We had our family Christmas yesterday (December 23), and it was great to watch the excitement over Christmas gifts with the grandkids. But there was a bleak side to all the fun. Little Ruby was sick and spent the whole time in her mother’s arms, watching the excitement through her glassy eyes between vomiting episodes.

So, the three-year old merely watched Christmas without really participating. I wonder how many people in the world simply watch Christmas go by, without ever really participating. Christmas is the celebration of God becoming man. If we merely get into the Santa Claus thing, but ignore the incarnation, then we really are missing Christmas altogether.

On this Christmas Eve, let’s wake up to what is really happening in the world. Don’t miss Christmas!