The Magic of Christmas

Tinsel, snow, big light up displays, holiday parades, red and green wrapping paper, and of course PRESENTS! Every one of these things is part and parcel of the big Christmas shebang. Over the years, the spectacle of Christmas has gotten bigger and bigger and the true magic of the season has been lost.

But what is the true magic of the season? Is it the huge Christmas trees in your city park? No. Santa and his elves? No. Is it the tapioca pudding? Not even that! The true magic was over 2,000 years ago. In a little town full of unimportant people, a very tired couple walked into Bethlehem; the woman on the donkey was about to give birth. No one would give them lodging so they made do with a stable. There Mary gave birth to Jesus Christ, the most important man in history to that date and the most important to ever be. This small baby boy would save the entire world. And in that stable shepherds and kings alike bowed down to the baby king. 

Now telling the Christ's birth is often jumbled up with all the other Christmas paraphernalia but it should be held aloft in a special place; it truly is the real magic of Christmas. So Christmas is not about presents and trees; it is the start of a wonderful story that ends in the salvation of the world. This year as you prepare to decorate your house and watch your city turn into Christmastown, try to remember the whole reason for the season: the birth of a king, the true magic of Christmas.

Photo Credit: Ambuj Saxema and Waiting for the Word