The Reason for the Season

  Time, there never seems to be enough time, especially now that the holiday season is upon us. There are gifts to buy and parties to plan, all for the celebration of what? Jesus is the reason for the season, is one of the bumper stickers that I actually like. If you should need proof of this, all you need do, is look at the name of the holiday to see his name. That is of course accept for the stores who have replaced his name with an X. An X is used to designate the unknown, and even if you are not a true believer, you know that the holiday is supposed to be a celebration, a birthday party for the Savior of the world!
Jesus is the reason for the season, and the holiday is really meant to be about Him.
  And yet, how many will raise a glass and wish him a happy birthday? Will a simple prayer be offered at your dinner table? A good way to know this, is from Thanksgiving. Was a prayer of thanks and remembrance lifted up at your Thanksgiving table? Sadly, for most, if the question is to be answered honestly, the answer would be no. We have forgotten our God. The very God upon who's words this great country was founded! Sadly, the same government that was established through him, now looks to remove all mention of him. The separation of religion from the government is being twisted into something that it was never intended to be. Surely, religion and politics should never be joined, and this is as our founders intended. But what is going on now, is not to remove religion, but rather to remove God himself from any public venue. The sad part is, that most people realize that this is happening, but do nothing about it. It is certainly seen as uncool to defend God in the public places, but what is at stake is much more important then whether you are seen as cool or not!
  History, as in all else, is cyclical, and it has come around again, until now we, our generation, is like the one of Jesus' time. We, like them, have become a nation of idolators, an evil generation. We justify the murder of the innocent, for reasons as small as an inconvenience? We celebrate books that blaspheme, assuring that the scriptures are wrong, and brag about how intelligent they are by pointing this out to those too dumb to think for themselves. We worship only that which shines like gold. This year, as it was with years gone by, the Lord wants only for us to acknowledge him, accepting by faith who he truly is.
So this year, as you gather with family and friends, raise your glass and toast the birth of the Savior of the world, and offer your prayers of thanks. Because Jesus truly is, The Reason for the Season!