Christmas Wishes

Merry Christmas


As we approach Christmas I am thinking about the chaos of Christmas,,,,(you might call me Eb or you might call me Scrooge) but here comes the chaos anyway,,,,,the debt we get into,,, the over eating,,,,the over drinking,,,, the presents we give and receive that do not glorify God,,,,,, the stress that it creates,,,,,,the thought that we just want Christmas to be over with,,,,,, if this is our focus our attention at Christmas then we are worshipping idols and we have a jealous God. Matt 4:10 Chaos doesn’t come from God but from Satan and at this time of year Satan is rubbing his hands with glee as we are distracted from the true purpose of Christmas,,,,,worshipping God

Here in Kenya there are people who are too poor to get into further debt but there are many who will sell a cow, a goat a chicken to pay for Christmas,

This is the worst time to sell a cow and you will receive only half of its value after you have taken care of it for maybe one or two years, at this point you enter into debt,,,,,, then you buys food and presents that have an inflated price and you go deeper into debt.

After Christmas ,,,the food is gone and you are left with a present that you don’t really want or need ,,,,,you realize that you have school fees to find for the new year,,,,,so if you have a cow or a goat or a chicken you go to the market and sell them once again for less than half its value and you slide even further into debt and chaos,,,,,,God doesn’t want this for us he wants us to have peace and order that only comes from him 2Chron 14:1-7

How true this is for people all over the world.

We listened to a teaching recently about the traditions of Christmas as opposed to the purpose of Christmas and picked up this little snippet.

Instead of a Christmas tree place a rock in your home this year,,,,,in the Bible there is no mention of a Christmas tree but listen to what it says about a rock (stone)



“And on this rock I will build my church” matt 16;18



“see I lay in Zion a stone (Jesus) that causes men to stumble and a rock(Jesus) that makes them fall and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame”,,,,,,,,”Rom 9:33



“The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone” Luke20:17,,,,,,,,and there are more

So when people come into your home and say what a lovely tree you have ,,,,,there’s nothing more to say,,,,,,,,but when people come into your home and say,,,,why the rock????,,,,you have a wonderful opportunity to tell about Jesus and what he means to you ,

People won’t remember your tree but they will remember your rock

Merry Christmas