Have you ever wondered, “What if Christmas was ‘canceled’?” Worse still, what if – by some freak occurrence, just for our generation – Christmas never happened? There would be no Christmas dinners and gifts/presents, no Christmas shopping and songs in malls, no Christmas decorations and trees, and (gasp) no Santa Claus! Now, at the risk of being called a “Grinch” on the one hand, and super-spiritual on the other, I would imagine that it would not be catastrophic for the world if that were to be the case. Businesses would suffer (but they would find another holiday to benefit from), and household budgets (especially struggling ones) would be positively impacted. But that would also mean…no Jesus!

Have you ever thought of a life – a reality – where Jesus had not come into a broken, bitter, grim, and yes, sinful world as a human? There’s a song I love that asks and answers that question (link below): Would it still be Christmas if Messiah hadn’t come? Who could (really) comprehend it, this world without the Lord? The answer is: It’s the baby in the manger that makes it truly Christmas. The incredible truth about Jesus coming to earth as a baby is “Thou didst leave thy throne and thy kingly crown, when thou camest to earth for me” (another great Christmas song/hymn). Christmas is why and how we understand and experience hope, love, joy, and peace. It is because Christmas happened – God born as a human baby – that Love, Forgiveness, and Life in Jesus can be received and experienced by even the least, the last, and the lost among us.

It is my heart’s greatest desire that you would experience Christmas in your life either for the first time or in a way that is fresh, deep, and intimate. Have a Christ-filled Christmas 2025.

Pastor Sunil

“Would it still be Christmas” by the Haven Quartet
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