We are again in that blessed season of Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. This celebration has been instrumental in blessing more people Worldwide than any other. Through charities, plays, portrayals, traditions (religious and secular), greetings, and just the general goodwill atmosphere that it creates, it has been a tremendous blessing. Yet the very root and reason for this celebration have at times (like now) come under attack from those that reject the essence of what really makes us human.

Of course the war on Christmas is but an battle in the larger issue which is to discredit the Creator of the Universe and His wisdom and authority of how it should be governed. Understandably their tactics are ruthless, for they reject righteousness. They avoid open discussion, but rather mock, ridicule and falsely accuse. They’ve perverted the law and turned the 1st amendment on its ear to suppressed the truth from public education and the public square.

Observing their gains they have made in recent years a person may wonder if they are winning the war, but are they? Of course they will never win, because they are battling truth and truth will always win. But there can be many casualties, and that is my concern.

We cannot use their tactics, for Christmas is about love conquering evil. But what I offer in defense of Christmas is the Word of God. For me to help you to really understand Christmas I would have to take you back to Genesis. Then I would have to walk you through the Bible until we came to this declaration: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Seek the truth. Merry Christmas.