Things older Children Must know about Chrismas!

I'll like to start this post by saying Merry Christmas and Happy New year in advance.
I give all the glory to God for keeping me and my family till date. It is really of His mercies that we are not consumed. With that said, I'll like us to look at things that the older children must know about Christmas.

What is the true meaning of Christmas?

Children must understand that the true meaning of Christmas is Christ. And so the birthday boy is Jesus Christ, the Lord of lords and the Kings of kings. What this means is that, the birthday boy MUST be invited to His birthday. Unfortunately, in most families the Birthday boy is usually kept in the backyard far away from the birthday celebrations and in most cases a lot forget to invite Him by their actions and mode of celebration.

Let me explain:
(i) You cannot overlook the importance of making your children understand their need for Jesus Christ to be the Lord and saviour of their lives in case they have not given their lives to Him. Again, you cannot give what you don't have and so if you have not given your life to Jesus Christ you need to take this crucial step so that you can help your children.

Why do I need to give my life to Christ? This is because the scriptures says in John 3:16 'For God so love the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. This is the real meaning of Christmas. Accepting God's Gift into your life. Making Jesus Christ, the gift of God your own Lord and saviour. This is the starting point.

(ii) How convenient is Xmas: I do not support spelling Christmas as Xmas because X is a variable and why remove the 'Christ' which is referring to Jesus. No wonder people conveniently practice all manner of evil like drunkenness, fornication, adultery, gluttony, disobedience e.t.c. all in the name of celebrating Xmas. And so our children must be made to understand this truth; that all forms of celebrations relating to Christmasmust glorify God.

(iii)What about Christmas wears?
Well would you celebrate the Birthday of the Lord of lords
in the attire of an harlot? Proverb 7:10 tells us about a certain woman with the attire of an harlot....what this means is that some certain wears are associated with 'Harlots' no matter what you call it.
Children must be properly dressed for Christmas celebrations.

Conclusively, it is only decent to carry the name of the Lord in high esteem not only at Christmas but as long as we shall live. Let your children STAND OUT of the crowd!