Saturday, December 6, 2008

Christmas!

So just what is Christmas really all about? Is it about gifts? Is it about being good for Santa to get things? Is it about families getting together? Or is it something deeper?

May people think that Christmas is just about Jesus being born and that is it. Don't get me wrong, the Son of God becoming flesh is huge, it is the greatest miracle of all eternity. However, the true meaning of Christmas is... the Cross, Jesus dying for our sins! The Christian group Go Fish has a song called "It's about the Cross," in which they describe what Christmas is about. It is the song that is in my music player to the left. Here are the lyrics:
It's not just about the manger
Where the baby lay
It's not all about the angels
Who sang for him that day

It's not just about the shepherds
Or the bright and shining star
It's not all about the wisemen
Who travelled from afar

Chorus:
It's about the cross
It's about my sin
It's about how Jesus came to be born once
So that we could be born again

It's about the stone
That was rolled away
So that you and I could have real life someday

It's about the cross
It's about the cross

It's not just about the presents
Underneath the tree
It's not all about the feeling
That the season brings to me

It's not just about coming home
To be with those you love
It's not all about the beauty
In the snow I'm dreaming of

The beginning of the story is wonderful and great
But it's the ending that can save you and that's why we celebrate

It's about the cross
It's about my sin
It's about how Jesus came to be born once
So that we could be born again

It's about God's love
Nailed to a tree
It's about every drop of blood that flowed from Him when it should have been me

It's about the stone
That was rolled away
So that you and I could have real life someday
So that you and I could have real life someday

It's about the cross
It's about the cross

Merry Christmas!

--The Wretch

3 comments:

Wretched Sinner said...

Dude, this is so awesome. I just bought the album, this is exactly he kind of thing I've been searching for. I've been asked by my pastor to preach again on the Sunday after Christmas and this is exactly the topic the Lord put on my heart! This blog has been such a blessing, keep up the great work brother!

Dawg said...

Great song.......thanks for sharing this one!

Samuel Watterson said...

Maybe not the greatest miracle... The incarnation is absolutely mind-blowing, but its purpose - the redemption of the church - that is the greatest miracle of all eternity.

Thanks for sharing that. The song is great.

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