My Grandma is coming down on Saturday, and that’s when her and Grandpa, my mom, maybe Aunt Paula and Uncle Jim and I are going to celebrate. Because of that, today doesn’t really feel like Christmas. You might be thinking, “aww, that’s sad”. However, it’s kind of nice to not have to run around everywhere and be caught up in the chaos (as I have been in previous years), and to actually enjoy the reason for the season. The birth of Jesus. All day long, I plan to keep this wonderful fact in my mind, and to remember that had it not been for that birth, I might not even be here now.
Jesus has given me the gift of eternal life, but He has also saved me many times in this earthly life. When I think back to all the hard times when it seemed like it would’ve been easy to give up, I realize that He was there through it all. Even before I gave my life to Him, He was helping me. Through all the darkness I was able to hear His small, but powerful voice.
Today is a day of rejoicing, and I’m truly thankful to the Lord of Lords, the King of Kings, and the Author of my salvation!
I hope you all are having a very Merry Christmas!
You should not celebrate Christmas - it is a pagan festival. I know, because I used to celebrate the Solstice at this time. It’s not in the Bible, therefore God has not mandated it. I am now saved, and can say this to you.
Comment Submitted: January 1st, 2008 at 8:09 pm
You might be right about this! However, I would need to research it more to come to the conclusion of never celebrating Christmas again.
I would also need to research Mother’s Day, President’s Day, The 4th of July, and others. I could be wrong, but I don’t think God mandates any of those either!
Comment Submitted: January 1st, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Those days are not “holy days” -they are secular holidays. You engage in Christmas, you engage in pagan rites - the rebirth of the solar god. I should know- because I was up to my neck in it and now see the light. We are told not to have false gods and to have no part in false religions. I was blind, but now I see. There is nothing scriptural about 25 December being the birth day of our Savior. The Bible is clear - the shepherds were in the fields when the angels appeared. They wouldn’t be outdoors in December- much too cold. Christmas is pagan through and through.
Comment Submitted: January 2nd, 2008 at 12:45 am