There Is NO X~In CHRISTMAS

Our country is adorned in gold, silver, red and green for the Christmas season. I love~love~love this time of year. It is the one time that most think about our Saviour. 

Yet~it makes me sad that it is used as a "marketing tool" for selling merchandise only. I am sad that the Christmas tree has to be called a Holiday Tree. I am sad that the manger scene is now thought to be a religious display that can't be placed anywhere in a public building, government building or public schools. I hate the greeting Happy Holidays~I will always boldly proclaim MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! This country was founded on the Bible. It was and still should be our main text book for learning and for life! When Jesus came the majority had no room for Him. Still today people are trying to get rid of Him!

The sad truth is that we who call ourselves Christians will celebrate this season in almost the same manner~without Christ.  As Americans will buy presents, we will make fudge, get together with friends and family, we will "over the hill to grandma's house we go", but will we take the time to read the Christmas story from Matthew or Luke concerning His birth? Will we assemble ourselves in a church?~(Which God commands us to do.) Will we gather together on Christmas morn and thank God for sending His only begotten Son so we don't have to spend eternity in a Lake of Fire paying for our sin debt? My Friend~maybe we should really celebrate this Christmas and every day thanking Jesus for His free gift of eternal life!

"And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented that dwelt on the earth."

Revelation 11 :10

In this verse people are making merry and sending gifts one to another because two of God's prophets are dead. They have rid themselves of their preaching. Oh what a foolish reason to celebrate!

Matthew 1:18-25

¹⁸Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
¹⁹Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.
²⁰But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
²¹And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
²²Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
²³Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
²⁴Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
²⁵And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

We who believe that God sent His Son to die on the cross for our sins have a big reason to celebrate this Christmas and every day of our lives. Let's not X Christ out of our Christmas.