was for a while successful with pushing the “X-mas” plan.  Literally removing Christ from His day of celebration. 

All of that was in an attempt for remove Christ from history!  Christ will stand!  What He did will be remembered and celebrated.  As I said last week, He gave us the greatest gift ever.  The gift of access to the Father. 

Sometimes it is easy to go with the flow.  Sometimes it is easy to not push back.  Maybe it is easier to just say “merry x-mas” or “happy holidays”.  Maybe it is easier to follow the crowd rather than lead.  I get it, standing up for what you believe can sometimes be hard.

Let’s all make a plan!  Let’s all shout Merry Christmas from the roof tops!  Christmas is just not Christmas without Christ!  We will not X Him out!  We will not stop saying His name!  We will proudly proclaim the one for who the day is about.  He literally divided time!  Think about that!  He literally divided time! 

Merry Christmas Everyone.  May you have a joyful Christmas.  May it be filled with peace and love.  May you eat to your heart’s content and may your gifts be accepted with love and humility.  When you say your prayer around your dinner table, remember who the day is really about.  Not Santa, not reindeer, not presents, not even decorations.  The day is about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!