Christians all over the world remember the nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at Christmastime. Gifts are exchanged, families gather together, and homes and businesses are decorated. There are special programs at church.
The holiday has become secularized, and there is a rush to buy gifts, food, and the like “before Christmas gets here.” There are parties, drinking, and special athletic events. Sometimes “the reason for the season” gets lost in all the hubbub. This frenzy of activity leaves some of us “stressed out,” and Christmas is often called “the silly season” as a result.
What often gets overlooked
is that Jesus promised that He will come again to gather all believers unto
Himself. It is also a reason for rejoicing
because it is a cause for hope in a world that seems to be going mad. Jesus said:
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe
also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would
I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and
prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that
where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.” Thomas said to
him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?”
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the
truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John
14:1-6 ESV) [1]
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