Old Things Pass Away

 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5:17‬ ‭KJV‬‬

How glorious to be in Christ and be a new creature!  Old things are passed away, just like this year!  For us who are in Christ, we have great expectations of grace in this coming new year.  It’s only by Christ we have access by faith into God’s grace, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.  So, after our brief suffering, the God of all loving grace, Who has called us to share in His eternal glory in Christ, personally and powerfully restore us and make us stronger than ever. He sets us firmly in place and builds us up. And He has all the power needed to do this—forever! Amen!  Thanking God for this old year that has passed away and all things are become new including this coming year of God’s grace!

God Delights in Us

 “He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.”

‭‭2 Samuel‬ ‭22:20‬ ‭KJV‬‬

David was a man after God’s own heart because he spoke God’s heart when he worshipped.  Here David sang this psalm since God saved him from all his enemies and from king Saul.   It is hard for us to accept that God is able to bring us to a large place because He delights in us.  God delights in His Son the Lord Jesus Christ.  If we are in Christ through faith in His death, burial and resurrection, we become our Father’s delight.  This is the good news of the new covenant of grace that Christ made through the Cross, that we are in Christ and we delight our Heavenly Father.  Let’s believe that God is able to bring us to a beautiful place because He delights in us who are in Christ, and that He is able to deliver us from all our enemies.  Let’s believe that we are in Christ, and are a new creature, old things are passed away and all things are become new; all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ! Thank You Father for delighting in us who are in Christ!

God’s Will & Good Pleasure

 “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2:13‬ ‭KJV‬‬

When we are conscious of God’s Presence in our life, in that holy reverence, we are mindful of God working His will and good pleasure in us.  If we are conscious of our situation and the hugeness and hopelessness of our problem, we are unable to see God’s pleasure in us.  Let’s see the goodness of God in our life and see the magnitude of the finished work of the Cross in our life as we make the exchange of our problems with the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.  The hugeness of our problems will pale in comparison to the magnitude of what Jesus did on the Cross for each one personally.  We are filled with gratitude rather than despair, with holy awe rather than lack of hope, as we behold the Lamb that takes away the sin of the world.  That’s how  God works in us His will and His good pleasure.  Let’s be Jesus conscious and behold the Lamb in holy awe and reverence.  Glory to God!

Our Redemption Draws Nigh

 “When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.”

‭‭Hosea‬ ‭11:1‬ ‭KJV‬‬

When Joseph was asked by the angel to go to Egypt to flee from Herod and all those who wanted to kill the Christ, it was to fulfill the prophecy here.  God knows the end from the beginning.  Those who are anti Christ are even today on earth, who reject and despise Christ and seek to kill those who have Christ dwelling in them.  Jesus said that the servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you.  The selfless work that sincere disciples of Christ have done in most nations is disregarded and they are persecuted.  But we look up to Him Who knows the end from the beginning, for our redemption draws nigh.  Just as Simeon was waiting for the consolation of Israel and was led by the Holy Spirit to come and see the Messiah, so are we waiting for the promise that Jesus made of coming again, and receiving us to Himself, that where He is, there we may be also.  Let’s look up for our redemption draws nigh.  Amen!

Manifest Jesus Christ in You

 “(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)”

‭‭1 John‬ ‭1:2‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Jesus, the Son of God, has been manifested to mankind and many bear witness to Him as the living God, and live their life through Him.  Jesus Christ is the only One Who fulfilled the prophecies that were given of Him.  The prophecies yet to be fulfilled are of His coming again.  Jesus when He rose from the dead, explained to His disciples, from the Scriptures all things concerning Himself.  They believed and went on to manifest Jesus, the living God, through their life.  Let’s become His disciples and believe that the eternal Life of Jesus Christ is in us.  Let’s bear witness to Him.  Let’s manifest Jesus through our life. Amen!

God We Can Trust

 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭9:6‬ ‭KJV‬‬

A well remembered verse during the Christmas season!  Good to know it every day of our life though.  Our God is Wonderful and especially for those who know Him personally as we experience the wonder of the great miracles He does for us.  He is the Counsellor Who counsels us in every detail of our life when we seek His help.  He is the mighty God, Who is with us when we pass through the waters; and through the rivers, they don’t overflow us: when we walk through the fire, we are not burned; neither does the flame kindle us.  He is the everlasting Father right from our born again experience to our old age and on, even to eternity!  He is the Prince of Peace Who made peace through the Blood of His Cross, to reconcile all things to Himself, in earth, and in heaven.  He is worthy to be worshipped, Amen!

The Best Gift

 “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭2:11‬ ‭KJV

Happy Christmas!  The best gift God gave to mankind.  The angels proclaimed and heaven and nature rejoiced.  How silently this wondrous gift was given while mankind slept.  Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.  As the free gift came upon all mankind unto justification of life, let’s receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness to reign in life through Jesus Christ.  The gift of God not under the tree but hung on the Cross to give us abundant life.  Hallelujah to the Lamb!

The Bread of Life

 “But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”

‭‭Micah‬ ‭5:2‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Bethlehem, which means the House of Bread, is known as a small city for thousands of years but now as the place where Jesus was born on earth.  Thousands visit this place even today made famous by the Lord Jesus Christ.  The base things of the world, and things which are despised, has God chosen, yes, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are, that no flesh should glory in His  Presence.  Let’s worship only Jesus and not all the trappings of Christmas.  Let Jesus rule our hearts and not the spirit of Christmas.  Christmas is once a year but Christ is forever.  Let’s worship Jesus, the Bread of Life, for He is the Bread of God which came down from heaven, and gave life to the world. Hallelujah!

Jesus, the Love of God Manifest to Us

 “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.”

‭‭1 John‬ ‭4:9‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Jesus’s birth and being in the flesh was God manifesting His love for us.  Jesus’s death and resurrection was God manifesting His love for us.  Jesus sending the Holy Spirit for us was God manifesting His love for us.  As we invite Jesus to live in us by faith, the Holy Spirit helps us to live through Christ.  It is a mystery and man cannot reason it.  Faith in the finished work of the Cross cannot be logically deduced.  Faith works by love.  We cannot fathom God’s love nor reason it out.  It all works by faith in our believing that the only begotten Son of God came into the world that we might live through Him.  Thank You Father for Your Son, Jesus!

Immanuel, God with Us

 “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭7:14‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Isaiah prophesied this during king Ahaz’s time when Judah had gone into extreme idolatry.  God Himself would give a sign, an impossible thing to happen, for a virgin to conceive.  But with God nothing is impossible! He showed it, when the Son of God was born to the virgin  Mary.  God so loves us that He wants us all to come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.  As Christ is born in our heart at the born again experience, we then mature to the stature of the fulness of Christ, the Son of God, Immanuel, God with us.  Only God can do this.  Let’s know Jesus more and become like Him as we surrender to the Spirit of God and allow Him to work in us.  Let’s believe that nothing is impossible with God.  Hallelujah!

Worship Jesus Alone

 “And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭2:11‬ ‭KJV‬‬

The wise men had undertaken a long journey to come to Jerusalem following the star.  Having reached Jerusalem they didn’t see the star and wondered, even going to king Herod to ask him where the Messiah was to be born.  The king had to consult the prophets to locate the birthplace of the Messiah and asked the wise men to go to Bethlehem and find the Messiah and inform him.  But his motives were devious when outwardly Herod said he wanted to worship the Messiah.  The wise men headed towards Bethlehem and found the star leading them which stopped where Jesus was.  The wise men rejoiced when they found Mary, Joseph and Jesus in a manger, and they bowed down and worshipped Jesus and offered gold, frankincense and myrrh.  They didn’t return to Herod because they were warned in a dream not to.  Let’s seek Jesus and worship Him.  The wise men didn’t worship Mary or Joseph, but only Jesus.  The wise men heeded the dream warning them not to return to Herod.  Let our motive be clear - to worship Him Who alone can remove our sins with His precious Blood sacrifice.  No amount of gold, frankincense or myrrh can do that.  Let’s present ourselves as a living sacrifice to Jesus.  Amen!

Blessed not Cursed

 “And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭12:3‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Abram was from Ur of the Chaldean which worshipped idols.  God instructed him to leave there and that God would bless him and in him shall all the families of the earth be blessed.  Jesus is the seed of Abraham promised by God.  That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.  Jesus made this happen by hanging on the tree, which is the Cross, where He was made a curse.  Let’s believe that every curse that came upon us, has been nailed to the Cross and in exchange the blessings of Abraham have come upon us, through Christ Jesus.  Let’s be blessed to be God’s blessings to others, through Christ Jesus.  Thank You Jesus!

The Great Shepherd

 “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭2:8‬ ‭KJV‬‬

As the shepherds settled their flock for the night and surrounded them to keep watch over them for the night, it was yet another night.  Who would have thought that they were about to get the news of the arrival of the Great Shepherd Himself!  Such was the spectacular display, that they came together and left their sheep to go and see the Messiah for themselves, making haste to do so.  They arrived and found Mary, Joseph and the Great Shepherd lying in the manger.  They told this to many round about and returned to their flock, glorifying and praising God for all that they had seen as it was told to them!  Let’s bring this good news to everyone as we believe in the God of peace, that Great Shepherd of the sheep, Who through the Blood of the everlasting covenant makes us perfect in every good work to do His will, working in us that which is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

The Righteous Branch

 “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭11:1‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Isaiah prophesied of the Branch that would grow out of Jesse’s stem, Jesse being king David’s father.  This Branch was the coming Messiah fulfilled in Jesus.  Isaiah goes on to say that the Spirit of the Lord rests upon Him and that the root of Jesse will be a standard to the people and Gentiles will seek after Him and His rest will be glorious.  Jesus is worshipped on all the continents of the world and many have come to worship Him as the Living God, because He reveals Himself to them.  Those who are seeking sincerely after the truth, find Him and worship Him.  His disciples then tell others and they come to know Him.  This has been happening for millennia and the Church has continued to grow.  We did not choose Jesus but He chose us.  Thank You, Jesus!

Sin Condemned in the Flesh

 “For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:3‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Ever since the Mosaic law was given, by the deeds of the law, no flesh was justified in God’s sight - for by the law is the knowledge of sin.  So God sent His own Son Jesus, in the likeness of sinful flesh, and condemned sin in the flesh.  Death has been conquered, for the sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.  Thanks be to God Who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.  Let’s give endless thanksgiving to Him Who gave us His righteousness apart from the law and gave us life removing the sting of death.  What a blessed hope we have in Christ Jesus.  Thank You Jesus for being the Word Who became flesh and dwelt among us.  Glory to God in the highest!

The Righteous King

 “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.”

‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭23:5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Jeremiah prophesied this six hundred years before Jesus was born.  The Jews knew that the Messiah would be a King, a descendant of David, Who would reign and prosper executing judgment and justice on the earth.  Jeremiah also prophesied that a new covenant would be made wherein God would write His laws upon the hearts of men and all would know God directly and receive forgiveness.  People still look for the outward pomp and circumstance but God looks into the heart.  That’s where Jesus reigns.  He executes judgment and justice through forgiveness when a heart is repentant.  Jesus Who knew no sin became sin that the repentant heart would through forgiveness receive the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.  The false, insincere, corrupt hearts of people can only be changed by true and sincere repentance through the Blood sacrifice of Jesus.  That’s how Jesus executes judgment and justice, reigning in our hearts to prosper us according to His riches in glory.  Glory to God and peace on earth!

Christ our Saviour

 “And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭2:26‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Simeon was in the temple at Jerusalem when Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to there according to the Jewish law.  It was no coincidence that Simeon was there because he was drawn by the Holy Spirit to see the Messiah before he died.  Simeon prophesied over the Messiah what had been prophesied much earlier by previous prophets, of the salvation which God had prepared for all people.  Jesus is the Saviour of all people, not one is left out!  Simeon thanked God for the privilege of seeing and holding the Messiah Who through His death, burial and resurrection was going to change the course of this world.  May each one of us be drawn by the Holy Spirit to see the need for the Saviour in our lives and be filled with thanksgiving for what great things Christ has done.  Let no one depart unless they have seen God’s salvation in Christ Jesus.  Amen!

Son of David

 “He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.”

‭‭2 Samuel‬ ‭7:13‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Samuel prophesied to king David of his descendant, the Messiah Whose Kingdom was forever.  Jesus was the Son of David Whose throne would be established forever, as the angel Gabriel told Mary.  The blind and the lame who were healed by Jesus, called Him the Son of David, recognising Him as the Messiah.  The ruling Romans didn’t, neither did the Jewish leadership who knew of the coming Messiah.  Only those who sincerely need God, recognised Jesus, then and today.  Jesus Christ established His Kingdom through His death, burial and resurrection.  Those who sincerely seek God recognise Jesus as the King and He preached the Kingdom of God.  Let’s seek the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all things will be added to us. Jesus is the King of Glory!

From Disappointment to Joy!

 “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭1:21‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Joseph was a just man, coping with disappointment of putting away the woman he was going to marry.  It seemed a betrayal.  God came through at the right time by sending the angel with the message for him and in this vision was told of Jesus, the Messiah, Who would save the people from their sins.  Joseph was obedient and immediately took steps to take Mary for his wife.  At once from disappointment to the joy of the knowledge that he was chosen to be the earthly father to the Messiah.  What a privilege!  God chooses us for visions when we respond with obedience.  May many receive the vision of Jesus Who alone is the Savior saving people from their sins.  May they respond with obedience and allow Jesus to be born in their heart.  Let’s not allow disappointment or betrayal to be in our heart but to believe that God comes through at the right time with the revelation of His love for us in Christ.  Let’s trust Him in every circumstance!  Hallelujah!

The Star & the Sceptre

 “I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭24:17‬ ‭KJV‬‬

It is amazing that God revealed His plans to a non Israelite and used Balaam to bless Israel rather than curse them.  Balak the king of Moab had enticed Balaam with power and wealth to curse Israel but when Balaam opened his mouth, blessings and prophecy came out!  God can do anything with anybody.  Balaam prophesied that a Star would come out of Jacob and a Sceptre rise out of Israel.  Jesus, in His Incarnation, was a descendant of Jacob who was given the name of Israel.  For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.  Jesus destroyed all the works of the devil on the Cross.  Jesus warned the Church against the doctrine of Balaam to be a stumbling block to God’s purposes.  Let’s be ready with an obedient heart to fulfill God’s purpose for our life.  Hallelujah!

Rejoicing in God

 “And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭1:47‬ ‭KJV‬‬

As Elisabeth, being six months pregnant, saw Mary come to visit her, she was filled with the Holy Spirit and gave praise to God.  Mary in response, magnified the Lord in her soul and rejoiced in her spirit.  The great and mighty things the Lord had done was that Elisabeth was in her sixties and was now six months pregnant whereas Mary, who had never known a man was expecting the Messiah.  Both rejoiced and Mary stayed with Elisabeth through the last three months of her pregnancy and then returned back to her house.  When God does miracles, the response always is to magnify Him in our soul and to rejoice in our spirit.  We take God’s miracles for granted many times.  Let’s learn to have a thankful heart that magnifies Adonai in our soul and rejoices in our spirit.  Hallelujah!

God’s Speciality

 “But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”

‭‭Micah‬ ‭5:2‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Seven hundred years before the Messiah’s birth, Micah the prophet had prophesied that it would happen in Bethlehem, the native city of king David and of the tribe of Judah.  God specialises in taking the little, the unknown, the weak and the meek, to show His might, power and glory!  Bethlehem was a little town but it became known worldwide as the birthplace of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Even wise men from afar landed up there for Jesus’s Incarnation to this unknown place!  The shepherds, a weak and meek people under Roman rule, saw the angels giving them the news of Jesus’s birth which no sound and light show of today’s technology can compare!  But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.  So everyone knows that this is God.  Let’s give all glory to Yahweh!

Glorious Word of God

 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”

‭‭John‬ ‭1:14‬ ‭KJV

Jesus is the Word of God forever and full of grace and truth.  When Jesus is born in our heart, grace and truth comes.  The Word of God is grace and truth.  Our minds cannot comprehend this but our part is to believe and receive.  We then become sowers and sow the Word of God into others.  When others believe and receive, it becomes a harvest!  We live in times when the Word of God is banned by nations.  But when the Word of God is in our hearts by faith, no one can ban it.  This has happened because Jesus died and rose again enabling Him to dwell in our hearts forever.  Jesus is manifest through us when we speak the Word of God.  Let’s allow the glorious Word of God to manifest through us, full of grace and truth - to God be all the glory!

Increase of the Kingdom of God

 “Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭9:7‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Isaiah prophesied this more than seven hundred years before Jesus was born.  The Kingdom of God is here on earth since Jesus’s birth.  His government has been increasing since then and there is no end to the peace He gives to those who believe and are born in Christ.  Judgment & justice are established by Him through the finished work of the Cross when He was judged on mankind’s behalf.  Since then through all those generations, the Kingdom of God has suffered violence, yet many have forcefully seized it as a prized possession and with ardent zeal.  The increase of His government will never end till He comes again.  Let’s keep giving this wonderful Gospel to others as the Almighty God brings many into His Kingdom.  The zeal of the Lord performs this!  Hallelujah!

The Heavens Declare the Glory of God

 “When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭2:10‬ ‭KJV‬‬

The heavens declare the glory of God.  These wisemen had studied the movement of the stars and constellations.  God showed Abram the stars in heaven telling him that his descendants will be as countless as the stars in heaven.  Abram believed that the Bright and Morning Star would be his descendant, and it was credited to him as righteousness.  So the wisemen were directed to Jesus, two thousand years later and they rejoiced and were filled with exceeding great joy.  That’s the response of all who come to the Lord Jesus Christ even today and are filled with exceeding great joy when our sins are forgiven.  We enter into the joy of the Lord.  That’s when heaven rejoices over one sinner who repents and receives Jesus in their heart.  No one can take this joy from us.  Jesus is our joy, let’s rejoice that we are born again when we accepted the risen Jesus in our hearts.  Amen!

The King of Peace

 “The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭49:10‬ ‭KJV‬‬

A sceptre is in the hand of a king as a ruler.  Jacob, before he died, received the revelation of the prophecy of the coming Messiah two thousand years before He was born.  Shiloh means peace and Jesus made peace between mankind and the God of peace.  Jesus is the King of men’s heart and those who submit to the superiority of peace over hate and conflict, know that His peace is forever.  The Lawgiver has made a new covenant of putting His law in our hearts and writing it in our mind.  Let’s submit to the King Who became our Sacrifice, and thank Him for the exchange He made to give us His peace and His righteousness.  Thank You Jesus!

Worship the Son of God

 “Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭14:33‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Although Jesus was at that time the Son of Man, He had authority to still the storm and save and restore Peter from drowning and back into the ship.  Then they all came and worshipped Jesus and acknowledged that Jesus is the Son of God.  The response of all who recognise Jesus is the Son of God is to worship Him.  Jesus conquered sin, death and hell and is alive seated at the right Hand of the Father, awaiting His enemies to be made His footstool.  As we worship Jesus, Who alone is worthy of worship, He empowers us to be more than conquerors and to overcome by the Blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimony, and being a living sacrifice to Him till He comes to take us.  Hallelujah!

Knowledge of the Glory of the Lord

 “For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.”

‭‭Habakkuk‬ ‭2:14‬ ‭KJV

God is doing marvellous works for this prophecy to be fulfilled.  Today, in an instant, we can testify of God’s goodness and glory to the other side of the globe through social media.  When the early disciples believed and preached, God did mighty miracles in the Church inspite of the persecution that followed and the glory of God was tangible.  The Church was not a huge structure but homes of people or caves or some underground gathering.  Through social media, the Church in our times has become a gathering of praying people regardless of physical location.  The Gospel is being preached as never before and the knowledge of the glory of God is filling the earth as the waters cover the sea.  Let’s be Gospel proclaimers and good news carriers of honouring the Lord Jesus and the finished work of the Cross, filling the whole earth with this knowledge.  Let’s declare the glory of God everywhere.  Amen!

Peace & Goodwill toward Men

 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭2:14‬ ‭KJV‬‬

God’s message to mankind has been peace and goodwill since the Word became flesh and dwelt among us on this earth.  Man has been searching for peace but unless peace with God is made, the search is in vain.  That was done by the Prince of Peace Who made peace through the Blood of His Cross, reconciling all things to Himself; whether things in earth, or things in heaven.  No peace treaty, no Nobel peace prize, nor any kind of man-made peace can bring peace or goodwill on earth.  It is only through Jesus Christ.  Glory to God in the highest!

Encouragement

 “But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.”

‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭3:28‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Joshua was used to being in the background and seeing God work mightily through Moses.  God arranges for Joshua to be prepared by Moses as the next generation to go forward.  It is only by encouragement that we are built up to fulfill God’s purpose for our life.  Encouragement strengthens us and builds us up and helps us receive our inheritance.  For those of us who belong to the Kingdom of God and have enthroned Christ Jesus in our hearts, we have the encouragement of the mighty Holy Spirit.  Let’s be encouragers to strengthen and build up the next generation to receive the inheritance God has prepared for them.  Thank You Holy Spirit for encouraging us and helping us to encourage others.

Word of Christ Dwelling Richly in Us

 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”

‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

The more we allow the Word of Christ to dwell in us richly, the more we manifest Christ in and through our lives.  The Lord Jesus, when He lives in our heart by faith, enables us to meditate on His Word day and night and to do what it says.  Thus we are able to be successful in all that we do.  As we hunger and thirst after His Word, our hearts are filled with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs as we sing with grace in our heart to the Lord.  Even our minds get renewed with thoughts from God!  Let’s saturate ourselves with the Word of God and allow Jesus to be seen in and through our lives.  The Word of God was not available to everyone earlier but we live in times when it is even at our fingertips!  The best is to memorise the Word of God, it will surprise you to know how focused you become!  No one can take away the Word of God from our heart!  Let’s teach and sing the Word of God which is Jesus!  Thank You Jesus!