JACKS DAILY DEVOTIONAL THOUGHTS
(John 14:1-3) “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God believe also in me…”
I talk about a lot of different topics within these daily "inspirational devotions"… but I want to be careful that I always inspire my friends and fans with things that are "the most important".
And the most important message we need to consider when it comes to inspiring one another, is the message of the cross and the return of Jesus Christ.
With out the cross we would have no forgiveness of sin, and no blood sacrifice that cleanses us from our sin… and therefor no position in Christ or relationship with God.
For the bible says (Hebrews 9:22) “with out the shedding of blood there is no remission or forgiveness of sin”
It was the message of the cross that Paul said was the most important thing for believers to remember.
(In 1st Corinthians 1:23) Paul, who was “all things to all men so that by all possible means he might save some” put his foot down and said in effect…
“No matter what others may do, we preach Christ crucified… we dare not, we cannot, and we will not alter the great subject matter of our preaching… Jesus Christ… and Him crucified”.
It was Jesus blood, shed on our behalf, that cleanses all of us and removes the judgment and the penalty of sin… and it’s that “shed blood” that gives us a right understanding or position with God.
It was the death of Christ that paid the ransom for the redemption of man, from the mastery of sin.
It was the death of Christ… and then His resurrection three days later, that gives us victory over death. (1st Corinthians 15:55-57)
It was all brought about by the work of God… "in and thru Christ"… "on the cross"… on our behalf!
We as human beings like to think that we are something!
We like to think that we have done something to deserve this great salvation that has been given to us.
But my friend such is not the case… it was all God… thru His Son Jesus that He bestowed His great love upon mankind so that you and I are free today.
(Ephesians 2:8) “For by grace are you saved thru faith and that not of yourselves but it is the gift of God… not of works lest any of us should boast about it saying “look, look, look what I have done”.
And one day He is going to announce, "It is finished"… and He is going to gather us all together and take us home to glory.
Think about that today, as you live your life "free” from the guilt and bondage of sin that once held you as a prisoner or a slave to sin.
As humanity once stumbled thru darkness brought about by sin, and experienced the loneliness and separation from our Creator because of the ravages of sin that we all were once slaves to…
Remember that God loves you too much to leave you defenseless and alone, facing the uncertainty of tomorrow and the enemy of our soul on our own.
(1st Peter 5:8) “For your adversary the devil is like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour”
Think about that as you worry about the future and the economic chaos that our world is facing because of the poor choices humanity has made under the rule of sin.
Think about the cross and all the promises that God has given unto us thru His word.
And as you think about that, let me ask this question; “can you do anything to change your life or the direction that we are all heading in”?
And I’ll tell you right now, that the answer to my question is a resounding, “NOOOOO we can’t”!
Ask yourself… “could all the challenges we are facing in our world today… be happening to turn our attention and our hearts back to Him the Creator, the Redeemer, the Savior, the only One that matters in life… the only One who can change things in our lives?
The One that gave up His Son on the cross… that we might be saved?
And as you shake your head in helpless wonder… as you look at what the future holds for tomorrow, its as though we are looking into a glass darkly, (1st Corinthians 13:12);
Think about this!
With all of the calamity… the chaos… the trauma that humanity is dealing with in our world today…
Know that heaven is in a flurry of activity as God is preparing for that time that was foretold when He would catch His children away and so shall we ever be with the Lord… as the Bible talks about in (1st Thessalonians 4:17)
Its time to “humble ourselves before the mighty hand of God”… and bow our knee to His Lordship and His leadership?
The Bible tells us to “seek the Lord while He may be found” (Isaiah 55:6)
And let me suggest and encourage you that you might want to do it sooner than later.
What if this would be the day when Jesus comes, the day that every ”child of God” and every believer in Christ has been waiting for, for so long.
Now "that", is what is most important in our life and future!
Good day!
(Genesis 1:28) "Be fruitful and multiply."
Are you tired of the "same old same old" syndrome.
You wake every morning to the same drudgery and cycle of life that you've woke up with every day for the last "how many years"… and you wonder if there is any end in sight.
Perhaps your thinking "there’s got to be more to life than this".
Then why not turn your life over to God and let Him lead you from this day forward?
God told Adam, “Be fruitful, and multiply”… in other words, “Discover the purpose for which I made you and give yourself fully to it".
People who "fulfill their calling" exude an excitement for life and a connection to others thru their gifting.
In actuality most of them have simply found a way to get paid for doing something they love.
Money never replaces purpose… but when you find the thing you’d gladly do for free…there’s a good chance you’ve found your calling.
You were made in the image of God, with a built-in drive to create and to succeed!
That’s why life gets so boring when your not!
That doesn’t mean you must have an "artistic temperament" to find your life’s purpose.
But everyone who’s aware of their calling… is in the process of giving birth to something.
To some, it may seem obvious that those who are songwriters, artists, and poets are giving birth to their dreams.
But so is any one of us who discovers who he or she is, and answers that call through the use of their unique gifts.
You may be called to give birth to a business, or invent a technical device that will benefit others, or discover a cure for some disease or find new systems of efficiency in the workplace.
You say, “But what if I try and fail?”
That didn't stop Abraham Lincoln from running for the Presidency of the United States after he failed four times.
That didn't stop Thomas Edison who experienced hundreds of failures while creating the incandescent light bulb.
Everything we put our hand too has the potential for failure… but failure is only education, and when you get enough education you can and will succeed to the effort you put forth.
The real loser is the one who never attempts to fly with the wings God gave them.
So what is it that your good at?
Then start considering it a gift from God, to use to fulfill your destiny.
Start using it to serve others.
As you develop that gift (and you will as you use it)… you will find there are opportunities that will arise for you to use your gift more and more.
But you have to start!
God is not the author of “the same old same old”!
He has created all of us with the unique ability to dream, to visualize, to pursue and to even create or build the things that we dream of.
That’s why He say’s “with out a vision, the people perish” (Proverbs 29:18)
Listen folks!
If you can imagine it, it is possible!
That’s why the bible says “all things are possible to them that believe” (Matthew 19:26)
God is on your side!
He wants you to succeed!
You can be more than a conqueror in Christ.
But you have to believe and you have to start!
There is an old cliché that says…
“The clock is running, make the most of today, time waits for no man.
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift… that's why it is called the present.”
So what will you do with this gift that God has given you?
Good Day!
Good Day!
(Luke 1:46-49) “And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior… for he has regarded the low estate of His handmaiden.
God’s words are powerful and true, and whether we realize it or not… it’s often in the busiest and most chaotic seasons that His words can get pushed aside.
This Christmas, may God help us to fight against that tendency.
May He help us to spend time in His presence daily, for that’s the very place we are filled and refreshed… to live strong in a world that can sometimes be a struggle.
Mary’s faith motivated her to worship the Lord in the face of the unknown.
(Luke 1:46-49) “And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior… for He has regarded the low estate of His handmaiden.
For behold, henceforth, all generations will call me blessed… for He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name’”
As we read Mary’s response to the challenge set before her, by the Angel of the Lord that she had been chosen by God to give birth to the Son of God… we get a better understanding of her deep faithfulness, humbleness and surrender to the God of her fathers.
She was chosen and put into a situation that must have felt scary and overwhelming.
There most certainly must have been some, uncertainty, and anxiety, and fear… in the midst of the events that she was chosen to be involved in.
Events beyond her ability to control and to manipulate as she faced the unknown.
This year… no doubt each of us have faced a certain amount of unpredictability with fear and anxiety rising.
Perhaps like me and certainly like Mary… you have have felt overwhelmed at times by the circumstances that you are facing though no apparent fault of your own.
But like Mary, we can pause in the uncertainty… and give praise and thanksgiving to the Lord for His goodness, His mercy, and His divine provision and protection in the midst of the threatening circumstances.
We can praise Him for continuing to use us to further His kingdom.
We can worship Him for His unconditional love.
We may not yet know what this Christmas season and the new year to be ushered in will bring…
But we can still worship our Lord and Savior, and find joy and hope in remembering the birth of Jesus and the promise of God for each of us… given and fulfilled by that birth.
Though this year has felt hard for each of us in unique ways, may we trust that God is still doing great things for us as we bring worshipful hearts before Him.
The faithfulness of Mary and Joseph that we read about in the Gospel accounts of the events leading up to Jesus’ birth is inspiring.
We can find encouragement from the lives they lived and the faith they held onto regardless of what they faced.
May we all find ways to hold onto our faith in God and cling to Him in every situation.
(Isaiah 9:6) For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace.
(Luke 4 18-19) “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind,
To release the oppressed, and to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.”…
Never forget you and I have the Lords favour.
Like Mary and Joseph, we can face tomorrow and the unknown with confidence, with hope, joy and peace that passes all understanding… because Jesus came and set us free from all of the negative deceptive clutches of sin.
(John 10:10) “He came that we might have life… and that more abundantly”
Merry Christmas everybody!
To release the oppressed, and to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.”…
Never forget you and I have the Lords favour.
Like Mary and Joseph, we can face tomorrow and the unknown with confidence, with hope, joy and peace that passes all understanding… because Jesus came and set us free from all of the negative deceptive clutches of sin.
(John 10:10) “He came that we might have life… and that more abundantly”
Merry Christmas everybody!
(Luke 1:38) “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord… let it be to me according to your word.”
Mary’s faithfulness endured and she surrendered to God’s perfect plan.
“And Mary said, ‘Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.’ And the angel departed from her” (Luke 1:38).
Having received the most radical news of her life up until that moment… that being told that she would miraculously conceive and give birth to a son… Mary’s faithfulness helps her rise to the occasion and she completely surrenders to the Word of God.
She had no idea what was to come, or what everything the angel said would mean, but she trusted God… and in humility embraced His plans for her.
Even when we do not know the outcome of the path God has us on, we need to be willing to submit to His plans and humbly trust Him no matter what the circumstances dictate.
Like Mary and Joseph, we can remain faithful to God, even if we do not know what the end of the journey will hold for us or what the outcome might be.
With faith and humbleness we need to be willing to endure every situation we face and humbly surrender to God.
True humbleness is the art of submission.
“Not my will but thine”… that’s the “humble prayer of submission” that Jesus prayed in the garden before He went to the cross.
Joseph’s humility and faithfulness to the Word of the Lord opened his heart to God’s plans.
Because Joseph was a righteous and faithful follower of the Jewish religious law of God… he was now faced with some hard decisions to make according to the law concerning Mary’s condition… pregnancy out of wedlock.
Yet he did not want to expose her to public disgrace and he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
Most of the Gospel accounts of the events leading up to the birth of Jesus focus on Mary and how she responded to what God had called her to.
When we read of Joseph’s experience however, we come to see and learn of the humbleness of this faithful man who was caught in the middle as it were… and yet was able and willing to change his plans, to stay in line with God’s will for him.
Listen! Joseph was the offended one here.
He was the one was betrayed by Mary in the eyes of man.
When Joseph learned that Mary was pregnant, he made a plan to do what he believed would be the best thing… divorce her quietly and preserve her honor by keeping the whole situation quiet.
However God had a different plan for Joseph, and sent an angel to Joseph in a dream to let him know what to do.
Joseph kept his heart open to what God wanted from him.
Like Joseph, we need to be willing to adapt to Gods plan and will for our lives when we realize that our plans this year may have to change because God has something different for us.
We need to humble ourselves and be willing to abandon our agendas and instead follow God’s perfect path this Christmas season and into the New year.
Joseph’s ability to let God take the lead is a beautiful and encouraging moment that we can learn from.
Though we may have our plans in place, it is important to keep our hearts open to where God may tell us to take a turn and do something different.
Just as Joseph and Mary trusted God… we too can trust God this Christmas season and follow His leading.
God gave Joseph and Mary peace and strength to follow this new plan.
May God grant that same peace and strength to those of us who choose to remain humble and faithful to Him.
Not my will Lord… but yours be done! Amen!
Good day!
(Luke 1:38) “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord… let it be to me according to your word.”
Mary’s faithfulness endured and she surrendered to God’s perfect plan.
“And Mary said, ‘Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.’ And the angel departed from her” (Luke 1:38).
Having received the most radical news of her life up until that moment… that being told that she would miraculously conceive and give birth to a son… Mary’s faithfulness helps her rise to the occasion and she completely surrenders to the Word of God.
She had no idea what was to come, or what everything the angel said would mean, but she trusted God… and in humility embraced His plans for her.
Even when we do not know the outcome of the path God has us on, we need to be willing to submit to His plans and humbly trust Him no matter what the circumstances dictate.
Like Mary and Joseph, we can remain faithful to God, even if we do not know what the end of the journey will hold for us or what the outcome might be.
With faith and humbleness we need to be willing to endure every situation we face and humbly surrender to God.
True humbleness is the art of submission.
“Not my will but thine”… that’s the “humble prayer of submission” that Jesus prayed in the garden before He went to the cross.
Joseph’s humility and faithfulness to the Word of the Lord opened his heart to God’s plans.
Because Joseph was a righteous and faithful follower of the Jewish religious law of God… he was now faced with some hard decisions to make according to the law concerning Mary’s condition… pregnancy out of wedlock.
Yet he did not want to expose her to public disgrace and he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
Most of the Gospel accounts of the events leading up to the birth of Jesus focus on Mary and how she responded to what God had called her to.
When we read of Joseph’s experience however, we come to see and learn of the humbleness of this faithful man who was caught in the middle as it were… and yet was able and willing to change his plans, to stay in line with God’s will for him.
Listen! Joseph was the offended one here.
He was the one was betrayed by Mary in the eyes of man.
When Joseph learned that Mary was pregnant, he made a plan to do what he believed would be the best thing… divorce her quietly and preserve her honor by keeping the whole situation quiet.
However God had a different plan for Joseph, and sent an angel to Joseph in a dream to let him know what to do.
Joseph kept his heart open to what God wanted from him.
Like Joseph, we need to be willing to adapt to Gods plan and will for our lives when we realize that our plans this year may have to change because God has something different for us.
We need to humble ourselves and be willing to abandon our agendas and instead, follow God’s perfect path this Christmas season and into the New year.
Joseph’s ability to let God take the lead is a beautiful and encouraging moment that we can learn from.
Though we may have our plans in place, it is important to keep our hearts open to when God may tell us to take a turn and do something different.
Just as Joseph and Mary trusted God… we too can trust God this Christmas season and follow His leading.
God gave Joseph and Mary peace and strength to follow this new plan.
May God grant that same peace and strength to those of us who choose to remain humble and faithful to Him.
Not my will Lord… but yours be done! Amen!
Good day!
(Luke 2:6-7) “While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son”.
As we approach Christmas Day celebrating the birth of Christ… we can find encouragement from the faithfulness of Mary and Joseph.
In all reality, Christmas may not seem as bright and cheery this year, as in seasons past… but we would be wise to acknowledge that neither were significant aspects of the very first Christmas either.
Have you ever tried putting yourself in the shoes of Mary and Joseph when you read of the events that took place in “The Nativity Story”?
Perhaps you can hardly imagine what it must have been like for them to learn of Mary’s illegitimate pregnancy… to have angelic beings visit them with indescribable news… to have to make a long trip on a donkey while being nine months pregnant, just to satisfy the whims of the government… and then to live each day after… in the reality of being parents to the child who was born under such miraculous circumstances.
The faithfulness of Mary and Joseph rises up from the Gospels as great encouragement to all believers.
The biblical account of Jesus’ birth was miraculous and intense indeed… but when we take a closer look at the Gospels… we find that it was the faithfulness of Mary and Joseph that played a key role in these spectacular events coming to pass.
Their faithfulness and obedience was a channel through which God accomplished something bigger than the both of them.
This Christmas as we celebrate the birth of Christ… no doubt their will be various trials and challenges we all need to deal with… but we can look to Mary and Joseph who endured a variety of trials and hardships as well… and with their example of faithfulness before us, we to can find encouragement and hold onto the hope brought about by the birth of Christ.
I think one of the greatest accolades that could describe some one is to be known for their “faithfulness”.
Though Mary and Joseph’s circumstances were not ideal… God still chose them because of their faithfulness.
“The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary… you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus’” (Luke 1:30-31).
Now Mary was already set to be married to Joseph when the angel of the Lord came to tell her of the news that she would miraculously conceive and give birth to a son.
She was instructed to name him Jesus, and He would be the Son of the Most High.
However she was a young virgin betrothed to Joseph and now she was suddenly found to be with child.
Mary was not from a prominent family nor did she have any elite status.
No… she was just a simple peasant girl who lived in a small town and certainly she never expected to take part in something that would change the whole course of humanity… let alone her own destiny.
You should know that God still uses the Mary’s of this world… seemingly regular folks like you and I… living in and under less than perfect circumstances or conditions… to accomplish His good and perfect will.
Though your circumstances may not be ideal this Christmas… as a believer you are still part of furthering God’s kingdom.
Just like Mary and Joseph, it is our faithfulness… not our status, or wealth, or reputation… that gives us favor with God.
God can and will… still… do mighty things in us and through us this Christmas season because of our faithfulness.
May we keep our hearts ready for what God is calling each of us to do.
Faithfulness is not something that is always easy to do or be.
Faithfulness is challenged every time we turn around, in every aspect of life.
And it is a quality that we can and often do fail in… in different situations.
(1st Corinthians 15:58) teaches us to be “steadfast and unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord”.
To be steadfast and unmovable… is to be spiritually grounded.
A steadfast person knows what he or she believes and cannot be “tossed back and forth by the waves of circumstances, blown here and there by every wind of teaching” (Ephesians 4:14).
An unmovable person can also hear and or recognize false teaching and engage doubters and defend truth… without it shaking his or her own faith.
In another letter to the church in Corinth, (2nd Corinthians 11:3)
Paul expresses his concern for this church saying… “I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning… your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ”
Even believers who had been personally taught by the Apostle Paul were victims of deception.
How much more vulnerable are we?
To remain steadfast and unmovable and faithful we have to know the Word of God.
(2nd Timothy 2:15) admonishes us saying… “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth”.
To accurately handle the word of truth, we must not only read the Bible… but we must allow it to become part of us.
We must let it “dwell within us” as Paul tells us in (Galatians 3:16) “let the Word of Christ dwell with in you”
Its truth should so penetrate our minds and hearts that it shapes our thinking and our actions.
It should so fill our minds that we can detect error when we hear it.
Satan uses scripture for his own purposes, twisting it to sound as though it says something it doesn’t say… such as the dialogue between Satan and Jesus in (Luke 4:9 -11).
If we have not been faithful and diligent in our study and meditation of the truth “The Word of God”, we are vulnerable to error.
The false religions of the world can be persuasive when they quote bible verses to support their error.
Even Christians can be duped by smooth-sounding heresy… if they do not have a solid grounding in the “whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27).
It is God’s desire that we grow daily in our understanding of Him and His Word… so that we will remain faithful and stand faithful to the end.
Good Day!
(Matthew 1:23) “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”
What is the real spirit of Christmas, and where is Jesus on your list of Christmas priorities?
Along with that question… there are a few challenges that are linked to it as well concerning our intent and attitude toward the celebration of Christmas.
Those challenges are…
Are you willing to focus on the real meaning of Christmas?
In the midst of all the hustle and bustle, shopping, buying baking, cooking, travel, and partying,
Are you celebrating the real “reason for the season”?
Are you willing to re focus your traditions of men… to begin celebrating the true intent of Christmas and the real reason for the season.
Christmas should be more than pampering ourselves with food and presents, or visiting family and friends, eating drinking and having a good time.
Christmas is more than an excuse for another holiday.
This morning I’d like to share with you three thoughts about what the real “Spirit of Christmas” is… and what Christmas celebrations should contain for those of who are children of God… Believers in Christ… whom truly love the Lord Jesus Christ.
Those three thoughts are as follows:
#1) Christmas should be a time of thankfulness praise and worship unto God for His generosity toward mankind.
#2) Christmas should be a time of witness… telling others of the goodness of God and His love for humanity.
#3) Christmas should be a time of loving giving and serving our community and those outside of the household of faith during this time as a witness of the greatness and the goodness of God toward humanity!
Let's imagine for a moment your about to throw a birthday party for a friend.
Invitations have been sent out, the room has been decorated and you’ve hired a caterer.
Everyone has accepted the invitation and they are all there in the right place at the right time with presents in hand.
But the person the party is for… is not there… because no one invited them.
Or, what if they did turn up, and everyone shouts “Happy Birthday” then ignores them… and gives the presents they have brought to each other...
Truly this is what is happening at Christmas in our society today.
The reason for the season has been forgotten… the reason for the season has been ignored… the reason for the season is no longer the reason for the season!
Christmas is a time when we as Christians remember the birth of Christ and celebrate His birth.
Its that time in history when God became flesh so that you and I could experience a deliverance from that which separated us from a relationship with Him.
The coming of Jesus is not meant… nor was ever meant to be forgotten or ignored.
And unfortunately that’s what is happening with the Christmas celebration that our world conducts each year.
This morning I want to look at what the real Spirit of Christmas is all about.
There are many different ideas about what the Spirit of Christmas is.
Perhaps that phrase “The Spirit of Christmas” makes your mind immediately travel to the story of Ebernezzer Scrooge and the Spirits of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Future.
But they are not the Real Spirit of Christmas...
For some people, the Spirit of Christmas is embodied in shopping, trawling the many stores that are advertising their Christmas sales, trying to find the right gift for the right person,
Pushing through the crowds of crazed shoppers, enthusiastic kids, determined mothers and fed-up dads, dashing from shop to shop, joining endless queues to pay for things that will probably be returned unwanted on Boxing Day,
Things that will probably be ten times cheaper during the post Christmas sales.
But that is not the real “Spirit of Christmas”.
For some people, the Spirit of Christmas is the need to spend money they don’t have on things they really don’t need.
Everything from the life-size electric Santa Claus on the roof that waves as people go by…to the cinnamon scented candles that would smell sooooo good... if you actually lit it… but it cost so much… so maybe you will save it till next year, or the year after.
Or the glistening lights and festive decorations adorning the roof tops and windows of homes with elaborately decorated Christmas trees.
But that is not the Real Spirit of Christmas...
For some people, the Spirit of Christmas is an excuse to go out with the people from the office, or with friends, to get drunk and party and do all the things that they would never dream of doing the rest of the year.
But that is not the Real Spirit of Christmas...
For some the Spirit of Christmas is self indulgence, the keeping up of family traditions, lights, decorations, tinsel, Christmas trees, presents, turkey, brussel-sprouts, Christmas cookies, Christmas pudding, Christmas cake, and don’t forget football and a Christmas Day afternoon nap.
But none of that is the Real Spirit of Christmas...
At Christmas most of the world is so busy with celebration… that they ignore why we have Christmas at all.
So many are busy with the holiday they don’t even stop to consider the real meaning of what the holiday is all about… or what the celebration is actually for.
Many focus on the presents they will give and get, and yet they ignore Jesus - the greatest gift of all.
Christmas should be a celebration of the birth of Jesus.
Yet somehow the world has chosen to forget whose birthday it really is.
Friends, if I were to ask you “what are your priorities for Christmas this year”,
Where would remembering and celebrating the birth of Jesus be on your list?
Lets not get so busy with the celebration… that we forget the reason for the season.
God became flesh… to eradicate the hold that sin held over humanity.
God entered the carnal realm of humanity so that He could once and for all time… deal with the hold that sin held humanity in.
When Jesus was born so long ago… it was to fulfill… or to pay the price demanded for transgression… to ultimately became the final sacrifice to atone for sin…
And because Jesus came and did that on our behalf… you and I have the hope of eternity in heaven with God our Father for the rest of time.
Don’t be confused or distracted…
Christmas is all about sin and our deliverance from its mastery.
That’s why we must never take for granted Jesus and His birth at this time of year.
That’s the real reason for the season!
Good Day