HE IS PLEASED

Luke 2:14 (ESV) 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
    God is often put into a personal box, to pull out when things are not right with our world, He will never be cornered or captive to mans imagination. The God of all things is concerned about every situation in our lives, no matter how small or overwhelming He alone has the answer.
     The angelic beings, when first they observed the Creator in the form of a human baby, the choir of heaven erupted into praises and adoration of Gods Holy works among men. The purpose of God to redeem all mankind from the sin that separates, was being fulfilled in there presence, a baby in a manger worshipped by angels and shepherds would be the savior of all the world. Who knew, God, who cared God, who planned for our security forever, God and who made the only way to Him, Jesus the Son of God. Have you trusted the adult Jesus with all your heart, He will make you what you can never be without Him. If you belong to Him He is pleased.
Heavenly Father blessed is your name forever, let every thing that breaths worship You. Amen

A LIVING STONE

1 Peter 2:4 (NKJV) 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,
   We are always trying to find solid ground in our lives on which to build our beliefs, for the one faith that satisfies personal wants, for another faith that builds the bridge to God and eternal life. On what are you building today, things that make you happy or the only Rock that will support Eternity.
   Trail blazers all over the world have used stones to mark the way of their travels, to bring them back to that point or help another find the way. Every soul has cut a stone for eternity, it leads to Christ or away from the Heaven of secure eternal living. Life here is but a vapor, we will exist in this environment for a short period and then a day of reckoning.
   If you have trusted Jesus with your life you are a living stone pointing others to Him, should that not be the case those around you are stumbling into a Christ less eternity. The "living stone," is not a babe in a manger, He is the King of Eternity, chosen by God and precious.
Heavenly Father in You alone we live or cease to exist, help us to show others the way, that You may be blessed. May all we do be in the light of your Truth and your Way. Amen

LIVE FOREVEMORE

Psalm 133:3 (NKJV) 3 It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of Zion; For there the LORD commanded the blessing-- Life forevermore. 

    Singing and making melody to the Lord in the heart is a reference to Ephesians 5:19, when we discover the joy that comes from heaven an overwhelming desire to express that joy is revealed in the believer.

   For the one who has trusted in Jesus the promise of eternity is overwhelming, the realization that God loves us so much He desires to share His dwelling place with all who will receive His Spirit into their lives, is staggering. We have access to all God would have given Adam and Eve had they chosen to be blessed of the Creator.

    The verse above is a picture of the Spirit of God descending on the one who asks Jesus into their hearts. Refreshing, life giving, unending, overwhelming, blessings that are worthy of singing and rejoicing over. Are you happy in this season of celebrating the birth of our Savior, you can be happier if you trust Him, “Live forevermore!”

Heavenly Father may all you wish for us, be received with thanks giving, let us rejoice in song in our hearts, for the things You have done, are doing and will do. Amen

BE PATIENT

James 5:8 (NKJV) 8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
    Patience is a very difficult term, its root comes from Latin and refers to suffering. Many are not in any way, shape, or form, in the business of patience. A young man said to his father, "can we get a deer now," the father replied, "we have to wait," the boy questioned, "can't we just go find one?"
     The maturing process of waiting, for most takes a life time, for others learning patience seems easy, Gods Word tells us in Psalm 27:14 Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD! If we will habitually trust God and not our selves the truth of life will begin to enter our thoughts and we begin to see what He has prepeared for those who trust Him.
     He is coming we must be ready, first in our hearts and second in our actions, the Lord is at hand. Have you trusted Him with everything in your life, only Jesus do?
Heavenly Father You are Holy Lord and in You we will live for eternity. Life for us will not exist without You, help us to pateintly wait, let all we do bless You, as we worship You with all our hearts. Amen

WITHIN YOU

Ezekiel 36:27 (NKJV) 27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. 

     A  man recently watched a carpenter and said, “help me do what you do,” an old proverb says, “you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.” Many have a desire to do or be good, however the ability to perform goes no further. Why?

     Man must make a conscious decision about what he will do with his life, he will either trust himself or another. God has promised to put His Spirit in us if we will make room, there is no place for Him in our heart as long as we occupy that spot. Joshua 24:15 ... choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, ... as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." 

    The Savior of all the world will come into your life, not a s a child in a manager, but as the One who took ours sins to the grave and redeemed us before God who wants to live in us. What will you do with the One called Jesus, He wants to put His Spirit within you, it will then truly be Christmas.

Heavenly Father we trust You with our whole heart to do as You please, may this season of celebration for your gift to us be the greatest ever. May all who name the name of Jesus remember the reason for the season. Amen

GUILTY OF ALL

James 2:10 (NKJV) 10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all.
   A child is told don't do that you will get hurt, he responds ok and does it anyway, the results are disastrous he has a burned hand. The consequences for saying one thing and doing another are often painful lessons.
   God has clearly said, "Thou shalt not," what then is the excuse for hearing His Word and not obeying, the results are obvious, multitudes of gods, insulting language, abuse of Gods Day, disobedience to parents, murder, adultery, theft, lies and desiring what others have.
   To obey God is to reject self, what have we taught our children, what are we showing the world? If we stumble in one point and we are guilty of ALL. Trust Jesus today and He will keep Gods Word through you.
Heavenly Father may all of your Word fill us to over flowing, may those around us know that You are God by what they see in our lives. Let us not cause another to stumble, may we carefully examine our motives that we serve You and not ourselves. Amen

GRACE

Hebrews 13:25 (NKJV) 25 Grace be with you all. Amen.
  The unmerited favor of God, or the word we refer to as blessings is so much more than our desire to know, God has given us attention. The murder who sits on death row, receiving a life sentence instead of death, cries God has blessed me, the victims cry where is Gods mercy, how are these circumstance to be viewed?
   John 1:17... but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ, the evidence that Jesus forgives the most wretched of us, is enough to know Grace is provided to any and everyone who breathes. Why then the disparity between who receives Grace and who does not? The obvious is perception, we do not know what God knows and we do not see how He sees, yet His blessings are for the "good" and the "bad".
   Romans 3:12 ... There is none who does good, no, not one," we are all under a curse and it is God who knows all too well where we stand, I know Gods grace but I do not deserve it, He sent His only Son to make a way for me and for you. Trust Him with every ounce of your being today, that babe in the manger grew up to be that King on the Throne, He alone is Grace.
Heavenly Father we celebrate in this season the birth of your Son, help us to remember it is His death that made the way to your Eternity. It is His life that gives us life, in You alone we live or die, may our every breath remind us we are yours. Amen