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This is Christmas. This is Emmanuel: God with us. This is the advent - the coming of the Lord. God invading history. The one who invented it coming into it and submitting himself to…
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This is Christmas. This is Emmanuel: God with us. This is the advent - the coming of the Lord. God invading history. The one who invented it coming into it and submitting himself to…
How interesting that God chose shepherds as recipients of the “birth announcement” of the Savior. Shepherds weren’t men who worshipped in sanctuaries with stained glass windows.
God's Plan for humanity....it was crafted in the halls of heaven and carried out on the plains of earth. Only holiness could have imagined it.
God wants us to treat each other as he has treated us, thinking of their needs and God's will before our own. Now that's one revolution I hope I get to see fully happen!
The shepherds were afraid when the angels appeared to them. Luke 2:8. Have you ever noticed God is always telling us to not be afraid? The Bible teaches...
Like Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds, we are so prone to fear. We’re afraid because we feel alone and forsaken, when we encounter the unknown, and when we face something bigger than us. Why…
God is with us now, not just in thought or in theory or in wishful thinking. But in actual fact.
Ironic as it may appear, one of the hardest things to do is to be saved by grace. We take our free gift of salvation and try to earn it or diagnose it or…
Everything changes when we see the face of God. He came with tears, too.
If prayer is truly a conversation, then we should listen for His response instead of doing all the talking.
Psalm 37:3 “Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.”
Your divine reversal is coming. Assume that God is at work. Move forward as if God is moving forward in your life.
oday, I want to leave these scriptures with you. I run to them often for encouragement when I don’t know which step to take next.
Lord, Fill me to the brim with your goodness, wisdom, and mercy. Let it sustain me as I go through my day. Amen.
Father, Thank you for the assurance that I won't have to face a day without you. Thank you for the comfort of knowing that I will never face my sorrows alone.
Take a risk. Believe in God. He will do what he has said he will do.
Father grant us peace today about Your plans for us. Help us not to compare our journey to that of others
I only need You, Lord for this present moment; for the moment when You take me home; for all the moments in-between; and for all the moments ever after.
Stay spiritually fresh. Stay connected with God. Keep your spiritual batteries charged. If only I had a spiritual charge meter to tell me when I have only one bar left like on my phone.
Friend, when you think you have nothing left to give God, you’re wrong. Use your God-given gifts and talents, experience, and encouragement to minister to others.