The Trees are lit, light bulbs hang from roofs and snow men smile in retail stores in plenty, it must be that time of year. People are running around buying the latest toys and greatest gadgets and working hard to complete the wish lists of all their loved ones. It seems at times the whole world is up in flames of celebration. Some are celebrating family, some friends, some health, there are those celebrating prosperity and a good year. Some people are celebrating a cultures perseverance, some it is a tradition and I am sure there are a few that are celebrating just to celebrate. All of these things are great reasons to celebrate and do have their significance I am sure, but I must say there is a celebration that supersedes all of these reasons in meaning and purpose.
All though the year uncertain and cannot be known for sure,(prob. around 200 A.D.) December 25th was established as the day that all mankind would recognize Gods visitation to humanity in the form of a baby. Hence the celebration of Christmas. It was a day set to celebrate it every year and to always remember what God did for mankind and how he revealed Himself.
The day God ordained for this to come to pass (the actual birth of the Christ) as the scriptures tell us was in the days of Herod the King of Judea about 2000 years ago. This was the day that God gave mankind true joy and true victory, love, purpose and yes something to CELEBRATE! This day supersedes anything that has ever taken place in all of history and this marks creations most memorable moment. To know what He did and how He impacted everyone in His path you would have to read books called Luke, Matthew, Mark and John. After reading them only then you can see who God truly is and what this day is truly about.
The day God ordained for this to come to pass (the actual birth of the Christ) as the scriptures tell us was in the days of Herod the King of Judea about 2000 years ago. This was the day that God gave mankind true joy and true victory, love, purpose and yes something to CELEBRATE! This day supersedes anything that has ever taken place in all of history and this marks creations most memorable moment. To know what He did and how He impacted everyone in His path you would have to read books called Luke, Matthew, Mark and John. After reading them only then you can see who God truly is and what this day is truly about.
You see it is more than a Tradition for traditions can be forgotten and replaced and this day is more than a culture for cultures can change and die out. This day is a thing written not on calendars but on men and woman’s hearts. This is not a day or an event that can be merely expressed through giving of gifts and decorating with lights. It cannot be celebrated in one day in one year or in one life. This day is not about a day but about a man and His name was and is Jesus. He will be celebrated not in a day but in all eternity.
With Jesus you find something to celebrate. Without him it is just gifts, malls and Tradition. I pray you find the reason for all seasons, AMEN.
" And the angel answered her , "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will over shadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called Holy the Son of God.
Luke 1:35
Thank you and my God cause you to have a deep hunger for the things of righteousness.
Hi, I came across your post and am not sure if you are familiar with the history surrounding 25th December? It is likely this date was steeped in pagan idolatry and initially had nothing to do with the Creator that we worship or His Son's birth.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I've read, during December, it's winter time in Israel and the shepherds will not be out on the fields with the sheep, so it is not possible that the Son was born in the December winter.
If you check in wikipedia on the history of Christmas itself, here is an excerption:
"The Christmas tree is often explained as a Christianisation of pagan tradition and ritual surrounding the Winter Solstice, which included the use of evergreen boughs, and an adaptation of pagan tree worship."
Jeremiah 10:2 - 6 seems to speak about the Christmas tree.
How is it possible that most Christians nowadays are celebrating a pagan tradition and attribute it to the Son? Most likely it's from Constantine and the Roman Catholic Church, the people as a whole were pagans and worshipping the Sun as their god, and at that time Christianity was outlawed, Constantine was a Sun worshipper and he made Christianity legal, and it seems that he merged the worships of the sun with our Creator, which He abhors (as we see in Jeremiah, and in many other Scriptures saying that He is the only One to be worshipped).
For more information, you can have a look at www.eliyah.com, from my knowledge, it tries to be close to truth as possible with Scriptures.
Susan.