Prepare for a Christ-centred Christmas!

 

During the four Sundays before Christmas, we remember that the Lord Jesus Christ came to our world as a babe, that he daily is coming into our lives, churches and communities, and that he will triumphantly return to our world on the Day of the Lord.

 

Preparation is of utmost importance if we, the children of God, desire a Christ-centred Christmas celebration, because this is the only primary purpose to remember the birth of our Lord.

Secondary spinoffs of the celebrations such as “family-time”, “party-time”, gifts and luscious dining may never overshadow the Christ-centred feast to bring glory to God in the highest for giving us his Son to redeem us and save us from ourselves!

The hi-jacking of Christ’s feast by reverence for Santa and all the myths and secularities surrounding such pagan celebrations should and must be avoided by the disciples of Jesus and left to those who reject our Lord’s birth as the central theme and purpose for Christmastide.

 

During the four Sundays before Christmas Day, we should contemplate on and festively rejoice in the hope, peace, joy and love by the coming of Christ to share our lives by God becoming a man, becoming flesh.  It will enthuse the yearning to celebrate Jesus when we remember his birth.

 

Ultimately this season is a time for love. God so much loved us that he sent his Son, that we may not perish but have eternal life. This love we share during Christmastide with our fellow believers and with the whole world.

 

During these four weeks we also remember that Jesus Christ promised to physically come to us again, to create a new heaven and earth in which we will live for all eternity!

 

The central Message of this season of preparation for Christmas is: God gave his Son to save us from our dark selves and bring us to the eternal light of God.

 

In taking on “weak human flesh”, Jesus associated himself with our dilemma which is the result of our mistakes, disobedience and sin. He came to live the life that God requires and we cannot accomplish, and lived it perfectly, holy and without sin, in our place!

 

During the four Sundays before Christmas, we celebrate that when God gave the gift of salvation, he did not send new laws and rules through which to figure out how we can save ourselves.  No, he sent his Son to redeem us.

 

Let’s trust the Son of God. Let’s rejoice because he did everything we could not do, to save us! Let’s pray that he will come back soon to dry all our tears and grant us his complete peace and joy.