Merry Christmas!

"I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people." Luke 2 v 10

The good news of Christmas is worth celebrating for 3 reasons.

It is personal :"I bring YOU." 


It is positive: "GOOD news of GREAT JOY." 


And it is universal: "for ALL the people."

It doesn't matter who you are, what you've done, 

where you've been, or where you're headed - this news is for you! 

Celebrate!

God loves you! God is with you! God is for you!
excerpt from: "The Purpose of Christmas." Rick Warren
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Merry Christmas to all my family and friends!

Here I am..

I'm not the best writer in the world, but I hope I can express in words what I have been feeling in my heart this Christmas.

I love the song: "Humbly you came to the earth you created, all for love's sake became poor. Here I am to worship."

Words that I have sung so many times, but as we prepare for Christmas this year, they touched my heart in a very different way. I was deeply  affected as I got a picture in my mind. There you are Sovereign, Almighty God, Your Majesty, you  created everything, and it was good! (Genesis) Then I read Job 38 & 39, "The LORD speaks." You created every single thing on this earth, and above it, and could have chosen all kinds of riches for your only Son. 

You know as a mother of two and grandmother of five, I remember how excited I was over the birth of each one of my children. I realized the miracle of each life, with the words of Psalm 139 echoing in my heart, overflowing with joy and gratitude for each one of them. I  wanted the very best of everything for them - especially for my firstborn, my son David. Expectant parents usually prepare for the birth of their babies with great excitement and anticipation, maybe painting the nursery, getting the tiny clothes ready, toys, baby shower..... everything is new, clean and sterile. 

How different was the birth of your Son Father God. You chose for your only Son to be born in a lowly stable among animals, and strangers. Mary didn't even have her family close by.

King of Kings and Lord of Lords,

as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus this year,  as we decorate our homes and trees, face the crowded stores for gifts, not to mention face the traffic!, I stop for a moment to reflect on what I can give to you for Christmas. What do you want for your birthday Jesus? What can I offer you? You created everything, you own everything, what can I get for you on my humble budget? 


Jesus, here I am. This is my offering. I give you my life, after all, if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't know life at all. You gave me the gift of life, of love, of freedom. Your birth, life and death were humble. You gave it all, for all mankind, forever. Thank you for giving your life so that I may live. Help me to give it back to you wholeheartedly. I want to find your heart so I can get lost in it LORD. This is my desire.


Thank you for the gift of Salvation. Happy Birthday Jesus!

KJV Dictionary Definition: humble

humble

HUM'BLE, a. L. humilis.

1. Low; opposed to high or lofty.

2. Low; opposed to lofty or great; mean; not magnificent; 

3. Lowly; modest; meek; submissive; opposed to proud,haughty, arrogant or assuming. 

God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. James 4

HUM'BLE, v.t. To abase; to reduce to a low state. 

1. To crush; to break; to subdue.

2. To mortify.

3. To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride of; to reduce arrogance and self-dependence;  to make meek and submissive to the divine will

Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you. 1 Pet.5.

Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart. 2 Chron. 32.

4. To make to condescend.

He humbles himself to speak to them.

5. To bring down; to lower; to reduce.

The highest mountains may be humbled into valleys.

6. To deprive of chastity. Deut. 21.

To humble one's self, to repent; to afflict one's self for sin; to make contrite.

humbly

HUM'BLY, adv. In a humble manner; with modest submissiveness; with humility.

1. In a low state or condition; without elevation.

adjective.  modest - lowly - meek - submissive - unassuming - low verb.  humiliate - abase - mortify - lower - degrade - demean