Missing The Reason

Some people just do not "get" Christmas at all.  Sure our culture has place a great deal between us and Christmas to distract us from the reason:

• Gifts
• Time off to play
• Family
• Friends
• Parties
• Food

And did you know that a poll last week showed less than 40% equated Jesus with Christmas?!?!?!?

So who does not "get" Christmas?

The Proud
v51: they do not reach out for Jesus.
Humility is required to even find Jesus!
There will be no proud, arrogant or powerful people in Heaven!  Sorry, God will scatter the proud.

It is the humble that God gathers together ...

The Powerful
v52: will be brought down.
You are not the master of your fate.
You are not the captain of your soul.
You are not the ruler of your life.

The powerful fall constantly, inside and outside of the church, yet we are always looking to the powerful to lead us!

The Pampered
Jesus came for the hungry, not the full.

It is all a matter of your heart, humble yourself constantly in our culture, for we do think far to highly of ourselves ...