Don't take the Christ out of Christmas - SGG

Samuel Godfrey George on Christmas:

What is the significance of the birth of Christ to the people of Christ? Do they not already know that Christ was born, that He lived in this world and that He died a cruel death to atone for the sins of the many generations of Man? The man Christ has come and gone. What He came to do in the world was accomplished when He was nailed to the cross. The people whom He came to save were saved provided they accepted the supreme sacrifice of their Lord and the One Who sent Him to them. Now Christ has returned to His glory, and His salvation is not received without effort. Whoever desires the salvation of Christ, and whoever wishes to inherit the Kingdom of God must accept Christ as his Lord and Saviour, and the One who sent Him to us.  And the One who sent Him to save us is His Father, Jehovah the Almighty. And one cannot accept either without the help of another, the Spirit of the Most High who resides in the heart of every believer. One must accept the Lord in His three forms, Father, Son and the Holy Spirit in order to receive salvation.

So what do the people of Christ seek to gain in the acknowledgement of the birth of Christ? The birth of Christ signifies the birth of spiritual life and the end of spiritual death. It is the supreme act of love of a Creator for His creation. So the coming of Christ into this world is an occasion for joy and hope to the one in pursuit of God.  Remembering the birth of Christ is thus remembering the salvation that is promised through Christ.

Christmas is the time to celebrate the birth of hope for a generation without hope. It is the time for Man to receive the love of His God. And the love of God is Christ. Let not the believer in Christ take the Christ out of Christmas.