MERRY CHRISTMAS

And God said,"I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God. I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak..". God knew what He was going to have to do to save the world and He is a deity who keeps His promises. "And they shall know that I am the Lord their God with them." He was preparing the way for Jesus, His Son, God in the Flesh, Immanuel.

Today as we celebrate with giving and receiving let us remember the greatest gift of all, Jesus. God sacrificed time with part of Himself to be with His creation knowing that the only way for His return would be through the pain and suffering of the death on the cross. God kept His promise. He fed His sheep, sought the lost and returned them to His loving arms. God gave the Israelites Hope of a Messiah, Joy of redemption from Sin, knowledge of the Peace He would bring through the Loving Sacrifice of Giving us the thing He loves. It was out of His Unconditional Love for us that He did these things and by His Grace He freely gave it so that we could receive the greatest gift anyone can receive, Life.

​Jesus renews us with His love and Mercy. Jesus Gives us Hope where there is none, Peace in a ravaged world, Joy where there is suffering, and Love Everlasting. He is the King of Kingd, Lord of Lords, The Light in the everpresent darkness. His are the arms that lift us up and carry us though the roughest times. He is our friend, brother, master, Savior.

​MERRY CHRISTMAS