Santa Claus - Convenient Replacement for Jesus Christ

Here's my Christmas post that comes to you 5 days late - or 360 days early - depends how you look at it. Before the next Christmas, let's settle a few things...

1. Where is Santa Claus the rest of the year? 
2. Who IS Santa?
3. Is Santa correctly spelled as S-a-t-a-n?

These questions beg being answered. So let me give my two cents here!

1. Where is Santa Claus the rest of the year?
   
   He is hidden from view except during the Christmas season. He is a spirit, a movement. A counterfeit for Jesus Christ. While it may or may not be a sin to accept goodies from him (ask Jesus about it), keep in mind that he is not the Provider. All he can do is get a human to don his attire and spring sweets and toys from his bag and give a few light moments to his audience. He cannot save a dying man or restore marriages or finances. He certainly cannot give you a glimpse of what to expect the other side of life - more life...or agony...or cessation of existence (also called Nirvana). So if you do not see him the rest of the year, do not be surprised. He did not say in the Bible, that "I will never leave you nor forsake you." Jesus did. So expect only Jesus to be with you 24 x 7 x 52.
   
   
2. Who IS Santa?
   
   Legend has it that he was a European saint called Nicolas. Saint Nicolas became Santa Claus over time. He loved kids and would give gifts to children. I just hope he taught those kids about the giver of every good gift and every perfect gift - the Father of lights, God Himself. But it's amazing how this concept was preserved for so many centuries. I think there is a malevolent spiritual force behind the Santa Claus movement. If the saint is in Heaven, he must be feeling sorry he ever gave gifts to kid (thank God there is no sorry feeling in Heaven - but only clear knowledge of one's works)!
   
   
3. Is Santa correctly spelled as S-a-t-a-n?
   
   Not the original one. But Satan has definitely hijacked Christmas and taken focus away from Jesus Christ to someone who looks like a poor caricature of Jesus. Jesus does not dance and roar with laughter - at least not on Earth. But Santa Claus makes all the right marketing moves. Santa is for the Happy Holidays culture. Jesus is for the Merry Christmas culture. 

So what should you do?

Get the real deal. What's more important - getting a big bar of chocolate or a close friend in who will stand by you in life'a thick and thin? You decide. You decide if you want to follow the one who put on a red robe - or the one who created a red robe for himself, shedding blood and being covered with it until every sin of yours was paid for in full. If you feel Jesus deserves your attention more than Santa, head over to this post and do yourself a favour.