The Joy of the Lord is My Christmas
We sometimes say Christmas is a Holy Day, but personally I forget that too often amidst the tinsel, TV, toys and boys. I forget that genuine joy comes from celebrating Emmanuel
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We sometimes say Christmas is a Holy Day, but personally I forget that too often amidst the tinsel, TV, toys and boys. I forget that genuine joy comes from celebrating Emmanuel
We are told that there are things that accompany salvation (Hebrews 6:9). The things that accompany salvation are probably innumerable. Here are but a few.
What a prospect – this earth, now under the power of the evil one, renewed and filled with the glory of God.
God is holding out on me. I don’t think many of us would say it this way, but I think that this is the attitude of our heart sometimes.
Christmas Devotional about Jesus Exchanging his Life for Ours. Ephesians 3. The true gift exchange is what Christmas is all about.
A few years ago, in frustration, I finally gave up trying to please my father. Being a people pleaser is, in itself, doomed to failure, anyway.
God becoming human is the true message of Christmas. It is a cataclysmic event - a pivotal moment in the history of planet earth.
I will never forget my first Christmas as a follower of Christ. I was thousands of miles from home, grieving my mother’s passing, battling my addictions, flat broke, and almost out of hope.
God is always at work in our lives. Even during seasons of adversity, He wants to accomplish something powerful and good. How should this knowledge affect our response?
“If I had known the impact our divorce would have on our lives and the lives of our children, extended family and friends I would have worked harder
Some readers have wondered why I would quote the likes of Woody Allen and Rabbi Kushner, or make mention of Jimmy Buffet.
Don’t accept the brands people place on you. Instead, live for God’s glory and be amazed by what Jesus will do in and through you!
Fear obviously produces anxiety, but it also creates chaos in our lives and even affects those around us. Fear stifles our thinking and actions. What are you afraid of--loss, rejection, poverty, or death?
As in the game of football, God throws flags on our plays in life. Which kind of heavenly flags are you drawing?
Do you feel stuck in discouragement? Frustration that isn’t handled well may develop into depression. Living in discouragement will divide the mind.
An additional truth, incredible as it may seem, is God's personal nearness to us. He chooses to know us and be actively involved in the trials
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Even when we are praying for help in the midst of deep distress and struggle, give thanks to the God who has sustained and will sustain us always!
Love is an action. God’s Love is active in us when we allow Him to work in and through us. T
This world is a place of struggle. Yes, we can live above the struggle for a while. But in the end, the struggle will find us.
REgeneration is not about reforming a life, but transforming it. REgeneration brings to the heart something that was never there before.
Can an acorn become a rose? Can a whale fly like a bird? Can lead become gold? I don’t think so!