Joy and Gladness To The World

Jesus birth brought joy and gladness. A child was born to save the world from their sins.

And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.-Luke 1:14

The birth of Jesus would prove to many a joyful event. Many would rejoice and be glad. A Saviour is born to save the world from sin. We have a Heavenly Father who cares for His children. We have a reason to rejoice and be glad today. Jesus birth into the world of sin opened up a better way of life for all mankind, for Jesus came to save His people from sin.

The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
Proverbs 15:24

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But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will give him the name John. -Luke 1:13
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“For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother’s womb. -Luke 1:15

With Wings Outstretched

Isaiah 8:8 “Then it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass through, It will reach even to the neck; And the spread of its wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel.

Of his forces, or of the wings of his army, as they still are called. My land – Of the land of Judah, so called because the Messiah, who is called Immanuel, should be born there. And this is added emphatically for the consolation of God’s people, to assure them, that notwithstanding this dreadful scourge, yet God would make a difference between Israel and Judah, and whereas Israel should not be a people, Judah should be restored, for the sake of the Messiah, to be the place of his birth and ministry.
Those who reject Christ, will find that what they call liberty is the basest slavery. But no enemy shall pluck the believer out of Emmanuel’s hand, or deprive him of his heavenly inheritance.

Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.
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Isaiah 10:6 I send it against a godless nation And commission it against the people of My fury To capture booty and to seize plunder, And to trample them down like mud in the streets.
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Isaiah 30:28 His breath is like an overflowing torrent, Which reaches to the neck, To shake the nations back and forth in a sieve, And to put in the jaws of the peoples the bridle which leads to ruin.

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THE GOSPEL IN A NUTSHELL

Jesus replied: `Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.’ (Matthew 22:37-40)
Simplicity of the Gospel
John 3:16-18 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.”

Acceping Jesus is the most simple thing one can do. Accept the Gospel by believing in Christ. Christ Jesus comes in and our soul Then Christ does something more for us. He gives us grace to feel our sonship. As we sang just now,—

“My faith shall ‘Abba, Father,’ cry,
And thou the kindred own.”

Having given us grace to feel sonship, Christ gives us the nature of our Father. He gives us “power to become the sons of God.”

Quote: Charles Sprugeon said: Jesus bleeding on the cross, a substitute for sinners, is our soul’s drink. This is the gospel for babes, and strong men want no more.

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Let Your Light Shine

Matthew 5:16 Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven

When miracles are performed be  filled with awe and praise God for giving such authority to humans

Our Heavenly Father is glorified when you bear much fruit, and so prove to be His disciples.
Live decent lives among unbelievers. Then, although they ridicule you as if you were doing wrong while they are watching you do good things, they will praise God on the day he comes to help you.

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Forgiveness

 
Sometimes it seems almost impossible to forgive someone that has hurt us, but God’s Word says that we must, if we want God to forgive us. Just turning it over to Jesus and letting Him handle it is the best way to deal with it. When we have Jesus thoughts in our heart, we will then forgive. When He dips His pen of love into our hearts, we want to please Him and do as He says, for He is a God of Love. His Spirit all divine will fill our sinful soul and His Love will wipe away all hurts.

Do you need to forgive someone today? Let us not let a lack of forgiveness keep us from serving God. Ask God to give you the desire to forgive and then the ability to do so. Forgiveness is an act of grace that reflects God’s treatment to us. When I forgive, I release God to work directly on the other person.
Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. -Matthew 18:21-22

Peter thought he was being very generous by offering to forgive his brother seven times in one day, but Jesus said he should forgive him 490 times in one day. It would be impossible to have someone sin against you 490 times in one day. Jesus is actually saying that there should be no limit to our forgiveness.

Regardless of how many times one sins against us we have to forgive and confirm our love unto him (2 Cor. 2:6-8).
. . . forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32

If God expects us to forgive our brother who has trespassed against us times in one day (actually an unlimited number of times), certainly He who is love will do no less with us. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.1 John. 4:8
“If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. -Matthew 18:15

Beauty For Ashes

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. -Isaiah 61:3

Spring Planting Time
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Plant five rows of peas: preparedness, promptness, perseverance, politeness, prayer.
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Next, plant three rows of squash: squash gossip, squash criticism, squash indifference.
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Then plant five rows of lettuce: let us be faithful, let us be loyal, let us be unselfish, let us love one another, let us be truthful.

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No garden is complete without turnips: turn up for church, turn up with a smile, turn up with a new idea, turn up with real determination.

~Author Unknown~

Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. -Isaiah 60:21

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Materialism

The Danger of Materialism

FROM GOD’S WORD WE READ:

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. 1 Timothy 6:9 (NKJV)

Love of money will lead one Into snares and temptations and many foolish and harmful lusts. There to drown in destruction and perdition.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 1 Timothy 6:10

FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. JOHN 3:16

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