“Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”” Luke 2:13-14 God’s word is filled with promises. God promised peace to His people. It is important for us to be in God’s word and remind ourselves of His promises. The angels said that peace on earth to people He favors! Right here God kept his promise! Peace was a huge part of Christ coming to earth. We get peace with God through Jesus. We have peace because we know we are God’s child. When…
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Peace- The Nearness Of God
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” Romans 3:23 Peace is hard for some, if not all, to find! We live in a world where there is hatred and chairs. We are stressed human beings! Women cry out when it is stressful of “Cal-gone take me away”. People are relying on wine to relax themselves! It has been this way since Adam and Eve sinner. The day we were separated from God. At the beginning there was peace in this world. It’s not equated with stillness but the stillness of the nearness of God. He walked with Adam and Eve-in the garden of…
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Reflection Day
Good Morning, Friends! Today is Reflection Day! I really love reflection day. It’s a time for me to go back and reflect on what God has spoken to me about. It gives me time to pray and seek God about what he wants to speak to change in my life. It gives me time to make a game plan of putting action to what God is telling me and asking of me. So!! get your journals, pens, and bible and spend time with God. Listen to him and obey him. When you get uncomfortable with the quiet, just stay there and give God time to do what he wants.…
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Advent activity
I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life. John 8:12 This is a busy, busy time of year! We get to focused on our to do list. We get so caught up in the have to’s or the responsibilities, that we forget to slow down and enjoy one another! This is a great time of year to shine the light of Jesus to others. To offer more love to others! Think of a craft to make to give to someone that God has laid on your heart! If you Pinterest they have a great…
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A Great Light Of Hope
“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.” Isaiah 9:2 Do you fear the darkness? Have you read the book of Isaiah? Here in this verse Isaiah is focusing on the hope of the coming light. He didn’t focus on the fear and anxiety of the darkness. In John 8:12, it is stated “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.” How exciting that after years of darkness, the light of the world finally came! Jesus was given…
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In The Silence, There Is Hope
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”” Deuteronomy 31:6 Doesn’t this verse give you peace? Has there ever been a time when you have been waiting for God to answer your prayer? How did you feel in the waiting? Did you feel forgotten, discouraged, or frustrated? Do you have any unanswered pray that you are waiting for an answer today? When we are waiting on God to answer our prayers, we can feel like God is being silent. Why do feel that God is silent to us?…
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Praying With Hope
“Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:14-16 Do you feel that God is accessible to you? When Christ died on the cross the temple veil was…
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Our Hope in the Unexpected
““For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.” Isaiah 55:8 Have you ever thought about your situation that you are in or were in; have your thoughts and opinions about? Have you ever thought about how God views it? Even though we are made in his image and that makes us like Him in many ways, we also have to realize that we are not just like him! Like this verse states, our thought are not like his thoughts, His ways are not our ways!! He is all knowing, we are not! We are only limited to a little bit of information…
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The Reason For the Season
So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, ” Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head and you will strike his heel.” Genesis 3:14-15 For the full context of this chapter, You may want to read the whole chapter. How many times do we read this part of the bible and we think there is nothing more to learn? However, its the start of…
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Hope
Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. 2 Corinthians 3:12 Hope means a feeling expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. What is your hope founded on? Paul based his hope on the new covenant. His hope was in Christ Jesus. He is referring to the gospel of the law in the earlier verses (may want to read 1 Corinthians 3:1-10). Paul had confidence in the gospel of Christ. This was the ministry of the Spirit. He had confidence in eternal life through Christ. This was the ministry that showed the way of justification. It will never be done away, but to abide forever.…