Too many of us succumb to the commercialism and focus on self, family, friends, sales, gifts, blah blah blah which can be good in their proper place and time. But when all these distract us from formally being grateful to God for His love towards us, we have failed. To call it Christmas and not even have the slightest acknowledgment for Jesus as Savior and Lord of mankind is akin to not inviting me to a birthday party thrown for me and inviting someone else as guest of honor, except much worse.
Now, why do people spell Christmas as Xmas? If your name is Christopher, do you spell it as Xopher? No, of course not. Those ignorant and uninformed misspell names on purpose. People hate and spit on Christ so much that not only do they desecrate the commemoration of His first descent to Earth, they also scratch out His name, reducing it to an "x". This is true blasphemy.
Christmas Day is a reminder to us all of what Jesus Christ did during His time on the earth approximately 2000 years ago. Jesus did not come to be served, but rather, to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Christmas in the commercial world has somewhat been based on Christian principles in the aspect of 'giving'. We all love it when we receive gifts from friends and loved ones. However, there is one particular gift that I would like to mention that we all have received, that is, if we choose to accept it. This my friends, is the gift of salvation. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. This is truly the greatest gift and the reason why Christmas should be celebrated.
This Christmas, accept the gift of salvation, then share this gift of salvation. If not, nothing else matters.
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