Let's Cancel Christmas

Yeah, let's cancel the Christmas as we've come to know it in our culture, and instead spend the time thankful for the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, who came to us as a humble baby to save us all.  We could give each other a present or two, if we'd like, to represent the fact that God gave His only begotten son so that we might be saved from eternity without Him.

"I think we should cancel the version of Christmas that is filled with hype and endless activity leading to exhaustion, the version that gives little to any thought of Christ. We should cancel Christmas and instead celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. I still believe in Christmas, but not in the holiday as our culture celebrates it. I believe in the real message of Christmas, which is the birth of our Lord. 

The primary message of Christmas is this: God is with us. Isaiah 7:14 tells us,  

“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.” 

Immanuel means, “God is with us.” 

So the message of the season is not, “Let it snow” or even, “Let us shop.” The real message of Christmas is, “Let us worship.” That is what the wise men came to do. And that is what we should be doing as well. 

The very word “Christmas” has been emptied of its meaning, drug through the gutter, and given back to us, minus its power."

--Greg Laurie

Let's worship.  Let's celebrate the REAL Christmas this year.