On the Friday after Thanksgiving Day the Christmas rush begins. The big focus is on the profits that the stores will make during the season and not on the reason we celebrate Christmas; the birth of the Savior of the world.
This is not new, but this year there seems to be a greater push to focus on 'things' and to take Christ out of Christmas more than ever. As Believers let us conduct ourselves in such a way that those around us may see that there is something different about us.

For Jesus said,
"You are the light of the world..." Matthew 5:14 "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." Vs.16

Ephesians 5:1-2 tells us,
"Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us..."

How then are we to conduct ourselves? In love! In this season that is said to be jolly, happy, filled with good will and best wishes; there is such a lack of all these things. Instead we find people who are tense, impatient, lacking self control and quick to anger. They are not walking in the light of Christ Jesus for He is the light.
"In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it." John 1:4-5

The Apostle Paul reminds us in Ephesians 5:8-9, "For you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists of all goodness and righteousness and truth)."

Isaiah 49:6 says,
"...I will also make You a light of the nations So that My salvation may reach to the ends of the earth."

Believer, you are indwelt with the Holy Spirit: 'you are light in the Lord'
so, 'walk as children of the Lord'; 'walk in love'!

How does love express itself? (We are speaking of God's love.) Our first thought is 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, "Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous, love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth bears all things, believes all things hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails..."

Also, there is the walk in the Spirit that we are called to (Galatians 5:16;
25) and as we yield to Him, His fruit will be manifested which is:
"...Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control; against such things there is not law."
Galatians  5:22-23

So let us give the Holy Spirit free reign that our conduct will be such that 'all may see your good works and give glory to your Heavenly Father'. And by His grace, they may seek to know why we act as we do. Then hopefully, we will have the opportunity to share the reason we celebrate Christmas: The birth of the Savior of the world and God's plan of salvation for all mankind!

We worship and adore You Lord Jesus. May all who belong to You express Your love to all those You bring our way, not only during this Christmas season, but everyday. Our hearts' desire is to give glory to Your name! Amen