You may be in a snowy winter wonderland today……..or like me, I see clouds and rain. But wherever you are, have you looked outside to see HIS HAND? Start your day there and realize that GOD gave you the blessing of another day, another 24 hours. Life does yield more than we realize. Oh…….. we … More WHEN THERE DOESN’T SEEM MUCH TO GIVE THANKS FOR
Thank GOD for trees and their deep roots. They give us shelter from the sun and rain. And their beauty in winter doesn’t fade with the dusting of snow. It is truly amazing that even after their season of winter they bud again in the spring with new life. It’s a renewal that they experience … More THE TRUE ROOT
Today there is still Christmas in the air………I saw HIS gift this early morning in the sky all soft and pink and blue. GOD keeps coming for us, not just at Christmas, but every single day of the year. And New Years is coming………somehow we think it is up to us to make those resolutions … More EVERYTHING DOES NOT DEPEND UPON YOU
And so, this is Christmas and what have you done? Because JESUS has done the best thing there is for all of mankind. HE CAME! HE came to save our world in a humble way and not as the world expected. LUKE 2: 11 “TODAY IN THE CITY OF DAVID A SAVIOR WAS BORN FOR … More AND SO, THIS IS CHRISTMAS
There was a foreshadowing……..in all of Old Testament scripture there was a preparing, an anticipation of a glorious king. And first there was King David and later came King JESUS. GLORY TO THE NEWBORN KING! There are small towns everywhere right now all aglow……..waiting. MICAH 1: 3 “FOR BEHOLD, THE LORD IS COMING OUT OF … More THE BETHLEHEM KING
First it’s the eyes……..eyes need to see GOD, eyes need to see the Babe, the King born in the middle of the night. The night shines the brightest stars so eyes can see the precious light. And after the eyes……..the heart needs to follow, the desire to know GOD and then eventually to love like … More COME & SEE WHAT GOD HAS DONE
If there is one thing children do well, it is playing. They play in the moment and they make the most of all they do. We can look upon a child playing and smile…….because we remember when. Our mindset should be that of a child when it comes to our faith…….may we be full of … More IT’S GOOD TO BE CHILDREN SOMETIMES
When night comes…….what do you see? I see light all around and this Christmas, lights are everywhere. We hang them on our tree and houses. We light candles that are all aglow. In the darkness the light comes. IN THE DARK OF NIGHT BABY JESUS CAME. And with light all around us we search for … More WHEN NIGHT COMES
JESUS came on an ordinary night in an ordinary stable……HE was surrounded by ordinary barn animals too……. LUKE 2: 7 “…….AND SHE GAVE BIRTH TO HER FIRSTBORN, A SON. SHE WRAPPED HIM IN CLOTHS AND PLACED HIM IN A MANGER, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO GUEST ROOM AVAILABLE FOR THEM.” There was no room for them, … More ORDINARY YET EXTRAORDINARY
In this season, we wait for JESUS to come. We wait and we still ourselves. We wait in the early morning darkness and we wait in moments of silence. We put up our Christmas trees, hang the star or angel and watch and wait. We decorate and wait with expectant hearts. We shop, looking … More MAKE TIME AND SPACE FOR HIM
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