Virtuous Daughters Ministry
  • Home
  • About
  • Library
  • Recipes
  • What Matters Most
  • Resources
  • Contact

Article Library

What is Christmas?

12/13/2021

 
by Christianne M.
from Virtuous Daughters, December 2007~Volume 7, Number 9

What is Christmas? Is it just a national holiday? Where did it come from? First of all, what does holiday mean? 
According to Noah Webster’s 1828 dictionary, a holiday is a holy day. Here are the meanings of a holy day:
 
Holyday, n. 1. A day set apart for commemorating some important even in history; a festival intended to celebrate some event deemed auspicious to the welfare of a nation; particularly an anniversary festival devoted to religious solemnities; as Christmas holy days. 2. A day of joy and gayety 3. A day of exemption from labor; a day of amusement.
 
Here is the meaning of Christmas:
 
Christmas, n. 1. The festival of the Christian Church observed annually on the 25th day of December, in memory of the birth of Christ, and celebrated by a particular church service. The festival includes twelve days. 2. Christmas-day
 
I believe that Christmas is a holiday or holy day that the world has taken over. It concerns me that they are trying to take our Beloved Saviour out of it. A couple ways they do this is by calling Christmas, x-mas, and also by having “santa claus,” gifts, trees, lights decorating their houses, food, and parties being the whole focus of Christmas.

We Christians need to reclaim this holyday and treat it as a holy day in which we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.

One way we can redeem the day is by praying. Also, instead of buying extravagant gifts for family and friends, give the money you would have bought a gift with to a mission organization. Or you could sponsor a national pastor or orphan. There are even some organizations that take donations for “gifts” for needy people in other countries.

Another way to redeem the season is to evangelize. My dad says that at Christmastime, a lot of people are more open to the Gospel. On the first Christmas, God gave His only begotten Son. We can give the message of His Son, too.

​This was not meant to be exhaustive, but rather to encourage you to think of creative ways to redeem the season. May we keep Christ as our center at Christmastime and also throughout the year.

Comments are closed.

    The Article Library

    This "Library" contains articles that were published ​in previous issues of Virtuous Daughters. It will keep growing as we continue to upload articles from the 20 years of printing. ​​We pray they are an encouragement to you!  
       
    ​Note: Articles marked with an asterisk (*) are from the earliest years of Virtuous Daughters, and therefore pertain mostly to "little ladies."

    Categories

    All
    Certainty
    Christian Living
    Christmas
    Discernment
    Easter
    Encouraging Brothers
    Especially For Younger Girls
    Evangelism
    Family Relationships
    Friendships
    Gardening
    God's Character
    God's Faithfulness
    God's Word
    Growing In Christ
    Health & Wellness
    Homemaking Skills
    Honoring Parents
    Humility
    Hymn History
    Ministry
    Music
    Poetry
    Prayer
    Preparing For Marriage
    Proverbs 31
    Scripture Studies
    Serving Others
    Sibling Relationships
    Singleness
    Spiritual Warfare
    Standing Alone
    Surrender
    Testimonies
    Thankfulness
    The Tongue
    Thought Life
    Time Management
    Time With God
    Trials
    True Beauty
    Trusting God
    Victory In Christ
    Virtuous Womanhood
    Volume 1
    Volume 10
    Volume 11
    Volume 12
    Volume 13
    Volume 14
    Volume 15
    Volume 16
    Volume 17
    Volume 18
    Volume 19
    Volume 2
    Volume 20
    Volume 3
    Volume 4
    Volume 5
    Volume 6
    Volume 7
    Volume 8
    Volume 9
    Waiting On God

    Archives

    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020

    RSS Feed

Picture
Encouraging Young Ladies to Grow in the Lord Jesus Christ
"Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all."~Proverbs 31:29

virtuous daughters ministry

  • Home
  • About
  • Library
  • Recipes
  • What Matters Most
  • Resources
  • Contact