I love the Christmas music. One of my favorite carols is “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.” The opening verses remind us of several truths.
“God rest ye merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay. Remember, Christ, our Saviour Was born on Christmas day. To save us all from Satan’s power when we were gone astray. O, tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, O, tidings of comfort and joy.”
I like how this carol reminds us to “remember.” We are to “remember” that Christmas is all about Christ, our Savior. We are to “remember” that He came to save us from Satan’s power. And, when we “remember” we will find comfort and joy.
It is easy to forget the deep message of Christmas. The world wants to keep us on a superficial level. It wants us to think about gifts and elves on the shelves and Christmas movies and food and Santa Claus. The world wants us to focus on temporary things that will pass away.
The enemy of our soul has his own goal also. He wants us stressed, weakened, hopeless, lonely, and unsatisfied. He wants us dismayed.
It is only when we “remember” that the reason for the season is the birth of our Savior that we overcome the intentions of the world and the devil.
1 Timothy 1:15: “This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: ‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners…’” [HCSB]
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