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What is Christmas? Christmas is the liveliest time of the year when we hold parties, give and exchange gifts and have family or group reunion. It is also the most expensive season of the year because of the money we spend on decorating our homes, and on buying gifts and foods. Why we celebrate Christmas? We celebrate the season to express our gratitude’s to God for fulfilling his promise that he made through the prophets to send to us our savior- the Messiah. The love of mankind is God’s reason for sending his only begotten son to us. Jesus’ birth is God’s gift to us. What is the true essence of Christmas? The essence Christmas is “CHRIST” because Christmas is a derivation of the word “CHRIST”. If we celebrate Christmas, we accept Christ, the celebrant into our life and invite him to dine with us for the rest of our life. We know that in heaven, there is a greater Christmas. This celebration does end. And who can participate in this celebration? Only who have repented and has accepted Christ into their lives.
When we celebrate the Christmas season, let us not be tempted to put more importance to materials that we gain so much of worldly things. What should we do on Christmas? Ensure that you become a better Christian, a better person in your family, friends and relatives, ask for forgiveness of your sins and forgive those who have wronged you. Accept God into your life and be prepared for his plans. Believe that with God into your life you also gain salvation and external life. Loving people is the greatest gift we can give. We should do it not only on Christmas but also in other times.
But why there is CHRISTMAS FOR SALE? As I heard this word the only thing that comes first in my mind is that Christmas is not about celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas for sale is all about the material things. We need to know and remember that Christmas is not only giving gifts to our love ones, the essence of Christmas is how we remember and thank Good for sending his son to us. Christmas is the time that we need to give appreciation and love to our family, friends and relatives. We need to gain new experiences that we can treasure for a long time.
CHRISTMAS IS NOT ABOUT GIG MATERIAL THINGS; CHRISTMAS IS THE CELEBRATION WHERE IN WE CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST.