The Cunning Ways Of The Devil

My son Chris and I went to the Christian bookstore yesterday. While we were shopping there, the song "Rudolf The Red Nose Reindeer" was being played. I was so shocked. My spirit grieved for the Lord. Christmas should be the celebration of His miraculous birth, and yet even at the Christian bookstore, Santa Claus was being glorified as some kind of mystical being with magical powers. Some Christians might think it is OK to have fun with the stories about Santa Clause, but to many young children around the world, Santa Claus is a god they believe in and a god they live for.

God is a jealous god and He states in His Word that we must not worship or glorify any other god.

"You must worship no other gods,

for the Lord,

whose very Name is Jealous,

is a God who is jealous

about His relationship with you."

Exodus 24:14 (NLT)

Many of the characteristics of Santa Claus are eerily similar to Jesus Christ. Here is a list:

Jesus Christ	Santa Claus
Has a beard that was plucked out by His adversaries before Crucifixion.	Has a beard.
Is described in Revelations as having hair "white like wool."	Has white hair.
Is described in Isaiah as wearing "garments stained crimson."	Wears bright red apparel.
Heaven is His home, where no man on earth can travel to. Is omnipotent.	Has a secret home and workshop in the North Pole. Delivers toys to every child in the world in one single night.
Is omniscient.	Knows whether each child in the world has been good or bad for the entire year.
Is omnipresent.	Sees every child, whether they are awake or asleep.
Is called the Everlasting Father.	Is known as Father Christmas.
Was a carpenter.	Is depicted as a toy carpenter.
Is ageless and eternal.	Lives forever and never changes.
Lives in the hearts of people if they believe in Him.	Lives in the hearts of children if they believe in Him.
Gives "every good and perfect gift."	Gives presents.
Performs miracles and heals the sick.	Performs Christmas miracles.
Commands children to obey their parents.	Insists that children be good.
Is the only "Lawgiver and Judge."	Determines if children are good or bad.
Sits on a heavenly throne.	Sits on a throne in a mall.
Encourages people to come to Him to ask for anything they need.	Encourages children to ask him for anything they want.
Will come again like a thief in the night.	Enters people's homes through fireplaces like a thief in the night.
Commands angels.	Has helper elves.

Satan tries very hard to corrupt our pure and undivided devotion to Jesus Christ by his cunning ways.

"But I fear that somehow 

your pure and undivided devotion to Christ

will be corrupted,

just as Eve was deceived

by the cunning ways of the serpent."

2 Corinthians 11:3 (NLT)

This Christmas, let us kept our devotion to Jesus Christ pure and undivided.