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True Meaning of Christmas
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Just a week before Christmas I had a visitor.
This is how it happened. I just
finished the household chores
for the night and was preparing to go to bed, when
I heard
a noise in the front of the house. I opened the door to the
front room
and to my surprise, Santa himself stepped out
from behind the Christmas tree.
"What are you doing?" I started to ask.
The words choked up in my throat
and
I saw he had tears in his eyes.
His usual jolly manner was gone.
Gone
was the eager, boisterous soul we all know.
He then answered me with a
simple statement . . .
"TEACH THE CHILDREN!"
I was puzzled. What did he
mean?
He anticipated my question and with one quick movement
brought forth a
miniature toy bag from behind the tree.
As I stood bewildered, Santa said,
"Teach the children!"
"Teach them the old meaning of Christmas.
The meaning that now-a-days
Christmas has forgotten."
Santa then reached in his bag and pulled out a
FIR
TREE and placed it before the mantle.
"Teach the children that the pure green
color of the
stately fir tree remains green all year round,
depicting the
everlasting hope of mankind,
all the needles point heavenward,
making it a
symbol of man's thoughts turning toward heaven."
He again reached into his bag and pulled out a brilliant STAR.
"Teach the
children that the star was the heavenly
sign of promises long ago. God promised
a Savior for
the world, and the star was the sign of fulfillment of His
promise."
He then reached into his bag and pulled out a CANDLE.
"Teach the children
that the candle symbolizes that Christ
is the light of the world, and when we
see this great light
we are reminded of He who displaces the darkness."
Once again he reached into his bag and removed a WREATH
and placed it on the
tree.
"Teach the children that the wreath symbolizes the
real nature of love.
Real love never ceases.
Love is one continuous round of affection."
He then pulled from his bag an ORNAMENT of himself.
"Teach the
children that I, Santa Clause, symbolize the
generosity and good will we feel
during the month of December."
He then brought out a HOLLY LEAF.
"Teach the children that the holly plant
represents
immortality. It represents the crown of thorns worn by our Savior.
The red holly berries represent the blood shed by Him.
Next he pulled from his bag a GIFT and said,
"Teach the children that God so
loved the world that
he gave his begotten son."
Thanks be to God for his
unspeakable gift.
Santa then reached in his bag and pulled out a CANDY CANE
and hung it on the
tree.
"Teach the children that the candy cane represents
the shepherds' crook.
The crook on the staff helps to
bring back strayed sheep to the flock.
The candy
cane is the symbol that we are our brother's keeper."
He reached in again and pulled out an ANGEL.
"Teach the children that it was
the angels that heralded
in the glorious news of the Savior's birth.
The angels
sang Glory to God in the highest,
on earth peace and good will toward men."
Suddenly I heard a soft twinkling sound, and from
his bag he pulled out a
BELL,.
"Teach the children that as the lost sheep are found
by the sound of the
bell, it should ring mankind
to the fold. The bell symbolizes guidance and
return.
Santa looked back and was pleased.
He looked back at me and I saw that the
twinkle was
back in his eyes. He said,
"Remember, teach the children the true
meaning of
Christmas and do not put me in the center,
for I am but a humble
servant of the One that is,
and I bow down to worship him, our LORD, our GOD."
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Author Unknown
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Luke 2:11
For unto you is born this day in the
city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
2Timothy 1:6
Wherefore I put thee in remembrance
that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee
by the putting on of my hands.
Have a blessed
day!
THEY MUST BE TOLD!!!
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