Christmas or X-Mas

We are only two weeks away from Christ's birthday. People everywhere are rushing about getting gifts for the people on their list. Holiday meals are being planned. Travel plans are getting finalized. On top of all these activities, work is trying to cram two weeks worth of projects into one so everyone can be home with the family.

All of this hustling and bustling has actually become the tradition and way of life. We are in such a rush this time of year that we don't even have time to say or write the word Christmas. Instead, it is abbreviated X-Mas. We have officially taken Christ out of Christmas and no one even seems to notice.

Remember the whole purpose of Christmas is not Santa or even getting gifts. It is to celebrate the birth of our savior in the fellowship of family and friends. However, just like the layers and layers of governmental bureaucracy, we have done the same thing.

We focus on all of the wrong stuff. There are so many rules and traditions on how we have to celebrate His birth, the meaning gets lost. This year I challenge you to try to put Christ back into Christmas.

To do this: refuse to write X-Mas on anything...take the time to write it out. Second, read the true Christmas story from one of the Gospels. The most popular one is short and sweet from Luke 2:1-20. Lastly, slow down to take a breather and then thank Jesus for dying for our sins, thank the Holy Spirit for guiding us this season, and God for creating you.

Give Christ back His name this year.