What are you doing for Christmas? Advent 1

       
            

This Blog Post is the start of a short   Series  

  "What are you doing for Christmas?"

I love the way Advent starts on a Sunday. 



Right now I find that I keep getting emails from different retailers telling me about the most important things about Christmas and what I really should be interested in buying.
           

But they don't tell me anything about the real event we are leading up to during Advent.

They might mention Santa but they hardly ever mention Jesus

and when do, they never mention that

Jesus is the real life and soul of Christmas.  

He's the Reason for Christmas.

I am also very hurt when I see Christmas cards which say

"Season's Greetings"

because they leave

Christmas out

so they are leaving

Jesus out

and anyway I could send a card saying that to someone at any time of the year because we are always in one of the four seasons of the year.
          
    It makes no sense to me at all.



So what am I doing for Christmas?

I'm preparing for Christmas! 

Finishing off our Christmas Letter and writing Christmas cards for our friends who live all around the world, because I need to get them posted.

I'm also remembering that Advent is about

preparing for the coming of Jesus as we celebrate on Christmas

and that

Advent

is about preparing for the time when Jesus will return again.

How am I doing this?

I'm starting a new Bible Reading Plan for Advent & Christmas 

And I'm focusing on Jesus who is my Saviour and the Saviour of the world and not focusing on the Season that the world focuses on because the world has 

no hope in that Season 

but I have Hope in Jesus who is the real

                                                      
Reason for the Season

 I will be reading about how

• We need to be prepared by preparing our hearts for what God is going to do

• We have Hope because we are part of God's Plan

• We have Hope because God has provided our Salvation in Jesus

• We have Hope because God will provide for us to be in the right place with Him

• We have Hope because Jesus came to earth as one of us

• We have Hope because Jesus brings Peace

• We have Hope because Jesus is The Messiah

I am so thankful we can have this Hope are you?

During Advent I am going to write about what I am doing for Christmas. 

 "Big Christmas Event"  

or the  

"Festive treats in store"  

Not for me.