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Merry Christmas!

God is with us; as prophesied by the prophet Isaiah, approximately 700 years before the birth of Jesus.  He will be called Immanuel, which means God is with us.  (Isaiah 7:14)

Not to be confused by the name Immanuel versus Jesus; God is, and always will be with us through Jesus—which means the Lord Saves.  (Matthew 1:21)

God is the only one who can save us from sin, and He did so through His Son Jesus our Savior today!  Our Savior, by the very nature of His Name, is with us, Always.  Think about how God has been with you today from last Christmas until this Christmas.  Rejoice!  In knowing that God’s Word is true!  Jesus is with us when rejoicing is all around us and He is with us when the shadows come near—He is with us!  Rejoice!  God is here!

Don’t miss God by looking for someone great amongst you today.  Welcome those low in status, the humble.  God uses the weak things to shame the strong.  Jesus was crucified a criminal yet He is Savior!  (1 Corinthians 1:22-27)

Lord, help us share Your love with the weak amongst us today.  We have those— just like Joseph, Mary, and Jesus among us; seeking a safe place to stay.  Don’t let us turn our backs on them.  Help us share our homes, our country, and our hearts with them.  Just as You gave the best gift to us; Your Son, Jesus—Let us give our best to the weak, lowly, hungry, lonely, and lost around us on this Christmas Day.  Welcome someone into your home!  To your dinner table!  So share Jesus with them!  Merry Christmas!

Crucified no more…

God sent His Son Jesus, to save us from sin and to offer us eternal life—to bring us back to Him. Jesus walked amongst us; he ate with us; he performed miracles in our presence; he raised the dead—we crucified Him. God did not give up on us…He sent His Holy Spirit, to live in those that believe in Jesus.

The Holy Spirit of God is with us always, all the time, everywhere!   We cannot crucify the Holy Spirit. No one can separate us from God now…He is still calling for us to come back to Him. Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior today and be reunited with God forever.

A gift for you…

In John 3:16, we read about the love of our God.  Our God who loved the world so much that He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.

When someone loves dearly, you are willing to give freely to the point of self-sacrifice.  God paid dearly with the life of Jesus, His Son.  Our love must be like Jesus–willing to give up our comfort and security so that others might join us in receiving God’s love.

Help lead someone to accept God’s selfless love which He gave for our sins; Jesus.  In return for accepting Christ, we are given eternal life.  Not life as we know it today, with pain, sickness, evil or sin.  However, a new life of love, joy, freedom from sin, no evil–a perfect life!  Come, let’s help lead others to Christ.  He has a gift to give them today.

Just what I need…Acts 3:6

Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you.”

The man asked for money, but Peter gave him something much better—the use of his legs. We often ask God to solve a small problem, but He wants to give us a whole new life and help for all our problems. God may say, “I’ve got something even better for you.” Ask God for what you want, but don’t be surprised when he gives you what you really need.

Do you recognize Him?

Sometimes we may not recognize Jesus when we are experiencing grief,  going through difficult challenges, and when we experience tragedy…because our eyes are expecting something physical to “see”.  However, listen for the voice of The Lord during these times.  You will recognize that which you cannot see, but “hear”.

His voice will comfort, encourage, strengthen, and direct you.  How do you know it is The Lord speaking?–because we know our sinful nature, oh too well.  God’s way will direct us to trust in Him.  His way will challenge us to give our burdens to Him. His way will plead for us to cast our cares on Him, and offer us peace and quietness.

God’s way turns our attention from us and our sorrow, crisis, and emptiness–to focusing on God and doing right by Him.  In John 20:11-18, Mary Magdalene did not recognize Jesus after he rose from the dead; even upon looking at him. However, when He called her name, she knew the voice of her Savior.  Christ is calling your name today; you may not see him in your circumstances, but you can hear Him–listen.  Ask The Lord, “What is it Father, what are you saying to me?”

Don’t let your circumstances keep you from learning what God is doing.  Sometimes we get paralyzed by our circumstances, consumed by them, rather–meditate on the impact of our circumstances to us from God’s perspective. Is God teaching me patience, forgiveness, or how to lean and depend on him only!  Because some of our problems may seem like there is no way to fix or correct them…God has a plan.  Seek His plan in our circumstances… “Lord, I have no idea what you want me to learn from this; teach me.”

Lights of the world…

…this is who we are.  When we live like Jesus, we will shine like lights!  Lights, shining brightly so that others can see Christ.  Let your lights shine today! Then the world will see Jesus through us!  Matthew 5:16

Have the Holy Spirit…Have Jesus!

The Holy Spirit is the very presence of God within us.  By faith, we can make use of the Holy Spirit’s power EACH day!  Wow! The Holy Spirit will be with us forever…He

  • lives with us and in us
  • teaches us as we study the Bible, and He puts truth in our mind and heart
  • reminds us of Jesus words in the Bible so we can live by them
  • convicts us of sin so that we know our wrong and calls us to repent of our sin
  • shows us the right way to live according to Jesus
  • guides us into the truth about Christ and helps us to know right from wrong
  • gives insight into future events, what our mission is and how to prepare for it.  God knows what will happen and because He will be with us through it all, we need not fear
  • brings glory to Christ by our lives.  All praise and honor will go to The Lord!

To have the Holy Spirit is to have Jesus!  John 14:18 Every day, all the time!  For always!  Having the Holy Spirit in our lives is having Peace.  Not the peace the world knows as the absence of conflict, God’s Peace is confident assurance in any circumstance.  We have no need to fear the present or the future. Sin, fear, uncertainty, doubt, and many other forces are at war within us.  However, the Peace of God in our hearts will restrain these forces and offer comfort in place of conflict!  Accept the Peace of God by accepting the Holy Spirit; having Jesus.

You are not alone…

In spite of the inevitable struggles you face; you are not alone! Jesus does not abandon you to your struggles. You have the victory, and you can claim the peace of Christ in your most troublesome times.  Jesus has overcome the world!  John 16:33

Jesus told us to come to You

Father God; in Jesus name we approach your throne of grace.  Jesus told us to come to you directly with our requests.  Simply put, we need your help today God.  We lay before You our needs because You can help us.  Thank you in advance for hearing and answering our requests.  Moreover, thank You for giving us Jesus; who made it possible for us to come directly to You.  Jesus told us in John 16:23 that we can come to You and ask for what we need and You would give it to us.  Thank You for being so generous!  We are not coming with greed in our hearts or fancy wishes, We are just coming to You today for the basic things that we need to survive.   I believe in You and Your Son Jesus.  I’ve accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior.  Moreover, thank You for giving me Your Holy Spirit to be with and live in me.  I love you God!