Merry Christmas! Do you know what the word “Christmas” means? It means “Christ celebration”. That’s what Christmas is: a celebration of Christ. Two thousand years ago, a baby was born in Bethlehem and laid in a manger. And in this baby is all our hope; for this baby was born to die. He was born to die for our sins and rise again, giving us life. How wonderful it is that we have a holiday season set aside to celebrate Christ’s birth! Today, I’d like to share with you some ways we can remember Jesus Christ this Christmas season. Learn the Origins of the Traditions If you do some research, you’ll find that the traditions and decorations all point to Jesus. Christmas trees, stockings, lights, carols—they all have stories behind them, incredible stories that tell about Jesus. Listen to Christ-centered Christmas music I love Christmas music! And I’m not talking about “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”. “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”, “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”, “O Holy Night”, “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”, and many, many other carols are beautiful songs that tell the story of Jesus. Show Extra Love to Your Family and Friends At Christmastime, we have the opportunity to show extra love to our family and friends by making and buying gifts, sending Christmas cards, baking cookies, and just spending extra time with them. Make the most of every opportunity to show God’s love to your loved ones. Watch Good Christmas Movies In my family, we have some Christmas movies that have become tradition to watch every year--The Nativity Story, It’s a Wonderful Life, A Charlie Brown Christmas, and The Very First Noel. One we watched for the first time this year was Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas. I’d recommend all these movies. Remember “The Least of These” Jesus said, “Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me,” (Matthew 25:40). When we are celebrating the birth of Jesus, let us remember the least of these, the poor and the oppressed, and look for ways to help them. I shared about Dressember in my last blog post, and before that, Operation Christmas Child, but those are only a couple of the ways we can help the least of these. (My book Do Justly and the “Join the Mission” page of this website have many more ideas). Read the Christmas Story Read the Christmas story in the Bible, Luke 1 and 2 and Matthew 1 and 2. Think on it and “ponder it in your heart” as Mary did (Luke 2:19). That’s the whole reason we celebrate! Well, I hope you have a very merry Christmas! Always remember, “He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it,” (1 Thessalonians 5:24). All for Him, Savannah Jane
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Happy December! Or should I say, Dressember... you see, this month my younger sisters and I are doing a challenge called Dressember. We are wearing dresses every day. Why? Well, it’s a simple way we can stand up for the millions of people trapped in human trafficking around the world and even here in the U.S.
The idea behind Dressember is simple: you wear a dress every day for the month of December and if someone compliments you, you explain why you’re doing it. You can also ask people to sponsor you by giving to an organization that fights human trafficking. If you’d like to sponsor us, you can make a donation of any amount to Restore Innocence, a ministry that aids victims of human trafficking in the rescue, restoration, and reintegration process, providing for their physical needs and also sharing with them the hope of a Christ. Go to restoreinnocence.org for more information. Well, always remember, “He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.” 1 Th. 5:24 All for Him, Savannah |
Hi! I'm Savannah Jane...I'm the author of several books for children and young adults with a passion to encourage young people to live for Jesus. The third born in an amazing family of seven children, I was homeschooled all the way through. This is where I share encouragement for Christian girls, updates about my books, writing tips, book and movie reviews, and assorted other tidbits. Archives
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