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¯“C” is for the Christ-child, born upon this day . . .”¯  so goes the song written by Jenny Lou Carson and Eddy Arnold nearly 70 years ago.  The message of the song is summed up in the words, “that’s why there’s a Christmas Day.”  The opposite narrative is frightening.  What a different world it would be if there were no Christmas.

If there were no Jesus, there would be no liberation from sin, which is the cause of all sorrow and pain.  It is the cause of the great separation between people and the God who made them.  “And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21, NLT).

If there were no Bethlehem, there would be no Calvary. ““For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16, NLT).

If there were no Christ, there would be no arbitrator between God and humanity. “For, there is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:5, NLT)

So, the banners are right: “He is the reason for the season.”  What will your CHRISTmas be like this year? The holidays are but a few. The presents will someday break, get old and be forgotten. The big dinner will prompt further resolutions to diet.  But to those who heed the invitation, “Come, Let us Worship”, this Christmas can be different.

I invite you to follow me for the next 25 days as we hear and respond to the invitation of Christ, to worship Him.