When Christ, God manifest in flesh, was born, this world had “no room” for Him (Luke 2:7). “He is despised and rejected of men” (Isa. 53:3). They said, “Away with Him, away with Him, crucify Him” (John 19:15). “And they crucified Him” (Matt. 27:35).
This world is guilty of the murder of the Son of God.
Having gotten rid of Him they now rejoice “and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another” (Rev. 11:10). It is the same principle as garnishing the sepulchers of the righteous whom their fathers had killed (Matt. 23:29,31), or as though Cain, after murdering his brother, had made Abel’s birthday a day of special festivities! Thus the Christ-rejecting world makes a great annual to-do over the imaginary birthday of the holy Son of God! They borrow and profane His blessed name to indulge their fleshly pleasures: “The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain” (Ex. 20:7).
Beware, vain world. “Be not deceived; God is not mocked” (Gal. 6:7). He will shortly make inquisition for the blood of His Son.
It vexes us to see the ungodly hilariously entering into the celebration of Christmas without any conscience as to their sins nor any heart for the Saviour. The same can be said about the mass of baptized profession that have never passed from death unto life (John 5:24; 1 John 3:14). But it hurts to see those who are “children of light” (Eph. 5:8,1417; Phil. 2:15; 1 Thess. 5:510; 1 Peter 2:9) in ignorance or indifference as to the evil origin of this tradition, carried along with the current, trying to make the best of it — perhaps by using some verse of Scripture, or by ministering to the needy, or by singing Christmas carols. (See Deut. 12:8; Rom. 12:2).