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THE

Real

NATIVITY STORY
By Prophetess Jacqueline Ani

W

hat comes to mind when you

Yes, Christmas has become a commercialised hype

think of Christmas? We

and people indulge in such a charade is it any

remember, Christmas trees,

wonder why Jesus never grows up in the minds of

Santa Claus, buying gifts,

people?

good will to all men, we think of family or perhaps
family we’ve not seen or spoken to in years, we
think of the holidays and perhaps travelling, we
think of snow and reindeers and jingle bells on the

The nativity story becomes a caricature of the real
meaning of Christmas as we take pity on Mary
because she is heavy with child and there’s no
“Room at the Inn”.

back of Santa’s sleigh.
December 25th has been designated as Christmas
Schools prepare children to take part in the Nativity
story and church is filled with messages of the birth
of the new born baby Jesus Christ.

Day, and included in that is the Nativity story but it
doesn’t really share or explore the real meaning of
the birth of Christ and what His birth means for all

Once Christmas and all the festivities that goes with

mankind; it doesn’t educate us about God’s

it passes on, the Christmas tree has to be put away

intention to bring the good news of the gospel

or in some cases recycled, Santa Claus becomes a

which carries a deeper meaning for us.

figment of our imagination as he sleighs off to an
imaginary Northpole to sleep for the rest of the
year; family members go back to where they came

from with a promise to stay in touch but with little
effort to keep the promise and the baby Jesus story
books is put away until next Christmas when His

Scholars have said that December 25th being
Christmas day isn’t Jesus birth date and this might
be true, but I feel we need to delve deeper into the
meaning of Jesus’ birthdate and what it really
stands for in line with God’s Kingdom mandate
and how we fit into His Kingdom mandate.

story of the wonderful birth is being told again.
To do this means going back to the beginning

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