Not being a Grinch or a Scrooge, but for days now my mind has been dispensed with all kinds of images, blogs, and personal conversations as to who was going where, what they were going to do, and if they were ready for Christmas. The last example I find to be moot because whether we are ready for Christmas or not, if we are blessed to be alive and in the world it will come and it will go just like the rest of the holidays of 2024.

But I suppose the real question is what thoughts will this Christmas leave in our minds and our hearts? (Mark 12:30 NKJV)

Some people were making plans to visit their children at a BNB in Cali or flying up to Vermont for holiday festivities with their families and others had no plans at all. Most people I asked the latter question always gave me the same answer. “I am oh so ready—ready to be off work and relax—got some vacation time and I’m going to enjoy every minute of it!”

Out of all the people I spoke with, one lady said, “You know Christmas is not what it used to be.” I agreed with her like Linus, it’s just too commercial. The true meaning of Christmas is the celebration of the Christ child whether He was born on December 25th or not. Whether we are ready for the 25th day of December to come or not it is going to come just like Jesus came into an unprepared world, with no place for Mary to give birth and yet He came anyway in the most modest of places—a stable. (food for thought.)

To fulfill His purpose—so that we who are shopping and going in the hole hoping that our credit card bills won’t be too high or that income tax refunds will cover our Christmas debts—Would be free from the debt of sin. (John 3:16 NKJV) That we who desire more gifts in this world would have more of a desire for He who gave us the power to get the gifts in the first place. (Psalm 37:4 NKJV) And for those of us who are seeking last-minute Christmas gifts would seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness so that all of these “things” can be added to us. (Matthew 6:33 NKJV)

So amid all of the holiday hysteria let us not forget that Christmas is a season not only for celebrating but also a season to reflect. (Luke 2 NKJV)

As I sit here at my daughter’s desk meditating and peering through the blinds I’m asking myself what happened to Christmas?

Other posts you might find interesting…

• A Christmas Lesson In Mercy
• A Christmas Gift With A Mother’s Day Flair
• We Went A-Caroling
• Is the Way We Celebrate Christmas Really An Illusion? I and 2.

May you and yours have a blessed and very Merry Christmas from us here at rhemalogy.com!

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