The Unabridged Christmas Story

The Christmas story from Timberdoodle….told by precious children.  This reminds me of the Bible verse that tells  us to become like little children in order to see the kingdom of heaven.  Jesus said, Let the Children come unto me for such is the kingdom of heaven.  Despite what our culture believes , children are a gift from God…a blessing from him.  Merry Christmas!

 

Lord, May We Be Like The Wise Men

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When they had heard the king, they set out;
and there, ahead of them went the star that they had seen at its rising in the east, until it stopped over the place where the child was.
When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. Matthew 2:9-10

Lord, may we be like the Wise Men who were guided to you by a star. Give us the wisdom to seek you, light to guide us to you, courage to search until we find you, graciousness to worship you and generosity to lay our gifts before you, who is our King and our God for ever and ever. Amen.

Remembering Mom

My dear Mother who’s with the Lord now, had this Psalm marked in her Bible. I can still see her  sitting on her couch for hours reading God’s word.  Her face was often filled with joy and her cheeks moist with tears. She loved spending time with the Lord…..her favorite activity  on this earth.  My prayer is that our family would follow in her footsteps and relish time with the Lord as she did. This morning as I read this psalm it filled my heart with thanksgiving, and reminded me of my dear mom. Today is her Birthday and becauase of God’s mercy and grace…because of his sacrifice, she is celebrating in heaven. Our God is a good God. Praise His name forever!

Psalm 103 (NKJ)
Bless the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,
4 Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

6 The Lord executes righteousness
And justice for all who are oppressed.
7 He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the children of Israel.
8 The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
9 He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

Is 1984 Now?

George Orwell’s novel 1984 which was written decades ago, is more real now than ever before. We have now lost our rights to trial by jury and most folks do not even realize this has occurred. Listen to Rand Paul and learn of all we have lost. Perhaps our highschoolers should also begin learning before they are indoctrinated in college….hopefully before they vote in the next election. Oh…and if they have been brainwashed and are not able to think as individuals who critically evaluate information but only engage in groupthink…perhaps they should not vote at all.

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