Christmas Festive

Last year was my first Christmas festive here in the US. It is interesting to see how serious some people are here when it comes to Christmas. Below are some of the pictures of Christmas lights which are hanged outside houses. Basically here when it comes to Christmas lights you are looking at two main issues, one is the artistic designs that are displayed out of Christmas lights. And secondly, you are looking at the content of lights that have to be used. Obviously the complexity of the design determines how many lights will be needed to be used. Many people put a lot of efforts, money and time. And when all is done, it looks stunning. In fact some of these homes are decorated to attract people to visit and marvel at the displayed skills in putting up these lights. I remember on Christmas night Danny, Laura, Alyssa, Parker, Regan, took me to a neighborhood known as Wakefield. When we got there we found traffic, it was even closing the main street. People in that neighborhood had done superb work. I had another opportunity to see other homes with James and his daughters (Beth and Megan). You can tell that some people are very passionate here when it comes to Christmas decoration. I will try to post more pictures, so you can see a little bit of what I have experience.
At home you hardly see someone putting Christmas lights outside other than inside the house. Christmas lights are used to decorate the interior rather than the exterior. Therefore Christmas decorations can only be seen by the house owner or who ever is invited in that house.
However as much as I have enjoyed seeing the marvelous skills applied in decorating these homes, I have also realized that there are many people (whether be it here or anywhere else in the world) who are preoccupied with the decorations and celebrations and forsake the main purpose of the event. Instead of being absorbed by the Man of the event people are obsessed by the event itself. They do not realize that this is not just about the day but rather it is about Jesus Christ whose coming is traced all the way from the Old Testament. This is about King. This is about the incarnate God who is with us, "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign, Behold, a virgin will be with a child and bear a son and she will call His name Immanuel" Isaiah 7:14, "Behold the virgin will bear a Son and they shall call him Immanuel, which translated means, 'God with us'" Mathew 1:23, "For a child will be born to us, a Son will be given to us, And the government will rest on his shoulders, And His name will be called Wonderful counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of peace" Isaiah 9:6, "Now Lord you are releasing your bondservant to depart in peace, according to your word, For my eyes have seen your salvation" Luke 2:29-30. This is the time to tell the world of the coming King who came to save mankind from the wrath of God.