He Made His Mark

Year after year, you will hear just about the same things about Christmas. He is the reason for the season is pretty much worn out and the media battle over whether we should use the term Christmas or Happy Holiday is getting old as well. The insignificance of all that is clearly recognizable by most. It's like the effort to keep God on our money as a battle worthy to be waged. I don't think so. All these things are trivial as compared to the real important things in life. I guess that is our human nature. We like to appease our self with these minor confrontations that cost us very little.

The one constant about Christmas that has remained throughout history is that Jesus made a statement to mankind. We all get a chance to interpret it with our own thoughts and judgements. There seems to more of an uneasiness about the birth of Christ in America. We have changed. We want everybodys religion to be okay and sometimes at the expense of abandoning our own and so we drift more to the Santa Claus side of Christmas. It's easier. I have to admit, it is becoming more and more difficult to view Christmas as a religious holiday. It can be particularly perplexing if you are trying to make this one day out of the 365 a day devoted to God and the birth of His son. It's a hard thing to do in one day with all the stuff that we have going on.

We can always rest assure that Jesus made an everlasting impression on this world and so we should really be at peace during Christmas. We don't have to do anything. We can't add to what He did anyway. The story is beautiful and far reaching. The world recognizes that something significant happened when Jesus was born. He made His mark in about 3 Years and the world is still wrestling with what actually happened. There are some things in life that you can explain or prove scientifically. The birth of Christ is not one of them. His coming was a profound message to the world. His birth was a statement of the divine providence and Holy will of God. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and we are left to deal with that.

When Jesus walked the earth, He seemed to relish in asking those around Him questions. The questions that He often asked were explosive and far reaching with eternal implications. The toughest questions seemed revolve around who He was and the same questioning is going on today. No other man in history has caused so much investigation into His life. Yes, He made His mark. If we are at peace with Jesus and know who He is then we should understand the turmoil that folks have when they hear his name. His name makes a statement to mankind. His name demands a response from our heart because there was only one like Him.

Peace on earth and good will to all men.