Is Christmas Really Just For Kids?

I've heard it said for years by various individuals, "Christmas is really for the kids." Now, I'd like to take particular exception to that statement; however, I find it difficult to do so. I think for the most part I'm just a big kid anyway. At Christmas, I let my inner kid run and frolic with the best of them. I have stuffed animals all over my living room. I eat off snowman plates. I watch Rudolph, Frosty, and A Charlie Brown Christmas. As far as I'm concerned, it really is "the most wonderful time of the year."

Still, I want to know - Is Christmas Really Just for Kids? I'll give you my opinion on that matter. I know, you're shocked, right? You thought I'd just ask the question and leave you to "talk amongst yourselves." Come on, you know me better than that!

I think it all boils down to how you define "kids." If by making that statement you are insinuating that Christmas is a celebration entirely devoted to pleasing the younger demographic represented by those aged 18 and younger, I would heartily protest. Of course, we tend to cater to our children - buying them gifts, letting them have treats not given liberally at other times, taking them to look at beautiful Christmas displays and watching them in Christmas programs at school and church.

However, I would hope that in all this we are teaching them about the type of kid who really celebrates Christmas. You do know the kind of kid to which I'm referring, don't you? Please tell me you do. Well, I will let you in on the secret just in case you aren't aware. I'm talking about adopted children. The kids who have been adopted into Papa's family - us.

We are His sons and daughters, and if anyone celebrates this holiday, it should be us. We should revel in the gift that is Christ's birth. No greater gift has ever been given. I mean, John 3:16 really says it best - He loved us so much . . .

So, I suppose if you define "kids" as those who are adopted into the family of God, then the statement "Christmas is for kids" is a true one. I guess it is semantics, but I thought a little clarification couldn't hurt. In any case, remember as you celebrate Christmas that you are the beneficiary of the greatest gifts imaginable. Revel in His love and grace. After all, these gifts are free and eternally replenished. And best of all, they don't require batteries!

Blessings!