Keep Christ in Christmas and in Every Day
These two magnets — each gently reminding us to “Keep Christ in Christmas” — were gifts from dear friends. They now hold a place of honor on our refrigerator, where we see them every single day.
And I absolutely love our friends’ hearts — because they’re right. With all the glitter, garland, goodies, and good intentions, it’s far too easy to forget WHO the Star of the show really is.
But let’s be honest — Jesus doesn’t just want a cameo appearance in December.
He isn’t a seasonal decoration we pull out once a year, dust off, and place center stage until New Year’s Day.
He is our every day Savior.
Our every moment Redeemer.
Our always King.
Yes, the Christmas story began with an angel showing up in Nazareth with an announcement that turned Mary’s world upside down and Joseph’s upside right — “You will bring a Savior into the world.” And in Bethlehem, heaven kissed earth in the form of a newborn King.
But the story didn’t stop in a manger.
In just a few months, we’ll be celebrating Resurrection Sunday — proof that the baby in the manger didn’t stay a baby. He became our Redeemer, our Burden Bearer, our Sin Forgiver, our Second Chance Giver, and our soon coming King.
So yes — let’s keep Christ in Christmas. But let’s also keep Him in:
• our homes
• our hearts
• our conversations
• our decisions
• our comings and goings
• our moments of joy
• our moments of meltdown
Every second of every day, He is the Welcomed Guest — the One who turns our chaos into calm, our worry into worship, and our ordinary days into holy ground.
He understands us because He became one of us. He sees us, knows us, carries us, comforts us — because He walked this earth, felt our pain, faced our temptations, and still promises:
“I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Hebrew 13:5-6)
That’s not seasonal.
That’s eternal.
So when I look at those refrigerator magnets, I smile — because they remind me of the greatest truth we get to hold onto this season: We keep Christ in Christmas — because Christ keeps us every moment, every day, every heartbeat!