Whose Approval do I Love?

Many of the rulers in Jesus' day were silently supportive of Jesus, "...they were not confessing Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God" Jn.12:42-43. As we gather with family and friends to celebrate Christmas may we sensitively, yet boldly declare that Jesus is the reason for the season. I hope and pray that I will never love the approval of men rather than the approval of God.