THOUGHTS FOR TODAY
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 9:6-7
(6) For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (7) Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.
Diana Ross did a Christmas song called Chrismas time a song about our prince of peace Jesus Christ , Read: Luke 2:1-20
The events leading up to the birth of Christ weren't coincidental, but were put in place by God, so that the prophecies of old would be fulfilled, in Isaiah 7: 13-14; Isaiah 9: 6-7; Micah 5: 2-5.
Everything that happened, from the time the census was ordered, to everyone returning to their own city to be registered, and then the birth of Jesus while Joseph & Mary were in Bethlehem, was orchestrated by God. Out of Bethlehem, a small town in the City of David, came the Messiah.
This event was the beginning of something so incredible. Jesus Christ left His throne in glory and took on human form just to bring us reconciliation to our Father God. He came into the world, miraculously conceived, and then born as all humans are. He was first a baby, then became a toddler, then grew into a child and went through adolescence before becoming an adult. He experienced humanity at all levels. He truly can identify with all people at all stages of life.
This very first Christmas, God gave the greatest gift ever. His Son! And His Son gave the gift of His life - which was why He came. Because of this, we can have relationship with God as His children. Through Jesus Christ, we are Sons and Daughters of the Most High God.
So this Christmas, bear in mind the 'True' Christmas story, which led to the 'True' Easter story. Let us give thanks and praise to our heavenly Father for these events, which have changed our lives forever.
No matter how 'secular' the world is becoming, disregarding the truth of Christmas, let us boldly proclaim the truth about the birth of Jesus as the reason for the season.
Let us claim 'CHRISTmas' back!
If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: "God with us." We tend to focus our attention at Christmas on the infancy of Christ. The greater truth of the holiday is His deity. More astonishing than a baby in the manger is the truth that this promised baby is the omnipotent Creator of the heavens and the earth!
John MacArthur
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW
Song sang by Diana Ross- His Eye is on the Sparrow.
Luke 12:6-7; Matthew 10-29-31
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies?
Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
I LOVE BIRDS MATTER A FACT USE TO HAVE 2 OF THEM AND LOVED THEM
BUT GOD WHO IS GOD WHO SEES EVERYTHING CARES ABOUT EVERYTHING
WHEN I LEAVE THE HOUSE HE GOES AND EVERY STEP I TAKE HE WATCHES ME
MATTER A FACT HE LIVES IN ME EVER SINCE I ACCEPTED HIM AS MY PERSONAL SAVIOR
THE CHRISTMAS SEASON CAN BE TOUGH FOR LOTS OF PEOPLE BUT LETS REMEMBER
WHAT THE SEASON IS ALL ABOUT ....JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON
HE CARES ABOUT YOU SO REACH OUT TO HIM AND HE WILL MEET YOU WHERE YOU ARE
TRUST IN OUR LORD AND SAVIOR TO SEE YOU THROUGH
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. (Psalms 46:1-3 KJV)
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. (Psalms 84:11-12 KJV)
Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. (Psalms 37:3-5 KJV)
QUOTE FOR TODAY
Truth is now simply a matter of etiquette: it has no authority, no sense of rightness, because it is no longer anchored in anything absolute. If it persuades, it does so only because our experience has given it its persuasive power, but tomorrow our experience might be different.
David Wells
Luke 12:6-7; Matthew 10-29-31
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies?
Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
I LOVE BIRDS MATTER A FACT USE TO HAVE 2 OF THEM AND LOVED THEM
BUT GOD WHO IS GOD WHO SEES EVERYTHING CARES ABOUT EVERYTHING
WHEN I LEAVE THE HOUSE HE GOES AND EVERY STEP I TAKE HE WATCHES ME
MATTER A FACT HE LIVES IN ME EVER SINCE I ACCEPTED HIM AS MY PERSONAL SAVIOR
THE CHRISTMAS SEASON CAN BE TOUGH FOR LOTS OF PEOPLE BUT LETS REMEMBER
WHAT THE SEASON IS ALL ABOUT ....JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON
HE CARES ABOUT YOU SO REACH OUT TO HIM AND HE WILL MEET YOU WHERE YOU ARE
TRUST IN OUR LORD AND SAVIOR TO SEE YOU THROUGH
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. (Psalms 46:1-3 KJV)
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. (Psalms 84:11-12 KJV)
Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. (Psalms 37:3-5 KJV)
QUOTE FOR TODAY
Truth is now simply a matter of etiquette: it has no authority, no sense of rightness, because it is no longer anchored in anything absolute. If it persuades, it does so only because our experience has given it its persuasive power, but tomorrow our experience might be different.
David Wells
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
thoughts for today - Nothing Can Separate Us From God's Love
Romans 8:35-39 Nothing Can Separate Us From God's Love
Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, "For Your sake we are killed all the day long. We are counted as sheep of slaughter." 37 But in all these things we more than conquer through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. ...
THOUGHTS FOR TODAY
this is one of the pivotal life passsages from youth that continues to not only leave me standing in awe but continues to wrought freedom and faith in my spirit. i am loved and there is nothing that can diminish that love, reduce it or come between God and I. implication - what i have done and what i will do does not seperate me from God's love. nothing done to us by others can reduce God's love and acceptance for us.
I WAS READING A BOOK CALLED JESUS CALLING AND MY DEVOTION WAS
DO NOT EXPECT TO BE TREATED FAIRLY IN THIS LIFE
PEOPLE WILL SAY AND DO HURTFUL THINGS TO YOU,THINGS THAT YOU DON'T DESERVE. WHEN SOMEONE MISTREATS YOU,TRY TO VIEW IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW IN GRACE. SEE HOW QUICKLY YOU CAN FORGIVE THE ONE WHO HAS WOUNDED YOU. DON'T BE CONCERN ABOUT SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT. INSTEAD OF OBSESSING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S OPINIONS OF YOU , KEEP YOUR FOCUS ON ME. ULTIMATELY, IT IS MY VIEW OF YOU THAT COUNTS.
AS YOU CONCENTRATE ON RELATING TO ME, REMEMBER THAT I HAVE CLOTHED YOU IN MY RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HOLINESS. I SEE YOU ATTIRED IN THESE RADIANT GARMENTS, WHICH I BOUGHT FOR YOU WITH MY BLOOD. THIS ALSO IS NOT FAIR; IT IS PURE GIFT. WHEN OTHERS TREAT YOU UNFAIRLY , REMEMBER THAT MY WAYS WITH YOU ARE MUCH BETTER THAN FAIR . MY WAYS ARE PEACE AND LOVE , WHICH I HAVE POURED OUT INTO YOUR HEART BY MY SPIRIT.
MY THOUGHTS
Sometimes it seems the world is caving in on me maybe you too but remember
the love of the father is always there and i know its easy to take our eyes off that
i have been going through so much lately but this i do know jesus loves me this i know for the bible tell me so .Sometimes we are weak we fall into stuff
we sin we are sinners saved by grace and even if you are addicted to stuff God will never let you go if you hang in there .....
C.S. Lewis indicated that if he wanted something easy and pain-free, he would have chosen a bottle of wine over Jesus. There is no question that biblical http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giflove leaves us more vulnerable. But this will not be the devastating vulnerability that comes with psychologically needing people. Christians need less and love more.
Edward T. Welch
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Monday, October 24, 2011
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