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Christmas is all about GRACE
Grace is the central theme of the Christian faith. There is nothing you have in this life (or the life to come) that is anything but grace. We know that Christmas should be a wonderful time of reflection and recollection, but is it? Grace is the hallmark of this and every season of the year, but do you understand the grace that God has bestowed upon you? It was grace, unmerited favor, that caused God to hang the world in space. It was grace, something needed but not deserved, that dispatched the angel Gabriel to make the wondrous announcement to...
JESUS: The Reason for the Season
"December 7th, 1941 a day that will live in infamy." This phrase, uttered by then president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, reminded the world of the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Empire. Now, 70 years later, we are still able to recall those words and REMEMBER the significance of the event. While some people urge us to forget the significance of that singular event, all thinking people are constantly remembering those who gave their lives in defense of both our nation and for freedom of the entire world. As Winston Churchill said "Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing...
Christmas is all about LOVE
Oswald Chambers said, “If human love does not carry a man beyond himself, it is not love. If love is always discreet, always wise, always sensible and calculating, never carried beyond itself, it is not love at all. It may be affection, it may be warmth of feeling, but it has not the true nature of love in it.” At Christmas time we are reminded of the great love with which God loved us. We are reminded that the love of God is far deeper, far wider, and broader than any love we can imagine. It was the supernatural love...
Christmas is all about FAITH
As we begin our preparation for the Christmas season we are reminded that our entire life is built upon faith that has been given by God to all who believe. At Christmas time we are reminded that it was by faith alone that the baby in the manger one day came into our heart. As the baby Jesus was a miracle to be accepted by faith on that first Christmas morn, so are we compelled by faith to receive the miracle of salvation today. Remember, we are saved by grace, through faith, it is a gift of God. This means,...
Living in Focus
It’s all about Focus -- Life that is. Jesus said, “for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matthew 6:21 NASB) Sometimes, more often than not, I’m afraid we treasure the wrong things. When our heart and mind thinks mainly on our personal ambitions, desires, or dreams we will easily loose our focus on what is really important. More and more I encounter people who are trapped by thoughts of despair and desperation. They have created for themselves a certain sketch of life and when their plan gets interrupted they turn to the treasure of their security. ...
The Anticipation
In a matter of days most of us will have our thoughts turned toward the Christmas season. Without any effort of our own, we will be bombarded with the images and ideas of the coming Christmas celebrations. What once waited until after the Thanksgiving holiday has now become at least a two-month season of preparation and anticipation. I confess; that is not all bad! On Saturday my grandson asked me if we could go to Lowe's Home Improvement Store. He's only three but Lowe's is one of his favorite stores. It is one of the special places that he likes...