Have you thanked Him?
Have you praised Him?
Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?
Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?
1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)
1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.
Big big day yesterday; action packed? "SeaSONsational" perhaps?
Kids bursting with anticipation, families and friends gathered your bibles get opened and the familiar passages read; a full day I trust?
So how are things today? Are you a little woozy; the yuletide caroling the turkey and mistletoe taken their toll? Are you just staring at the little piles of yet to be put away gifts and the hefty bags of torn wrapping and discarded bows?
Perhaps before the plans for taking down the tree or “un-decorating”take over, give yourself one more moment to revel in the miraculous message that was yesterday. Take a breath and recall.
Jesus the Messiah and Savior King was born, He lived, and He died and now He lives.
And this morning and every morning since He emerged from the tomb He is here WITH US providing love and LIFE, hope and peace, counsel and care just as the prophets said He would do, just as many of you read yesterday!
Just look!
Romans 5:17
...Christ did something so good that it makes all people right with God. And that brings them true life.
So rub that sleep from your eyes my friends! Brush aside any “post-Christmas” blahs and energize yourself once more with the MESSAGE!
CHRIST came so that you could live whole and holy. CHRIST gave His life for your life.
Simple as that.
Jesus left the most amazing place imaginable and waded into our world unrelenting. He came focused on a single mission, to serve His Father so perfectly and completely to make a way for us to live eternally as He lives eternally.
This, which was birthed so humbly, has now been raised victoriously and WE, yes WE get to share in that CHRISTMAS gift; the real gift, all day every day.
Colossians 1:22-23
…by giving himself completely at the Cross, actually dying for you, Christ brought you over to God’s side and put your lives together, whole and holy in his presence. You don’t walk away from a gift like that! You stay grounded and steady in that bond of trust, constantly tuned in…
So don’t ever stop embracing “the gift”. Don't miss the message. Stay tuned in.
This is not just a "seasonal-sensation"!
Don’t make the 25th of December the only time that you cherish it and honor it. Go back and recount the story again. Go back and capture the enthusiasm and wonder that enveloped your yesterday and read it again!
Matthew 1:22
…she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
Hebrews 12:3
...go over that story again, item by item...That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!
Have a blessed day!
I love you all.
Freedom Church
Pastor GDelaney
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