For unto us a child is born, to us A son is given and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called wonderful Counselor, mighty God, everlasting father, Prince of peace. Isaiah 9:6 Do you have a nickname? Or special names you are called? Jesus has many names he has called. This first called him wonderful Counselor, mighty God, eternal father, Prince of peace. Does any of these names resonates with you? In all honesty, they all mean a lot to me. For today though I want to focus on the name prince of peace. Jesus is the prince of peace. When he was born he…
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Peace Of God
“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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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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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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Your Wholeheart
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength. Mark 12:30 how do you love God? Do you half heartedly love him? Do you love him with all that is within you? I love this verse also! This is one of my life verses. It’s a reminder to me of how God want me to put him first in my life! I am grateful for this verse! This verse to me means that God is first in all areas of my life! He is my everything. God is the first person I spend time with in…
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Accomplish God’s Righteousness
My dearly loved brothers understand this: everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not accomplish gods righteousness. My dearly loved brothers understand this: everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not accomplish gods righteousness. James 1:28 I love this purse. I am thankful for this first. To me and has tips on how to treat others. We need to be quick to listen to God and to others. We need to take the time to really hear what God has to say to us. This is also for others, when…
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Eagerly Seek God
God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you. I thirst for you; my body thirstsfor you in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water. Psalms 63:1 Isn’t this just a wonderful verse describing how we should be and respond to God. Do you equally seek God daily? Do you thirst for him? Have you ever felt faint, weakness, when you are dry, desolate, and not in his presence? I get giddy to spend time with God. I eagerly seek him. I’m grateful that I get to hear his voice. I am grateful that I get to sit right in the very presence of God. Eagerly means used…
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Love Everyone
You have heard that it was said, ‘love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you May be children of your Farher in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collector doing that? Matthew 5:43-46 Wow!! Can you love your enemies? Let’s be honest, it’s really hard to love your enemies. Yet, Here God is telling us to love our enemies.…
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Do Not Put Your Trust in Humans
Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. Psalm 146:3-4 Another verse that I am thankful for. This verse speaks to me here I’m not putting our trust in high authority or in humans to save me. They can’t save me, only Jesus can. Humans tend to make promises that they can’t keep or deliver. This is hurtful and disappointing. However, God does! He has kept his promise since the beginning of time. He has kept his promises to me. His plans to come to great things.…