Oh my, the glory given to a fat man in a red suit. Saint Nicolas himself may roll over in his grave.
We have turned this great Christian man into an idol.
"He sees you when you're sleeping,
He knows when you're awake.
He knows if you've been bad or good,
So be good for goodness sake."
I'm sorry, I thought, other than those in your household, only God could see you when you are sleeping, and know when you are awake. On the subject of bad or good, heck, there wouldn't be a Christmas if anyone was good!
The whole purpose of the very first, most important Christmas gift was because this world was so bad. We needed a Savior. And in His immeasurable love and kindness, God sent His only son as the very first Christmas gift.
Saint Nicolas knew this. He was a kind man that lived long ago. He gave gifts to the poor, without expectation of anything in return. The people found out and began giving gifts at Christmas time in his honor.
However, Nicolas gave his gifts in Christ's honor.
Doesn't the REAL reason for the season deserve our attention and affection this year?
Teaching our children that Santa is bringing them their favorite gifts, only if they are good, is a lie! It's and out and out lie, folks! On that note, God wants you to know that He gave you a good gift...even in your sin. Shouldn't we teach our children the same? As loving parents, we give good gifts to our children...even in their sin. Why? Because we love them, just as God loved us.
Santa has no place in our house this Christmas, or any Christmas for that matter. I pray you will reconsider how you celebrate this good man who never meant to become an idol.
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I guess you could look at it a number of ways. We let our kids believe in Santa Claus when they are young, and explain to them that he can't bring you gifts unless you believe in him. When they are older, that segues into the analogy that if you don't believe in God and have faith in him, it's hard for him to bestow his gift of grace on you. So I like them having a concrete example of this important lesson when they're young.
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Hang in there with that reflux.
You can see Lance's reply on his Advent blog to see our beliefs on Saint Nick. Also, it was the newer car, the VUE that broke down. Only 2months and we would have had it paid off. The other car is 10 years old, runs great, and has been paid off for about 7 years..
I have a book that I read to my kids at Christmas. Its called a gift from Saint Nicolas. It tells the story of how Jesus asked Saint Nicholas to deliver presents in His name. Jesus wanted us to know that His birthday should be about the the Spirit of Giving. Saint Nick cries and says He doesn't understand and is afraid. How will he gather so many toy? Jesus smiled and said I multiplied the fishes, I can do the same with toys! It helps to explain Christmas to my kids and it teaches them the real meaning
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