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12/31/2012
12/09/2012
Advent Week 2-Peace
Advent Week 2
Preparing for Peace
My soul Glorifies the Lord,
And my spirit rejoices in Him.
Luke 1:46
God began preparing the world for the birth of Christ over 700 years before it came to pass, as seen in Isaiah 9:6. God prepared Mary's heart for the birth of Christ by sending the angel Gabriel to tell her the news of her pregnancy and her soul glorified the Lord .(Luke 1:26-46) At the time Mary became pregnant, she was betrothed to Joseph. God prepared Joseph's heart by sending an angel to him in a dream to explain the upcoming birth of Jesus. (Matthew 1:18-22)
Here we are, over 2000 years after the birth of Christ. The Christmas season is in full swing. This week, as you prepare your heart to celebrate the birth of Christ, remember, that in all the busyness of the world, Jesus is the Prince of Peace. God's purpose for us during Christmas is not to feel over-stressed and over-worked. He wants us to prepare our hearts for the celebration of Christmas by seeking the gift of Peace, His son, Jesus. He wants us to seek Him first. In seeking Him, our souls will glorify Him and our spirits will rejoice in Him. (Luke 1:46) God wants us to remember that Peace was made flesh and was born in a manger. He wears a crown and sits at the right hand of the Father. There is no gift greater than the gift of Peace. Seek Him and you will find Him!
May the blessing of Peace fill your heart and may your soul glorify the Lord as you prepare for Christmas!
12/03/2012
To Us...Hope is Born
To Us...
A Child of Hope is Born*
And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)
And we have reason to hope because...
To us...
He is the Wonderful Counselor.
We have hope because he is our ever present helper.
To us...
He is the Mighty God.
We have hope because His power is above all other.
To us...
He is the Everlasting Father.
We have hope because His reign shall have no end. Ever.
To us...
He is the Prince of Peace.
We have hope because He is hope to the weary. In Him we find rest.
We have been given the greatest gift of all. Hope was born!
O, Come let us adore Him!
*To us a child of hope is born
Author: John Morrison (1781; Alt)
Hoping in Him with you,
12/01/2012
ADVENTure through Christmas
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Advent is almost upon us. The word "advent" actually means "arrival" or "coming". The purpose of Advent is to prepare our hearts for the celebration of the birth of Christ (arrival) and to remind us that we are to expectantly await His glorious return (coming). It is a time of reflection about the amazing gift that God gave us, the gift of His Son, Jesus, the best gift of all!
Below are a few links to some great Advent resources. Let us know if you have a good link to share as well!!
Please join me as we prepare our hearts for the celebration of the birth of Jesus!
10/02/2012
Holy Boldness...
When I get tired and bored with my house, the first thing I usually do is run to the paint store and load up on color swatches and color books. Blues, greens, whites, browns, grays, yellows and golds. There are so many colors to choose from. I bring all the swatches home and start taping them to the wall. I know my husband is thinking, "Oh goodness, here she goes again". By the time I am done my wall looks like a forest of trees in autumn! I sit back and analyze the wall. Which color looks good in the light? Which color goes with the furniture? Which color makes me happy? Usually, the BOLD colors are the ones that make me happy! But, you know what? I am always a bit fearful to paint the walls a BOLD color! Why? I like bold! Why can't I just go for it and fill the walls full of amazing bold "wow colors" instead of going with the neutral colors? Because, the neutral route is safe! You know what I mean, don't you? The neutral route can also be bland, blah and boring! I don't want boring! I want BOLD! I want bold walls. You know what else I want? I want to live a BOLD life. I want to be BOLD in my walk with God as well! I don't want to take the boring route with God. God didn't call me to be a boring christian, He called me to be a BOLD christian!
The term BOLD is defined as courageous and daring, not hesitating, adventurous. To be BOLD for God is something we should all strive be! Boldness is available to us through the power of the Holy Spirit indwelling in us. That's right, we have access to HOLY BOLDNESS! How awesome is that? HOLY BOLDNESS empowers us to step out in unwavering confidence so that we can fulfill our God-Given purpose. Ephesians 3:12 states that we have boldness and confident access to God because of our faithfulness through Christ. God doesn't want us to walk in hesitation! He wants us to trust Him and walk forward boldly and without hesitation! God wants us to:
- Pray Boldly
- Study His Word Boldly
- Worship Boldly
- Seek Him Boldly
- Listen Boldly
- Obey Boldly
- Trust Boldly
- Walk Boldly
- Speak Boldly
Being bold in our spiritual life will equip us to step confidently with Him as we serve our families, parent our children, love up on our neighbors and serve our communities. We have the power to proclaim the kingdom of God and the teachings of Christ with complete boldness and without restriction. (Acts 28:31) We have access to HOLY BOLDNESS through the spirit of God who will confidently empower us to complete our God-Given purpose. He will give our souls the strength to be bold. (Psalm 138:3 ESV) Soul strength! I LOVE the promise of that!! I want Bold Soul Strength!! Don't you? Well, what are you waiting for? Let's go paint the world with HOLY BOLDNESS for God!! You won't regret it and He will bless you for it!!
Oh, by the way, I did choose the BOLD paint color for my room and I LOVE it!!
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