But don’t you just hate “XMas”?

I think the name “XMas” says alot about where we’ve gone a off the rails as a society.

We’ve literally taken “Christ” out of Christmas and replaced it with that big old anonymous “X”.

Christmas has stopped being about the jumpin-up-and-down celebration of the birth of Jesus and has become about where you’re going for the holidays, how drunk you got at your office’s “XMas” party and the cool presents that’ll be coming your way on the 25th.

Now don’t get me wrong…

I’m ALL for a great holiday, a good glass of red vino and getting lavished with presents (HINT,HINT!)

But that’s ALL that Christmas is about for most people.

And I think that’s really, really, reaaally sad.

Before you start feeling guilty about having a good time this Christmas know this: God loves it when we have a great party and celebrate (In fact Nehemiah 8:10 says “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks”)

BUT the key is what are we celebrating when we’re partying?

I know what I’ll be celebrating.

I’ll be celebrating the little baby boy born about 2000 years ago that was no ordinary little boy.

He was a little boy who became the greatest man anybody has ever known (and even non-christians admit this!)

And…

(here’s the kicker)

…He was the ultimate present for you and me from our loving Father God.

And without Him I’d just be a nasty-assed sinner who has no hope in this life.

So thank you God for Jesus and for CHRISTmas!

No matter what we see in the news, no matter the problems we may face in our lives I for one am going to be celebrating this Christmas big time!

So “go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks” this Christmas but REMEMBER why we’re celebrating.

Make God proud!

Merry Christmas and a spectacular 2009 to you!

God bless

John