How and what you teach your child about Santa Claus is up to you. I just know how God has bless me and kept me and what he did for me. In this tying year, I have lost love ones, been in situations with family members that the average man would have lost their minds. God has blessed me out of situations that I did not see a way out of, and He made that way out of no way. I have seen God bless people with jobs, protected them from layoffs, and healed and brought people through sickness and illnesses and the list can go on and on.

When are we going to wake up and give Jesus Christ is just do? You shall have no other God before me. Jesus Christ is God alone. Time for Preachers and Christians to stop sugar coating the word of God. I try to go by Bible and Bible only. I try to back up everything with Bible. We all make mistakes, but we must grow and get strengthen from our mistakes and not return to them like a dog returns to its vomit.

Proverbs 26:11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

A disgusting trait of dogs is to eat their vomit. When their belly must reject offending matter, they return and eat it again. It is a shame we do not have the same sickening horror for sin that we do for this picture of a dog vomiting his filth and eating it.

Peter declared this to be a true proverb (II Pet 2:20-22). He used it to condemn those who forsake their conversion and return to the vomit of this world. To escape the pollutions of this world and then return to be entangled and overcome in them again puts a man in a worse condition than before conversion.

A bad heart attack will get a man’s attention. A couple days after bypass surgery, he wants the intimate details of super nutrition and the best exercise program. He makes resolutions, plans his schedule, and orders a year’s worth of pita bread and lettuce and two treadmills. But after three months of no angina, he is again a couch potato inhaling pounds of cheese nachos and candy! Did he forget the crushing pain of his heart attack? Or does he crave the poison that almost killed him? Or both?

Consider a drunkard (23:29-35). He has woe, sorrow, contentions, babbling, and wounds from his binges. He loses his job, his driving license, his wife, his children, and his reputation. He gets sick and feels as if he spent the night lying on the top of a ship’s mast! Yet he says, “When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.” Fool! Dog!

What filth have we vomited up and cast away by the grace of God and the conviction of His Spirit? What folly have we rejected? We will be tempted to return to it. Which vomit tempts us? Complaining? Pornography? Ungodly music? Drunkenness? Lustful fantasies? Gluttony? Television? Bitterness? Fornication? Disobedience to parents? Marital defrauding? An unscriptural church? Lack of submission? Backbiting?

There can be no partial turning from sin. It never works! It never will work! You can still smell the vomit, and you will turn to it again. We must flee from our temptations and sins with all our might and speed! We must eliminate the sources of the temptation! We must completely satisfy your appetite with spiritual things, so we have no hunger for vomit. There are no shortcuts. If we hang around the filth, you will take it up again.


Believing that Santa is watching their every move and judging their actions to see if they deserve gifts may be an effective way of getting children to behave during the holiday season, but what message is this sending?Is Santa like God? Only God knows these things, and that is what we need to be teaching our children.

Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 6:4-6 Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one! 5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.

Isaiah 54:13 All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children.

Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.

Jesus Be Praised!


A Christian parent must thoughtfully consider that Scripture is full of commands against deceiving others. Persistently proclaiming the existence of a man in a sleigh with flying reindeer as fact can only lead to deceit.

Exodus 20:16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Psalm 101:7 He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house

Ephesians 4:25 Therefore, laying aside Falsehood, SPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE of you WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are members of one another.

1 Peter 2:1-3 Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, 2 Like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, 3 If you have tasted the kindness of the Lord

Please understand that I am not saying there is no place for imagination, but the level of emphasis on Santa appears to cross the line. The active teaching of Santa as a real person who performs real miracles to reward children for acting a certain way, in full knowledge that he is a myth, can only be described as deceit.We all overheard parents using gifts from Santa to manipulate their children into behaving in a way that pleases the parent at the time. Such manipulation is entirely unbiblical. As Christians, we should discipline our children for sinful behavior because it is an offense against God, not because it is inconvenient or embarrassing for us. Using gifts from a fictitious figure can only serve to promote a form of moralism that is alien to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If our actions are done to earn rewards for ourselves, are we not acting selfishly? This is not an attitude we should seek to instill in our children.

Matthew 10:32-33 Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven. 33 But whoever denies me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.

How can we take Jesus who we call on all year for prayer and kick Him to the curb on the very day we honor His birth and lie to our children when he charges us to teach our children about Him from a young age?

Jesus Be Praised!


When we come to the knowledge of the truth, we have duty to be obedient to that truth. When we don’t, we are going against God. When you know what Gods will is, it is up to you to follow those Commands. If you struggle with that, we need to ask God for the strength and wisdom to be obedient to His Will.

Luke 12:47 The servant who knows his master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what his master wants will be beaten with many blows. But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded, and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.

Jesus has told us how to live until he comes: we must watch for him, work diligently, and obey his commands. Such attitudes are especially necessary for leaders. Watchful and faithful leaders will be given increased opportunities and responsibilities. The more resources, talents, and understanding we have, the more we are responsible to use them effectively. God will not hold us responsible for gifts he has not given us, but all of has enough gifts and duties to keep busy until Jesus returns. Jesus Be Praised!


The lot was almost always used in ceremonial settings and was the common method for determining God’s will.  Several important events occurred by lot, including the identification of Achan as the man who had sinned (Joshua 7:14), the division of the promised land among the tribes (Joshua 14:2), and the selection of the first king for the nation (1 Samuel 10:16-26)


Self-control is superior to conquest.  Success in business, school, or home life can be ruined by a person who has lost control of his or her temper.  So, it is a great personal victory to control your temper.  When you feel yourself ready to explode, remember that losing control may cause you to forfeit what you want the most.  

Ephesians 4:31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage, and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.

You see, not only are we to be slow to anger, but we are to put anger away from us. The spirit must rule over the body. The spirit ruled by the Lord has eternal life to look forward to.

This scripture is saying that he that is righteous is better than one who is mighty but not necessarily wise. The mighty can overtake and destroy a city or an army, but he that rules his spirit is mightier than he.


This calls for respecting elders.

We see the man with gray hair has lived this life and getting ready for his reward in heaven. Getting old is a blessing and a reward of a clean wholesome life. To me the hoary head is saying “you have run the race well, and you are on the last lap now”.


In the Christian life we battle against rulers and authorities (the powerful evil forces of fallen angels headed by the devil, who is a vicious fighter; see 1 Peter 5:8). To withstand their attacks, we must depend on God’s strength and use every piece of his armor. Paul gives this counsel not only to the church, the body of Christ, but also to each individual within it. The whole body needs to be armed. Satan checks for weak spots; he knows them all. So, we must help each other, stand our ground, and resist the enemy until the end of the battle. Don’t try to face him unarmed. We are engaged in a spiritual battle—all believers find themselves subject to the devil’s attacks because they are no longer on the devil’s side. Thus, Paul tells us to use every piece of God’s armor to resist these attacks and to stand firm, staying true to God in the midst of them.

Piece of Armor Meaning and Application

Belt of Truth

The devil fights with lies, and sometimes his lies sound like the truth; but only believers have God’s truth, which can defeat the devil’s lies.

Breastplate of Righteousness

The devil often attacks our hearts—the seat of our emotions, self-worth, and trust. God’s righteousness is the breastplate that protects our hearts and ensures his approval. He approves of us because he loves us and sent his Don to die for us

Shoes of the Gospel (Readiness that comes from the gospel of peace)

Satan wants us to think that telling others the gospel is a worthless and hopeless task—the size of the task is too big, and the negative responses are too much to handle. But the footgear God gives us are the motivation to continue to proclaim the true peace that is available in God—news everyone needs to hear.

Shield of Faith

What we see are the devil’s attacks in the form of insults, setbacks, and temptations. But the shield of faith protects us from his flaming arrows. With God’s perspective, we can see beyond our circumstances and know that ultimate victory is ours.

Helmet of Salvation

The devil wants to make us doubt God and doubt our salvation. The helmet protects our minds from doubting God’s saving work for us.

Sword of the Spirit (Word of God)

The sword is the only offensive weapon in this list of armor; all the others are defensive in nature. There are times when we need to take the offensive against the satan. When we are tempted, we need to trust in the truth of God’s Word.

Ephesians 6:10-17 NIV

[10] Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. [11] Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. [12] For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. [13] Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. [14] Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, [15] and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. [16] In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. [17] Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.


Malachi 2:14-16 14You cry out, “Why doesn’t the LORD accept my worship?” I will tell you why! Because the LORD witnessed the vows you and your wife made when you were young. But you have been unfaithful to her, though she remained your faithful partner, the wife of your marriage vows.

 15Didn’t the LORD make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth.  16“For I hate divorce!” says the LORD, the God of Israel.

“To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. “So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife.”

The people were complaining about their adverse circumstances when they had only themselves to blame. People often try to avoid guilt feelings by shifting the blame. But this doesn’t solve the problem. When you face problems, look first at yourself. If you changed your attitude or behavior, would the problem be solved?

Divorce in these times was practiced exclusively by men. They were disloyal to their wives and ignored the wedding vows they had made before God, thus corrupting his purpose for them to demonstrate “oneness” with their wife and to raise children who loved God. Not only were these men unfaithful to their wives, but they also were ignoring the fact that this marriage relationship was to illustrate the nature of their union with God.

Lets Bring it Home:  “ Guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth” means to have the same commitment to marriage that God has to his promises with his people. We need passion in the marriage relationship to keep the commitment


This calls for respecting elders.

We see the man with gray hair has lived this life and getting ready for his reward in heaven. Getting old is a blessing and a reward of a clean wholesome life. To me the hoary head is saying “you have run the race well, and you are on the last lap now”.