Santa Claus is Coming? Or Jesus Christ is Coming?

Christmas! Yes, it is the most wonderful time of the year.

From spending time with family and making life long memories, to picking out the perfect gifts, I love this holiday and none other compare for me.

However, as I watch my son become engulfed in the commercialization of the Christmas season, (be it from the commercials on television, the Christmas songs he learns from school, or the first question that everyone seems to ask him which is, “So, what do you want for Christmas?”) my wife and I find ourselves trying to figure out how to keep the “main thing,” the main thing.

During this Christmas season, join us in remembering that though it is great to give and expect gifts, our greatest expectation should NOT be in the advent/coming of Santa Claus but in the advent/coming of Jesus Christ.

Not only did Jesus COME to this earth, born of a virgin, wrapped in swaddling clothing, lying in a manger, but the bible goes on to tell us that He is coming again. That should be our greatest expectation!

So as you are wrapping those gifts, watching those timeless Christmas movies and creating those family traditions, remember the coming of Christ. That He came, and He is coming again.

Here are a few passages to help you remember.

He Came…

Isaiah 7:14

Isaiah 9:6-7

Luke 1:30-35

He is Coming Again…

Acts 1:11

Philippians 3:20

Colossians 3:4

Revelation 22:20-21