Tuesday, December 30, 2008

X-Mas?

Christmas came and went. A time for family to get together, laugh together and stuff themselves silly with lots of food. No doubt, the most merry time of the year.
I spent time with the family, had a good time, and enjoyed Mom's cooking. She's an exceptional cook, by the way. With a mother like mine, who need junk from 5 star hotels?
Anyway, back to my point. I was saying how a good time Christmas is, and how it brings family and friends together. But what does it really mean? Why a big fuss about a day. It's just a date in the calendar, right? What's it about? One-horse open sleighs? Snow?(We have none of that in Kenya!) Reindeer? Santa? Christmas trees? What's it about? What does it mean to you?
You know what i think sometimes? Let me open up my mind for a little bit, so that we can reason together. Stay with me:
The calendar we use started about 2000 years ago, right after the death of some Nazarene who claimed to be the Son of God, sent to earth to die for mankind and save their souls from eternal damnation. This is the same guy who we remember in Christmas, right? (OK, that's if you do). I mean, who is this man who comes to earth and makes such an impact on our lives, that we commemorate his birthday as the biggest holiday in the year? Because of His birthday, I got a bonus on my salary. Because of his birthday, item prices are cut down. Is the existence of this person a blessing or what. Do you agree with me? Good...
This is His day, His birthday. The day when Holiness became sin. if I may ask, (just a simple question), what was going through your mind at that time of year? Were you amazed at His mercy, His love, His selflessness? All that Christmas comes with, you'd be a fool to think that such a man does not exist. That His story is just a legend. A myth...
Let me ask the question again, What did you do for Christmas? What was going through your mind? A hangover, or the reason for the season himself? Think about it. We're just reasoning together, yes? Anyway, this is what I have to say: I think that so many people have gotten the wrong idea about Christmas. Over 2000 years later, His birth is causing the devil to try all he can to make sure His name is not glorified. To understand that statement, remember where King Herod wanted to kill this 'Messiah' who was to be born in Bethlehem. Well, the same thing is happening centuries later. Bars are full at Christmas. Parties, groupies and what not.
We're still reasoning together, aren't we?
The devil blows everything out of proportion, some of us don't even know what Christmas is. Christ completely out of the picture: In other words, X-Mas, right? An 'X' wherever Christ is.

How was your Christmas?...