Somewhere in your silent night……..there is peace. This Christmas you will find peace and know HIS peace, because JESUS comes and brings us peace. JOHN 14: 27 “PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU; MY PEACE I GIVE TO YOU. NOT AS THE WORLD GIVES DO I GIVE TO YOU.” Jesus gives us peace………peace in the storm … More SOMEWHERE IN YOUR SILENT NIGHT
Because JESUS is our King………the King changes everything. Jesus the King coming for us, changes us. The wise men knew that the KING would change everything and we would be wise to know this too! They arrived in Jerusalem and said this: MATTHEW 2: 2 “WHERE IS THE ONE WHO WAS BORN TO BE THE … More THE KING CHANGES EVERYTHING
Our very joy this season is dependent on how we see our extraordinary GOD who came to earth to be with HIS children. Because…….. we have a GOD of possible, a great GOD who flipped the world of darkness on it’s head into HIS marvelous light. Mary understood this and had this joy. In the … More NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE
It can be a thing, to let all the Christmas shopping and events take over our thoughts and lives this year. We can get all caught up in the whirlwind of Christmas and put JESUS, the real reason for the season on the back burner so to speak. And the world’s events and our … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
Christmas is not meant to be celebrated one day a year. Oh how many of us celebrate with gifts and cheer and then move on to New Years……..missing the message! We all live ordinary lives leading up to Christmas and we all continue to move forward through time. But the gift, the gift of the … More DON’T MARK THE DAY AND MOVE ON
Our very own Christmas trees should inspire us to remember HIS tree, HIS root, HIS righteous family tree. It’s a JESSE tree, Jesse who was David’s father, all in the lineage of JESUS, all of wonder and mystery and delight. ISAIAH 11:1 “OUT OF THE STUMP OF DAVID’S FAMILY WILL GROW A SHOOT – YES, … More HIS TREE…….A RIGHTEOUS BRANCH
Could we, HIS people this season get Christmas right? What I mean by this is, could we forget all the presents and parties and cookies and stuffing ourselves and ponder the BABE in the Manger with holy wonder just a little longer? BECAUSE JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THIS SEASON, HE IS WORTHY AND HOLY. … More HOLY WONDER
After you consider these things…….. And so the season of light is once again upon us. But first and foremost we need to consider who JESUS is and why HE came into our dark world. MATTHEW 1: 21 “SHE WILL GIVE BIRTH TO A SON, AND YOU ARE TO GIVE HIM THE NAME JESUS, BECAUSE … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
The depth and seriousness of our sin condition should not be taken lightly. I find that daily GOD convicts me of my sin…….HE always seems to highlight those sins, whether big or small and I am realizing more and more my need for a Savior. There are Christians today who have accepted JESUS but HE … More THE DEPTH OF SIN
I have a sweet and wonderful friend who tells me each morning that she is “sipping and thinking of me.” We started with this endearing text exchange with one another quite a while ago and we still do it. Just knowing she is sipping her coffee and reading her devotions makes me feel that she … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
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