Good day. It's a good day to NOT go shopping. I am pleased to say that I haven't been Christmas shopping in well over 10 years. In fact, I am most pleased to say that I have been removed from the bondage of Christmas for that last decade.
Oh my! you say. "How can you say that about the blessed day of your sweet Savior's birth!!??" Well, namely because as a "Christian" I know, without a doubt that our Savior was NOT born on December 25th, but was far-more-likely born on one of the fall Feast days found in Scripture....probably the Day of Trumpets. For those of you who care about the truth of this earth changing event, you should revisit your Bibles and do a little research for yourselves. I am confident that you will discover NO exact date given for the arrival of The Messiah in Bethlehem, but you will find that at the time of His birth, there were shepherds sleeping out in the fields with their flocks. You just don't do that in Israel in late December (they are at the same latitude as us in Colorado). You can also find the time of His cousin John's birth (in the spring) and then project forward the 6 months and find the time of Messiah's birth.
But, I think more importantly, we are not given a date to celebrate, because His birthday is relatively insignificant to the day of His death. Now there is a day to remember and celebrate, and what do you know.....we are commanded to keep that day, The Feast of Passover, forever. If you have never observed the Biblcal Feasts, The Feasts of Yahweh, then you are missing out on a real treat and you are not keeping the Covenant that you were put under when you accepted Christ as your redeemer. These are not "Jewish" feasts as the "Church" teaches, but they are the Feasts of God, established for all of His people, to be observed for all time.
Sadly, most of you would rather spend your time this winter following the recommendations of the merchants, and observing a day that historically was a day of pagan worship of the sun. Yes, that's right. December 25th is right after the winter solstice, and pagan Rome would worship the return of the sun at that time. So, you can be in bondage to the ideas of pagans, or you can do like me.....blow off Christmas, save yourself some time and money, get out there and give something to someone who needs it this winter. THAT is your Christian duty.
Or, you can go shopping. Hmmm
Awesomely put!
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