Christmas!  The day set aside for all to celebrate the birth of Jesus, the incarnated Son of God.  He is the reason for the day.  However, those who do not know Him celebrate the day as just another national holiday.
 
Born again Believers Know Him not just about Him!  Let me share some of the things we know to be true through the written word given by inspiration of the Holy Spirit: 
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”  John 1:1
 
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory…John 1:14
 
John goes on and give testimony to this in 1 John 1:1-3,
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life--
the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us--
that which we have seen and heard we declare to you…”
 
John 1:14 goes on to tells us,
“…we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”
 
Jesus is the person of truth!
In His own words Jesus tells us,
“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through Me.’”  John 14:6
 
And Jesus makes this declaration when He was questioned by Pilate,
“Pilate therefore said to Him,  ‘Are You a king then?’ Jesus answered, ‘You say rightly that I am a king.  For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth.  Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.’”  John 18:37 
 
Jesus prayed to The Father,
“Sanctify them (His disciples) by Your truth.  Your word is truth.  John 17:17
And Vs. 20 says,
“I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word…”
 
So, Paul admonishes us, Believers, for we were,
“…created according to God, in righteousness and true holiness. 
Therefore, putting away lying, each one speak truth with his neighbors, for we are members of one  another.”  Ephesians 4:24-25 
 
As we are in a spiritual warfare, Paul tells us,
“Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day…”  Ephesians 6:13
Then Vs. 14 tells us the first pieces of armor,
“Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness.”  (Read Vs. 15-17 for the full armor and see that we are to put on Christ Jesus.)
 
Proverbs 3: 5-6 tells us to,
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will direct your paths.”
 
The Babe in the Manger came to seek and to save the lost and to redeem and reconcile all to God.  And for those who believe it is so.
 
So let us sing:
“Light of the world You stepped down into darkness,
Opened my eyes, let me see.
Beauty that made this  heart adore You,
Hope of a life spent with You. 
 
So here I am to worship, here I am to bow down,
Here I am to say that You’re my God.
For You’re altogether lovely, altogether worthy,
Altogether wonderful to me.
 
Light of the world You stepped down into darkness,
Opened my eyes, let me see.”
Amen.