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John 4:29 “Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
What is it going to take for you to understand just who Christ is and how important it is that we know Him?
This lady obviously knew some things about the Jewish law and about the prophecies because she had no problem believing Jesus and then running off to tell others about Him.
When we want to be able to tell others about Christ we need to know a little about them and to know how much they will understand when we start speaking.
Allow God to guide you as you speak and reach out to others in love today.
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Luke 2:18 And all those who heard it marvelled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
What are you like at keeping good news a secret? I am pretty useless when it comes to good news because I want to be able to tell as many people as I can.
I am not a person who can sit and have an in depth conversation with anyone, but telling them good news is a bit different!
I love to be able to get up in church and tell people about God, to tell them of all He has done.
Be more like shepherds and go and tell the people that Jesus Christ has been born!
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Luke 2:11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.
Today we celebrate the birth of our Awesome Saviour, Jesus Christ, The Son of God, Emmanuel!
Happy Christmas!
Today is the day I would like each of us to simply say “Thank You” to Christ for all He has done.
Thank you.
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Luke 1:31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.
Hearing the news that you are going to be a parent for the first time is incredible. Hearing that news before you have actually done anything must have been a bit scary!
But when God has a plan for you and your life, you had better start listening properly because it is going to happen!
He will not put you through anything you cannot handle; but while you are going through it you may doubt that phrase!
Listen to your Saviour. Trust in your God.
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Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
Jesus did not send the disciples blindly out into the world but gives them a stark warning of the danger before them as they go forward.
Our walk in this world is not going to be straight-forward or easy going when we show others we are willing to follow Christ; we will face many dangers and trials just as the disciples did.
We need to be able to face up to the world by being bold enough and intelligent enough to stand up to the people; but also without wrath so as not to bring on discord.
Asking God for wisdom enough to avoid the pitfalls is wisdom.
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Ecclesiastes 10:10 If the axe is dull, And one does not sharpen the edge, Then he must use more strength; But wisdom brings success.
I don’t know if you have ever tried to use a blunt axe to chop wood, but it is very hard work. As a youngster I can remember doing exactly that because I did not know how to sharper the axe!
I know now how to sharpen my axe and I know it makes a very big difference with how much work can be done.
Being prepared for our work is very important and part of that preparation is simply learning.
This Christmas try to listen to the real Christmas story and learn just how much your God loves you!
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Ezekiel 35:13 Thus with your mouth you have boasted against Me and multiplied your words against Me; I have heard them.
When we have a successful life we tend to boast about the things we do and about our achievements to others.
Whilst we should be able to talk openly about what we do, we should never forget just how we are able to do those things.
God has enabled us to do many thing, but unless we are acknowledging Him for our gifts, then we are robbing Him of the glory.
God waits patiently to receive our adoration and praise.
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Ezekiel 34:23 I will establish one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them—My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd.
When we look back on the prophecies throughout the old testament on the coming of our Good Shepherd we can only be encouraged that we know He has already come.
Jesus came to fulfil the prophecies and show us we can stand on God’s promises throughout time.
His promises are not bound by our lifespans like ours are. They are eternal and absolutely sure.
Give your praise to God today to show your faith.
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Psalm 89:3 I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David:
The Lord Jesus would be born to the lineage of David; this was foretold by the prophets.
Jesus is born as the Messiah to a virgin of little or no standing in society.
Yet the promise of making a kingdom has come to pass just as it was foretold and promised by our awesome God.
We can continue to stand on His promises just as they have been made in the past and we can look forward to living our lives fully with Christ!
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Psalm 78:70 He also chose David His servant, And took him from the sheepfolds;
When others were looking to the sons of Jesse as soldiers, leaders and worthy sons, David was being quietly ignored as the lowly shepherd boy.
Samuel was told to reject each of the older brothers and to even ask for more children when David had been left out of the selection to start with.
Moses was tending to sheep at the time he was called to serve God.
If we are willing servants to start with God will be able to use us without having to fight us for obedience!
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Luke 2:8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.
God continues to use the most unlikely people at times throughout history to do some of the most important jobs.
We may think we are not good enough for God or we may think we do not do enough for God but He is the one who knows us from the inside out.
He chooses the people He knows will be able to achieve the tasks He lays out before us. He chose the young shepherd boy called David to be the next king.
He knows what each one of us is capable of and is willing to support us through every step He asks of us.
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Luke 2:6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.
God’s timing is far beyond our control or our understanding; whether He wants to use the whole kingdom to make one thing happen or to use one person to change a kingdom, God is in control.
Human’s tend to try and stick to timetables and calendars in order to try and keep things under control; God has time under His control!
We live our finite lives and try to pack in as much as we can into those lives; God controls them.
We may take a long while to plan a surprise for someone, but God can use many centauries because He is in control.
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Luke 2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
Have you ever wondered why some things happen in life? What would possess Caesar Augustus to do something so labour intensive as to count everyone in the land?
The logistics and money involved in making this all happen would frighten most people into not doing anything like this to start with.
What else would have motivated Mary and Joseph to get up and go to the City of David just as was predicted by the prophets of old?
God uses all people to make sure His will in done at the right time and the right place; just open your eyes and believe!
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Matthew 27:37 And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
This simple statement upset many of the Jews because they did not want to believe the Messiah could live such an ordinary life, be of no standing in the religious sectors and be placed on a cross along with criminals.
But Pilate was able to see some truth in what Jesus was doing and who He was, giving Him His real title upon His death.
Don’t allow the world to limit our King’s title or His significance. Jesus is our King and we have to do his thing, trusting Him always and giving Him His rightful praise and glory!
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Isaiah 44:6 Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: ‘I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God.
Being sensitive to someone else’s beliefs and allowing their beliefs to change your own seems to be a very fine line sometimes.
I don’t know how many times God has got people to write down the simple fact that He alone is God and there are no other Gods; but man seems to like ignoring the truth!
Whether it is a person carving a statue and then bowing down to the statue instead of God Himself, or whether it is bending the truth to fit in with other people, mankind continues to diminish God’s importance!
It is quite simple really: there is only one God who created this all in the first place.
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1 Corinthians 8:4 Therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
Being sensitive to those around you is not something we are all good at! Some of us go ahead and do things and then realise afterward it has upset someone else.
God wants us to think of others and to be sensitive to their beliefs and feelings; upsetting people just because we don’t want to accept their ways is not what Jesus teaches.
Christ showed us we need to uphold the truth. But going against someone just because they are trying to uphold Abraham’s or Moses’ teachings is not what God wants!
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2 Timothy 2:23 But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife.
Having awkward questions which bring Christianity into question in our own minds is not new, this has been going on for a long time and our Bibles reference this.
Most of the questions come from people who do not know the answers in the first place and are clinging to what they can get their heads round at the time.
If you don’t understand something about God’s Word then ask people who have been studying it, ask God, ask a friend…
Don’t just listen to someone who thinks they know the answers – they probably don’t!
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Titus 3:9 But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless.
How many times has someone asked you a seemingly impossible question? For example: why comes first, the chicken or the egg?
Whilst we may like to think of strange things like this or Schrödinger's cat, they do not do much for our overall spiritual wellbeing!
Finding out exactly where you can from and who your ancestors are may be fun, but is not exactly helpful to us past a certain point.
God has given us reason to live and reason to believe; is that not enough for us to aim for without losing our minds in the wind?
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Philippians 2:13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
We may find it hard to keep up with things at times and we may fall behind in our duties from time to time, but God can still do things over and above what we can!
It is God who can do things through us and who can give us the strength to continue far beyond our means.
When we accept Christ back into our lives He changes us from the inside out so He will get the glory He deserves.
If we submit to Him He can use us for His glory every day and all the time; allow Him to work through you today!
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John 6:27 Do not labour for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”
Sometimes it is very easy to go out and do work just because it is for the church or because it involves Christians in some way; but is it the right work?
I found it very easy to go off and do paid work because I knew it would be structured and I could just get on and do the work.
But what is God actually calling you out to do? Is it to go and do the paid work and occupy yourself or is it to do something to help Him spread His Word?
Listen to what God is saying in your life to find out what He wants you to do.