We have come to the end of another year, and it’s time for reflection. My brothers and sisters in Christ, looking back, are you still in the same place you were a year ago? Where do we go from here?
For 2014 we will go forward in the strength of the Lord, not looking back with regrets, but looking forward with expectation, and a new sense of purpose. Things may not have worked out the way you wanted them to over the past year, but know that you are not a failure because of this, you are more than a conqueror, because for all that you have been through you are still here, all because of God’s grace. My brothers and sisters in Christ, put God first in all things and be confident in this very thing, that God’s grace is sufficient for you. No matter what you will face, allow God to go before you, he promised to fight all of your battles, but if you go before him, you will be without protection, and a year from now, you will find yourself in the same place. Will you trust God? I urge you to let go and let God fight all of your battles, allow him to go before you and prepare the way, and 2014 will be your year filled with blessings. Praise the Lord!
I never want this Christmas season to end, it’s the most wonderful time of the year.
Let us live the Christmas spirit in our hearts all year round, being happy, joyful and blessed.
‘O, come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, oh, come let us adore him, Christ the Lord!”
There have been times when my troubles were multiplied and I found it hard to be faithful to God, but as I grew in my walk with God, as I experienced his love for me, it became easier for me to be faithful, joyful and triumphant in the Lord. You too could experience God’s love for you, to see how faithful he is to you, and how joyful and triumphant you will be walking with him; you too will come to adore him. O, come let us adore him Christ the Lord!
“Angels from the realm of glory, wing your flight o’re all the earth, ye who sang creation’s story, now proclaim the Messiah’s birth. Come and worship, worship Christ the new born King.”
We have so many reasons to rejoice this glorious season. The Lord is King! The Savior of the world is come! Our redeemer lives! Our Emmanuel is with us! God with man is now rejoicing, yonder shines the infant light, come and worship, come and worship, worship Christ the new born King.
“Hark the glad sound the Savior comes, let every heart exult with joy, and lift every voice and sing, hosanna to the new born King!”
“He comes the prisoners to release, who in Satan’s bondage held, the gates of brass before him burst and the iron fetters yield. He comes the broken hearts to bind, the bleeding souls to cure, and with the treasures of his grace to enrich the humble poor. Our glad hosannas to the Prince of Peace, thy welcome shall proclaim, and heaven’s exalted arches ring, with thy most honored name. O, come, let us adore him Christ the Lord!”
Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King! I have received you King Jesus, and you now live in my heart. I am so glad that you came.
Thank you Lord, for sending our Son Jesus the light of the world to redeem us; he has redeemed me by his precious blood, he has claimed me as his own and I have receive him, and I pray that thy heavenly brightness, thy light divine, will deep within my heart forever shine, and make thee there an everlasting altar. Dear Lord, there are so many who still do not know of our King Jesus, make them aware of his presence, and come to know him as Lord and Master of their lives, to live no longer in darkness but to walk in his marvelous light. O, come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!
For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior who is Christ the Lord! Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace, goodwill toward men! Merry Christmas!
Once in Royal David’s city, stood a lowly cattle shed, there a mother laid her baby, in a manger for His bed, Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child. Oh, Holy night, the stars are brightly shining, it is the night of our dear Savior’s birth. Hark the herald angels sing glory to the new born King! O, come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant! Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o’er the plains, and the mountains in reply, echoing their joyous strains! Joy to the world, the Lord is come, let earth receive her King, let every heart prepare him, room, and heaven and angels sing! O, come let us adore him, O, come let us adore him, O, come let us adore him, Christ, the Lord!
And she brought forth her firstborn Son and wrapped in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7
Could you image a child who appeared to be so poor, born in a lowly manger, nothing but swaddling clothes, could become so rich in mercy and grace and love? Many of you were born in hospitals, where you are given your first blanket, your mother was resting comfortably in a bed, you were fussed over, you were fed, you were shown kindness and love, but you have become poor and lonely because you have not shown mercy to others, you have been prideful and arrogant, angry and sinful, and you now find yourself naked, struggling to find a place of rest, but lucky for you, there is room in the inn. God has prepared a mansion for you in glory, and he says come, all ye who are weary come home. Thank you Lord for your Son Jesus, born in lonely manger to save the world from sin.
“Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.”
Have you been to Bethlehem, or are on your way to Bethlehem? I have been to Bethlehem, I have seen the Christ Child, and he has sent me on my way rejoicing. Won’t you come with me? Let us rejoice together, we must spread the good news of the Christ Child. Joy to the world, the Lord is come, let earth receive her King!