Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It’s observed by billions of people around the world. It is celebrated with decorations, music, by gathering together, often in festive apparel, feasting and exchanging gifts, and by some, the attendance of a Christmas church service. It’s become more a celebration of mass consumption, consumerism and commercialism. If Christians would just stop the bus and get off, our economy would crash. Seriously, what is Christmas about? It’s not about all the dollars that are being exchanged. It’s about Jesus. It’s a day that we observe His birth – the Son of the most-high God, who surrendered His supreme deity and took on the form of a human. He sacrificed everything. Can you imagine, leaving His place in heaven, a holy place, an inconceivable paradise, to be born in a manger, a feeding trough for animals? What a sacrifice! And how do we observe His birth today, with a celebration of consumption and gluttony? We are so caught up in the consumerism and commercialism that we miss the entire meaning of Christmas. This Christmas day, remember this, “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”