Month: December 2017

Silent Night Holy Night!!

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Time to slow down and hear the Holy silence in all our hurry!

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Silent night, Holy Night,
All is calm, all is Bright
Round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy Infant, so Tender and Mild,
Sleep in Heavenly Peace,
Sleep in Heavenly Peace.

Silent night, Holy Night,
Shepherds quake at the Sight;
Glories stream from Heaven afar,
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ the Saviour is born,
Christ the Saviour is born!

Silent night, Holy Night,
Son of God, love’s Pure Light;
Radiant Beams from thy Holy Face
With the dawn of redeeming Grace,
Jesus, Lord, at thy Birth,
Jesus, Lord, at thy Birth.

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( Luke 2:11-14 KJV ) “For unto you is Born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the LORD. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the Babe Wrapped in Swaddling Clothes, Lying in a…

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In His Image

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Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect Romans 12:2

Each Christmas my wife makes special cookies in the shape of ginger bread men or Christmas trees. Once the dough is soft she presses the form over it and cuts out the exact images over and over again. But what is good for cookies is not so great for our minds.

Gingerbread Man

The apostle Paul appeals to us to give our bodies to God as living sacrifices, so that we will not be pressed into the world’s mold. As a part of real worship we lovingly give to God all that we have and all that we are. He is so worth everything we could offer and more. When we yield to Him, God comes and liberates our minds. Our minds and hearts become open to Him, the breeze of His Spirit gently blows and we experience the transforming freedom of his presence.
We need each day and to ask ourselves: “Is there something that has pressed me back into the world’s mold?” Then stop and make a quiet choice to give yourself to God, and wait on Him to come. Only then, in that wonderful freedom, when we have been transformed by His presence can we begin to understand what He really wants in our life. He breaks the cookie cutter molds of this world when we choose to be His and His alone!

A Reception at the Palace

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And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. Matthew 2:11 ESV

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The wise men had crossed deserts, rivers and mountains. They had gotten lost, faced a treacherous king and learned from an ancient prophecy of where to find Jesus. You might think they would have been dismayed at their reception in Bethlehem. They had come for a king maybe thinking there awaited a royal welcome, a place to rest and sumptuous surroundings. Instead they came to a small house in a simple village where a carpenter and his young wife opened the door in astonishment at their arrival.

But the wise men were not disappointed or discouraged because they had come with one goal in mind. They had come to worship! As we approach Christmas we need to be careful to keep the attitude of those men. We mustn’t imagine that a proper Christmas celebration has anything to do with a beautifully decorated home, fine food on the table, or all the correct holiday preparations. All journeying to Bethlehem asks of us is to have open and humble hearts ready for any doorway which God brings us to. Christmas is not about our reception at the palace, but about the worship and gifts we bring for Jesus!