Matthew 2:1-6
Each year, there’s a variety of responses to the holiday season. Over the next three days, we will examine different reactions to Christmas. Although more than 2,000 years have passed since Christ was born, His birth still elicits similar attitudes.
One common response is apathy. Even if they are filled with the holiday spirit and celebrate Christmas with gifts, decorations, and parties, some people remain indifferent to Jesus. He doesn’t even register in their minds because they’ve lost sight of the reason for Christmas.
The Bible story about the Magi searching for the newborn King of the Jews reveals a similar indifference on the part of the religious leaders. The entourage from the East caused quite a stir in Jerusalem. It wasn’t every day that impressive visitors arrived with such a shocking and exciting announcement. Yet when King Herod asked the scribes and chief priests where the Messiah was to be born, they simply told him the answer but made no attempt to go to Bethlehem themselves as the Magi did.
Sometimes it’s easy to let the activities and pressures of Christmas push Jesus out of our thoughts. Though it may take a deliberate effort, this year let’s intentionally make Jesus the priority of Christmas.
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