Many, many people don’t believe in the God of Christmas. And I can only imagine the inner sense of hopelessness and futility that helps to cultivate.
The God of Christmas is THE one and only God.
If there is no God who created the heavens and the earth…if there is no God who created us and every living creature and thing on the earth…if there is no God who knows every detail of what is best for us…then there is no Truth. There is nothing we can depend on except ourselves. And that’s a recipe for chaos and confusion.
Have you noticed chaos and confusion in this world? If you follow even the tiny 140 character tweets on Twitter, you must have noticed. Most people are looking for an answer to their hopelessness…but most refuse to believe their hope could lie in the person of Jesus. Some Jewish carpenter who “possibly” lived 2,000 years ago couldn’t possibly be the God of Christmas and therefore the hope of the world.
But He is.
You don’t have to believe that.
But one day you will. And if that day isn’t during your current time here on Earth, then it will be too late. You will have already chosen to be your own god. You will rule and reign in a universe of one for eternity.
But it’s so avoidable.
What do you need to do? Believe. So easy…yet so excruciatingly impossible for most. I pray that you will begin to dig deeper than the physical…deeper than even your perceived metaphysical…and peer down into your own soul today. Listen closely…very closely…and I pray that you’ll hear that “still, small voice” and begin to understand what I mean when I say…
I Believe In The God of Christmas
Some believe there’s just today.
And then we die and fade away…
Such a sad and hopeless life to lead.
Others say we never die.
We all live on above the sky…
Disregard the theft and hate and greed.
But I believe in the God of Christmas,
And I believe in His Gift to us all,
And I believe that He died to save us
And that He rose to recover our fall.
Yes I believe in the God who loves us,
And I believe in the God who lives,
Yes I believe in the God of Christmas.
He gave His love, and He still freely gives.
One day soon we just may find
So many millions left behind
In a world where truth is torn apart.
Then no lights, no Christmas trees,
No arts and no humanities,
Will bring peace to any broken heart.
(choruses)
© 2011 Tony Funderburk
(December 18…exactly 2 years ago today)
In Faith, Hope, and Love,
