Christmas is for Everyone!

Mike's Super Easy Sunday Message

Let’s play a game! And, please, be honest with yourself – I’m going to say a phrase and I want you to envision the first thing that comes into your mind. You don’t have to ‘say’ anything, just think. Ready? The phrase is ‘Merry Christmas’ – go! Hah! Your brain probably ‘saw’ a few things come into mind faster than you could read this text, right? Here are some of the most popular thoughts: Santa, Rudolph, Christmas Tree, Presents, Snow, Rankin/Bass TV Shows, Jesus, Christmas Music…uh, wait…WHO? Oh, yeah, Jesus – THAT guy! He’s more towards the end of the vision-list (sometimes, not on it at all). Then, you mean people ‘celebrate’ Christmas and don’t even think of Jesus? Yes, that’s what I mean.

Admit it – you probably thought of Santa almost immediately (doesn’t make you a ‘bad Christian’, it’s just powerful marketing)! Owens-Corning has the Pink Panther, Geico has the Gecko, McDonald’s has Ronald. Christmas has Santa – still a ‘symbol’ of being good, nice and polite – but, has Jesus taken ‘a back seat’ during this time?

The word, Christmas, kinda says it all right there, doesn’t it? CHRISTmas. It’s the time of the Winter Solstice and also the time of year we collectively celebrate the birth of THE man, Jesus the CHRIST, who, prophetically, as told by God, written by the Jews, and proven by Jesus’ life, that HE was the ONLY WAY (through belief in Him) to ‘get into Heaven’ after your body dies! What does the word, BELIEVE, actually mean? Jesus says that ‘if you believe’, your spirit will LIVE, forever, with God in Heaven. So, put aside all your 5 senses (we have more but, let’s just use those common 5) and try to come up with a ‘logical explanation’ to this entire situation. Believe (in other words, can I BE-LIE(ing) -ve to you? Quite difficult, if not an impossible task, to be asked of you! That’s where the ‘faith’ part comes in!

This is – was – God’s plan from the start! He’s only taking those that have FAITH in Him – no one else. No logic involved, here. Is this a sad statement? My goodness, NO! That means all you have to do is BELIEVE and KNOW in this whole CHRISTmas entity – belief in God! Christmas is for EVERYONE – not just those ‘Catholics’, ‘Protestants’ and ‘Jesus Lover’s’ – but, for ALL people! I say the phrase, ‘Merry Christmas’ to everyone! I don’t stop and ask someone’s ‘beliefs’ before I wish my merry love, goodness, peace and hope – which is everything Christmas stands for anyway! I’m not encompassing the greeting with a ‘Happy Holiday’ to you!
If you understand the peace, love and hope that God has bestowed on ALL men, women and children – then ‘Christmas’ is for YOU, TOO! So, in keeping with God’s tradition – Merry Christmas to ALL people!!