Jesus is the Reason for the Season

I hate Santa Claus. Every year when Christmas comes around, I can't help but think that Santa is next to the devil. Before you flame me, please realize I'm not saying that Santa is bad, or that "Saint" Nicholas was not a good, godly man.
But even an angel of light can be demonic, if that angel distracts us from the salvation that is in Jesus Christ. The Bible states that Satan himself appears as an angel of light. Think about what this means. Satan is ATTRACTIVE! We're not talking about a physical attractiveness. What this means is that Satan is compelling, and his devious ploys have an incredible charisma and charm. If we exercise no discretion in life, we'll find ourselves just another moth lured to a crispy fried death, courtesy of a satanic "light bulb". One of Satan's attractive ploys (and this is an analogy) is using a few thousand dollars on this temporary earth to distract us from the 8 trillion dollars of everlasting treasure that God wants to give us in his kingdom. Yes, having a few thousand dollars is a 'good' thing, but those few thousand dollars are downright DIABOLICAL if they preclude us from receiving 8 trillion dollars later. (OK, so God's reward is really worth 628.5 trillion dollars. I underestimated. Sorry.) All Satan has to do is distract people from Jesus Christ for 50 or 70 or 90 years (until they die), and he has won another soul for eternity. So here's where the analogy hits home: Santa is not bad in and of itself. But the fact is that during the CHRISTmas season, millions of people who don't know about the eternal life that is ONLY IN JESUS, they see Santa EVERYWHERE, yet see Jesus ALMOST NOWHERE - THAT'S BAD! It's downright diabolical! The holiday is not called CLAUSmas, it's CHRISTmas! Wouldn't you be mad if people started celebrating Pee Wee Herman on Martin Luther King day, to the point where Martin Luther King was hardly mentioned anymore??? Wouldn't you be upset if everywhere you looked on Martin Luther King day, all you saw was people dressed up like Pee Wee, but nowhere could you find the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. remembered?? Well, I'm mad that some joker in a "Santa suit" is stealing fame from the one that the Bible says every knee is going to bow down to, and whose fame will be declared by every tongue. I'm fuming that we have elevated some MYTH above God in the flesh. The "Santa" that you see pictured everywhere has ZERO resemblance to the real historical figure. Ask any kid what capabilities "Santa" has and they'll immediately rattle off a list of MYTHICAL SUPERNATURAL traits like:

  • knows if you're naughty or nice

  • lives in a fictitous place near the North Pole

  • can fly with reindeer

  • can squeeze down chimneys with your Mattel toys

  • can visit all the children of the world in a single night

  •  is still alive despite being hundreds of years old.

Meanwhile, ask the local skateboarders hanging out in your church parking lot who Jesus is, and you get a blank stare. Mission: Failed.

The principle here is similar to that described in my blog on Halloween. Something that is in itself very innocent (candy on Halloween / Santa on CHRISTmas) is used to corrupt people (introducing evil on Halloween / distracting from THE ONE WHO IS LIFE ITSELF on A HOLIDAY THAT BEARS HIS TITLE).

Here's the lyrics of a song I wrote that express the idea. To get the full effect when reading it, get out of the mall and to your local horse stable, sit on the hay, and read away.
THE REASON FOR THE SEASON

Everyone is rushing all around
So much noise, I'm listening to the sound
of sleighbells in the snow
and Santas saying "Ho-Ho-Ho"
We're hanging up wreaths and mistletoe
but does anyone out there really know that...

Jesus is the reason for the season
Jesus is the reason why we have a CHRISTmas
Let's put that Santa Claus myth to bed
'cause instead
the truth is Jesus is the reason for the season

All the kids are getting into fights
Dad is wrestling with the Christmas lights
Is this what Christmas means?
Filling stockings up with jelly beans?
Have we forgotten what God went through
to bring salvation to me and you?

Jesus is the reason for the season
Jesus is the reason why we have a CHRISTmas
Let's give that Santa Claus dude the boot
Down the chute
the truth is Jesus is the reason for the season

God came to the earth as one of us
But we're too busy shopping Toys-R-Us
To the Christmas sales we dash
when we oughtta be having a birthday bash
So let's shout Jesus' birthday loud and clear
and stop tellin' stories 'bout red-nosed reindeer

Jesus is the reason for the season
Jesus is the reason why we have a CHRISTmas
Let's give old Santa's elves a break
Their backs must ache
and besides, Jesus is the reason for the season

God so loved the world he sent his son
Jesus gave his life for everyone
Christmas trappings cast a spell
That blind us to Emmanuel
If Santa belonged on CHRISTmas day,
Why didn't they call it CLAUSmas, eh?

Jesus is the reason for the season
Jesus is the reason why we have a CHRISTmas
Let's throw our Santa Claus suits away
Yes today
The truth is Jesus is the reason for the season

Jesus gave his life up on the cross
He paid with his life, oh what a cost!
We're buying gifts at the mall
but we miss the greatest gift of all
Jesus came down from heaven and lived with men
He suffered and died and rose again!

Jesus is the reason for the season
Jesus is the reason why we have a CHRISTmas
Stop putting your kids on Santa's lap
He needs a nap
and besides, Jesus is the reason for the season

Jesus is the reason for the season
Jesus is the reason why we have a CHRISTmas
Jesus was born in a manger, not a sleigh
Hey-hey-hey
the truth is Jesus is the reason for the season

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