OH THAT JESUS IS THE PERFECT GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS! You can’t buy HIM like we try to buy a perfect gift for someone. No, HE IS THE GIFT! You cannot create Christmas…….because Christmas has already come in JESUS, born of a virgin and laid in a Manger long ago. And when you realize you haven’t … More GLAD TIDINGS!
Christmas is coming soon! In this season of light the vibrant color of red seems to be everywhere. The Bible uses the word scarlet……a brilliant red color. I love the color red and even painted one of my kitchen bay windows red in a previous house. Long ago I discovered to save some money on … More TIE A RED RIBBON
So think for a moment……..what in this entire big world that spins in the universe causes you to pause…..in awe and wonder? Each December I attempt to take a fresh look at the Christmas Story written in the Gospels to see if GOD shows me a new perspective. I desire to keep looking at HIS … More RAVISHED and IN AWE!
In all the rushing of this season to find treasures by the 25th of December, all I really want to do is to sit quiet. How about you? LET’S BE STILL FOR A MOMENT. Could it be that it truly is JESUS calling us to stop? Stop and consider……..why and how HE came. LUKE 1: … More LINGER LONGER IN THE QUIET
It is interesting to me that one of my final posts would fall on Christmas Day! It is just a wonderful reminder how GOD’S love has been so abundant for me this past year. And because the LORD is abundant in HIS mercies and grace then we are able to: Have as much of GOD as … More MERRY CHRISTMAS!
In this ADVENT season of anticipation and waiting for JESUS…….we should ponder and wonder and linger a little longer. As we sit around the tree in our homes, let’s linger there, not for the store bought gifts, or for the food……. but for the blessing of the gift of the BABE in the Manger. It is … More BECAUSE WISE MEN STILL SEEK HIM
We all wait on someone or something. This Christmas all of us were waiting for the 25th to come. Kids were waiting for Santa and parents were waiting for time off from work. We all wait for a New Year with new possibilities. And so Immanuel has come……..GOD WITH US. I made a conscious choice … More LET US WAIT ON HIM
DID YOU KNOW that the word branch is another name for Messiah? Actually the word branch is mentioned a few times in the Bible, especially in the Old Testament in reference to the coming of a Savior……. JEREMIAH 23:5 “BEHOLD THE DAYS ARE COMING, DECLARES THE LORD, WHEN I WILL RAISE UP FOR DAVID A RIGHTEOUS BRANCH, AND … More IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BRANCH
It’s December and our night’s sky shines so brightly with HIS wonder. I like to reflect back on my year to see how I have done with my chosen word, and to see how my spirit has been changed and challenged. What about you? Have you grown closer with the LORD? Or maybe you … More THE PERFECT PRESENT
Let us reflect on that night long ago, when the Babe in the Manger was born and the wise men came……… You see, they noticed. They noticed the star above and it guided them to the Holy spot where Jesus was born. MATTHEW 2: 2 “FOR WE SAW HIS STAR IN THE EAST AND HAVE … More DID YOU NOTICE?
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