Finally, the Lord said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul.  I have rejected him as king of Israel.   Now fill your horn with olive oil and go to Bethlehem.  Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my new king.”  But Samuel asked, “How can I do that?  If Saul hears about it, he will kill me.”  “Take a heifer with you, ” the Lord replied, ” and say that you have come to make a sacrifice to the Lord.  Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you which of his sons to anoint…

  Here we are again!!!  Grab your bible, Grab your favorite writing pens, And grab your favorite journal.  Go find a quiet place and spend some much-needed time with God.  Reflect back on what we have studied about our Messiah.  Make room for triune God in your life.  Pray to him of what is breaking you heart, your struggles, your hopes and dreams.  Then trust him with you whole heart, mind, soul, and strength.     Dear Heavenly Father, I we come before you today.  Please speak to each person.  Give them a word that they need to hear.  Showing them with your love, peace, hope, and joy, and comfort.…

But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from fo old, from ancient days.  Therefore, he shall give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of his brothers shall return to the people of Israel.  And he shall stand and shepherd his  flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.  And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the…

Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I  be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.”  The angel answered, “I am Gabriel, I stand in the presence of God, and I had been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.  Now you will be silent and not be able to speak until the day this happens because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their proper time.”  Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.  When he came out, he couldn’t speak to them.…

Luke 1:15-17 for he will be great before the Lord.  And he must not drink wine, or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.  and he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.” Gabriel is telling Zechariah about his future son, John the Baptist, who he will be.  He will be a man great…

In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of division of Abijah.  And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.  And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the lord.  But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.  Now while he was serving as priest before the God when his division was on duty, according to the custom of he priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and the whole multitude of the people were praying…

know this, my beloved brothers:  let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.  James 1:19, 20 One way to show you care for other’s  is to stop and really listen to what they are talking about.  Be slow to speak.  Let the person talking  – speak allow others to also listen to he person talking.  When we interrupt it’s not very caring.  It also causes confusion. Next time you have a conversation, pay attention to how much talking and listening you are doing with the other person. As for anger, what is upsetting…

 I can do all things, through Him who strengths me.   Philippians 4:13 The phrase “God only gives me what I can handle” is not correct.  I believe that God will call us to do hard things.  It can be  physically, spiritually, or emotionally something that is hard for us to do, or go through.  I can give you two scripture references that show this.  In Daniel 3, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, are put into a fiery furnace.  The served God wholeheartedly.  They obeyed God.  Depending on the version you use, the soldiers died before they even got the men into the furnace.  These three men kept walking into the…

Today is reflection day. Pray! Ask God to show you areas in your life that you need to put more of Him.  Where in your life could you improve more on? Take you journal and write down everything that God tells you.  Take some time and be still before God,  listen to his voice. Dig deep within you! Dear Father God I ask that you speak to each person.  Calm their thoughts.  Open their ears. Amen  

  Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ; so that whether I come and see you or remain absent,  I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together, for the faith of the gospel, Philippians 1:27 When we accept Christ as our savior, we become citizens of the Kingdom of God.  We need to be good patriotic  citizens of the Kingdom of God.  As Paul was stating that they, the Philippians, were accountable to him; we, too, are needing to be accountable to one another. We need to be unified together in One Spirit for the…