JESUS is coming soon……..do you see HIM there? Born to Mary and Joseph, and born in a Manger with animals and then visitors with gifts. The night was bright and the Bethlehem star even brighter. The Magi came to see with their own eyes the anointed ONE. And they asked: MATTHEW 2: 2 “WHERE IS … More CHRIST THE ANOINTED ONE
Are we waving between two GOD’S this season? Are we paying more attention to the god of materialism than the true GOD of the universe? I ask this because the Bible tells us we cannot serve two masters. MATTHEW 6: 24 “NO ONE CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS. EITHER YOU WILL HATE THE ONE AND LOVE … More THE GOD OF EVERYTHING
Are you full of wonder this season? If you are going through something hard right now, I get it! Life can take all our wonder away. TO WONDER IS TO BE ASTONISHED OR AMAZED. Maybe we don’t see the wonder around us because we go through life noticing all that is wrong with the world. … More WONDERFUL THINGS DO HAPPEN!
Yes please, I need some of this today. How about you? GOD is a GOD who reminds us who we are in HIM and HE remakes us because: GOD DOES ALL THINGS WELL! In the early morn by your tree and all the twinkle lights, remind yourself as you read HIS word that HIS gentle … More A CALM REASSURANCE
Joy, delight, awe, forgiveness, peace. Our Savior has all these things ready to hand to us when we sit still in HIS presence. We all want a little joy don’t we? But we often look for it in all the wrong places. We buy stuff, we drink and try to be merry……but still there is … More DEEP JOY IN HIS ABIDING PRESENCE
Recently I read that small acts of intentional love actually trigger our brains into releasing oxytocin, which literally lifts our spirits into a natural high state. Giving gives us a positive emotion and a natural high. Maybe that is why GOD calls us to give to others. GIVE OF YOUR TIME, TALENT AND RESOURCES Give … More KEEP GIVING
Christmas is still with us even after the calendar reads December 25th……..and even after and into the New Year. WISE MEN SEEK HIM ALL YEAR LONG It’s because of GOD’S grace that Christmas remains. We put away the decorations and Christmas tree, but GOD’S love for us never leaves us. JESUS doesn’t give up on … More CHRISTMAS REMAINS
IMMANUEL. It’s a Hebrew masculine name consisting of two Hebrew words: El meaning “GOD” and Immanu meaning “with us.” It’s the with us that should get us! Love and grace came for us at Christmas. MATTHEW 1: 21 “SHE WILL GIVE BIRTH TO A SON, AND YOU ARE TO NAME HIM JESUS, BECAUSE HE WILL SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR SINS.” GOD was … More IMMANUEL
Ever notice how you are drawn to the color red? The eyes just find it. And this time of year, the color red is everywhere you look. There is nothing more lovely than a package tied with red ribbon under the tree. We also decorate with red in our homes and even then the red … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
Be still and linger a little longer this season. Because this season is filled with HIS hope and HIS light. Don’t deny the dark, look for the light. Don’t deny the chaos, look for CHRIST’S peace. Because HIS peace is there……..born there, in that stable long ago. LINGER TODAY IN FRONT OF THAT STABLE The … More LET’S LINGER
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