Month: December 2024

Don’t Lose the Meaning of Christmas

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Christmas seems to come and go so fast. There are so many things going on through December that time seems to fly.

My biggest concern with the busyness is that we will lose the point of Christmas. We all need salvation from sins. Jesus came to earth to be born as a baby, grow to be a man and die for our sins. When we trust in Jesus to save us from our sins, God becomes our stronghold. God will help us; He is our refuge. I hope these thoughts are in our minds all year long.

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for providing salvation. Please help us to remember what You provided for us.

I pray this in Jesus’ name.

God is so good.

God’s Preservation

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I love the verses that remind us of God’s protection of those who have trusted in Him. These verses tell us that God will not forsake us. We will spend eternity with God after our bodies die. I look forward to that Day.

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for the promises You give. Please help us to turn away from evil and do good.

I pray this in Jesus’ name.

God is so good.

Established by God

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This is a continuation of Psalm 37:4. We are told to delight in the Lord. In these verses we are told that God establishes the steps of those who delight in God’s way. God gives wonderful gifts, but we need to seek Him with joy.

Christmas is a wonderful time to remember the joy of the angels announcement that the Messiah had been born. If we read and study the Bible, we can find many reasons for joy and delight.

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for Your word. Thank You for giving many reasons to delight in You. Thank you for Your provision. Please help us through this season and every season to spend time delighting. We often need help to keep looking into what You have for us.

I pray this in Jesus’ name.

God is so good.

Trust & Delight

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This verse gives us commands and a benefit. We are to trust, do good, dwell, befriend and delight. I think too often we want to jump to the desires of our heart. I think we miss the point of the verse. God doesn’t just give us what we want. We are to delight in Him. If our minds are focused on God, we will have appropriate desires. I have often thought God wants more for us than we want for ourselves. I wonder how much more we would gain if we delight in the Lord.

Dear Heavenly Father, please help us to follow the commands You have given. Thank You for being trustworthy and the best example of good. Thank You for being delightful.

I pray this in Jesus’ name.

God is so good.