Missing Christmas

Verses for Today:

Matthew 2:3-6 (NLT)

3 King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. 4 He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?” 5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote: 6 ‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.

Thoughts:

Christmas day just past by and you feel very empty and depressed? Well, think again, were you celebrating Christmas or remembering the essence of Christmas – which is remembering the birth of Jesus Christ? Many people missed the very essence of Christmas miles away. Simply because they were focused on budgeting about gifts and celebrations, hurrying on early bird offers, and a lot more – and not minding on the celebrant who is Jesus Christ.

It happened too on the first Christmas. Many people missed Christmas thousand miles! They knew about the birth of the Messiah – who is Jesus Christ, but they missed the very essence of it! King Herod, his priests, and the religious teachers knew about the birth of the Messiah and yet they had no single thought about it. The innkeeper was very busy going about his business and had no room for a preggy Mary who was about to give birth! Would that define you? Many people today know about Christianity and about Jesus Christ, but the sad thing is, they have no attachment or relationship with Christ or whatsoever.

Don’t be one of those persons, when the time comes for Jesus Christ to rule the heavens and the earth once again, will say “Lord, Lord” (Matthew 7:21) but the Lord would not knew them, because they have no personal relationship with Him. Remember now, that 2000 plus years ago Jesus came to be born as baby on a manger, to come and save the world. Although many movies today tried to hijack that idea, Jesus Christ was the original. Have relationship with Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and enjoy Christmas from this time onwards. Invite Him into your life by confessing your sins to Him, and giving Him the steering wheel of your life. For sure you will not regret it for He knows your life better than you do.