Who Started Christmas? A Moment to Consider
A woman was Christmas shopping with her two children. After many hours of walking down row after row of toys and after hours of hearing both her children asking for everything they saw on those many shelves, she finally made it to the store elevator with her two children in hand. She was feeling what so many of us feel during the holiday season time of the year, getting that perfect gift for every single person on our shopping list, overwhelming pressure to go to every party, every housewarming, taste all the holiday food and treats, making sure we don't forget anyone on our card list, and the pressure of making sure we respond to everyone who sent us a card.
Finally the elevator doors opened revealing a crowd in the car. She pushed her way in and dragged her two kids and all her bags of stuff in with her. As the doors closed she couldn't take it anymore and blurted out, "Whoever started this whole Christmas thing should be found, strung up, and shot." From the back of the car, a quiet calm voice responded, "Don't worry, we've already crucified Him." The rest of the trip down was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop.
At Christmas time I want you consider a couple of things that should be the most important part of your Christmas thinking.
1) What is Christmas all about at your house? Through it is important to us to give nice things to our loved ones and friends, do we spend so much money and time doing this that we lose the focus of what it is all for anyway?
2) Do we remember that the reason that we give presents to one another is because God gave His very best Gift to you and I in His only Son?
Don't forget this year to keep the One who started this whole Christmas thing in your every thought, deed, purchase, and word. If we all would, just think how much better this world would be.
Remember this most of all: Jesus is the reason for the season and Wise men still seek Him!