Don't Worry about Santa Claus Coming to Town!

You better watch out
You better not cry
Better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
He's making a list
And checking it twice;
Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is coming to town
He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake!
O! You better watch out!
You better not cry
Better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town

You've probably heard this Christmas song two dozen times already and it's not even December! For years it has served as a motivator (threat?!) to young children to behave during the Christmas season. And it works. How often haven't you heard parents shout at their children in the middle of the toy section, "Get back in that cart or Santa isn't going to bring you anything this year"? You know what's interesting about that is, you never hear the kids question, "How do you know what Santa is going to do?" The tragedy of it all is that people are afraid of who they don't need to be afraid of and completely dismiss the One of whom they should have total respect and awe.

The Advent season is upon us and as Christians this is an excellent time for us to remind ourselves that while Santa is not coming to town, Jesus Christ is coming at any moment. But instead of having to dread that Day, we have confidence because of his first coming at Christmas that we can instead look forward to his second coming. Christ's life, death and resurrection have eliminated the need for us to wonder, "Have I been too naughty for heaven or have I been nice enough?" When He said, "It is finished," He declared us ready for heaven by virtue of his sacrifice.

Don't worry about being ready for Santa or all the get togethers or even the gift giving; the question to ask this year is, "Am I ready for heaven?" Join us this Sunday (November 28th) at 10:00 am and discover that in Jesus, you can't be more ready.