Christmas Time

Ah it's Christmastime again! The children shout from joy, Santa Claus is back in town. Carolers sing, and turkey's are bought. Yes that is Christmas. But don't we forget the TRUE reason for the season?

Jesus from Nazareth, the Messiah!
Doesn't he sound awfully perfect? Yup. But His time here on earth was anything BUT perfect.
It all started with His genealogy; Tamar slept with her father-in-law (after her husband died that is...), Rahab was a prostitute, David had an affaire with Bathsheba and when she became pregnant he ordered her husband Uriah (and best friend for that matter) to be killed. Yeah. Sound pretty dysfunctional to me.
His mother was portraid as a hooker because they thought Jesus was conceived out of wedlock (Mary and Joseph knew better). Then king Herod wanted to kill Him so he had to flee to Egypt with his parents, and the end of hs life was not that great. I'm talking about being flogged, spit at, hated and crucified. 
Kind heavy huh? I know.

My point is that, that little baby boy in a manger who was born to die for the sins of the world, is the one and only reason for the season. There's nothing wrong with Santa Claus, carolers and present under the Christmas tree, but don't let materialism take away the real reason for the season. Jesus Christ. And for this Christmas season....remember His law: Love your neighbor as yourself! :-)