CHRISTMAS
vs
The World & The Church
For the World,
Christmas is about Santa Claus.
But for the Church,
It’s about Jesus Christ.
For the World,
Christmas is about Charles Dicken’s Caricature:
Ebenezer Scrooge.
But for the Church,
It’s about God the Father sending His Beloved Son:
Immanuel, “God With Us.”
For the World,
Christmas is tied up and wrapped up in tradition and paganism.
But for the Church,
It’s about the Baby wrapped up in swaddling cloth and lying in a manger.
For the World,
Christmas is about Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.
But for the Church,
It’s about the Lamb and the Lion:
The Lamb that takes away the sins of the world
And the Lions of the Tribe of Judah who breaks every chain.
For the World,
Christmas is about festivity and shopping,
But for the church,
It’s about faith and worship.
For the World,
Christmas is about money and spending.
But for the Church,
It’s about the Gospel and giving.
For the World,
Christmas is about a day, December 25.
But for the church,
It’s about the Ancient of Days, Daniel 7 verses 9 to 22.
For the World
Christmas is about Santa Claus coming to town.
But for the church
It’s about Jesus coming back to the earth for His people.
(There’s a big difference)
-- John Z. Reid
