Through out the Old Testament God had a plan and re

Through out the Old Testament God had a plan and revealed that plan through scripture. Generation after generation passed leading up to the coming of Jesus and for good reason. God wanted time to pass, to build history, to demonstrate his unfailing love and everlasting power!

Jesus birth into this world was filled with majesty! Jesus was every single thing that the Old Testament said he would be and so much more than ever could have been conceived. What an honor to live today and be able to look back and understand the complete story of God gracious promise!

We get the benefit of seeing the scriptures as a whole. We know when he came, why he came, and how he came. God has revealed to us things angels longed to have know and yet were kept from fully understanding. Salvation has come to earth and we have Gods full grace and mercy poured out onto us without measure!

Listen to the words of Isaiah the prophet as he describes ourLord Jesus!

Isaiah 53:1-12

We have been set free! We have been given a second chance without merit. We have been forgiven without deserving grace. What sins have you committed. What horrible acts do you regret? Who have you hurt with your selfish nature. What relationship have you ruined because of your pride? Jesus came to set us free from sin and guilt! Repentance starts with accepting God's gift of grace and falling on your knees in complete obedience to Gods plan for your life! Jesus came to mend the broken hearted, to repair the damage of sin, and to reconcile us to God!

Praise God for Jesus and his mercy. Praise God for his unfailing love unfailing his power to save. Through God we have the power to change. To live Godly lives and to honor God through all that we do!




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Isaiah 41

""Who has stirred up one from the east, calling him in righteousness to his service? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow.

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. "All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish.

For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel, do not fear, for I myself will help you," declares the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the parched ground into springs.

so that people may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the Lord has done this, that the Holy One of Israel has created it.

"Tell us, you idols, what is going to happen. Tell us what the former things were, so that we may consider them and know their final outcome. Or declare to us the things to come, tell us what the future holds, so we may know that you are gods. Do something, whether good or bad, so that we will be dismayed and filled with fear. But you are less than nothing and your works are utterly worthless; whoever chooses you is detestable."

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭41:2, 10-11, 13-14, 18, 20, 22-24‬ ‭NIV‬‬

http://bible.us/111/isa.41.2,10-11,13-14,18,20,22-24.niv

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Christmas and knowing God

Christmas and knowing God

What people believe when they think of Christmas? The holiday is celebrated by other religious people other than Christians. But christmas like christianity has become "all about me" and what I can benefit from it and less about God and the reason for why we worship.

We need to put more effort into knowing God and to know what God wants from us and less about what God can do for us! People pick a church based on how they feel and less about what God says.

Who is God? What matters to God? Where did God come from? You don't truly know someone unless you can answer those questions.

John 1:1-14

If you do not recognize God you will not receive him. You cant have a relationship with him without knowing him.

Scriptures that create questions about God that take thought to answer and require pondering! Who is God, how does he work. Genesis 3:22; Exodus 8:9-10; Romans 8:28;

Just like in a love relationship you want to know that person, you want to discover knew mysteries about them and you study their personalities and characters.

John 1:15-18

Jesus knew God better than anyone! What did he do with all that knowledge about God? "He made him know!" When you know God that is what you do. You want to share God!

We represent God the same way Jesus did. Jesus lived a life that shined in the darkness. We are called to represent God and shine as well!




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Ephesians 2:1-10

"And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2:1-10

— What dead in road were you on when God saved you? Following the path of the world leads straight to destruction! Dead men walking blinded by our own sins!

— when you follow your selfish desires and make decisions on passions of the flesh you r taking a path away from God!

— We were born opposed to God and in our sinful natures were subject to his wrath. Our sin justifies the judgement against us and we have no hope but to find salvation in Jesus!

— Praise God for his great mercy and the grace that he freely gives! His love is so great that he would not stand to watch us be condemned with out hope! Praise Jesus for his sacrifice and his willingness to accept our punishment and blame!

— What an amazing God we serve! Not only have we been saved and forgiven without merit, God has seated us in a place of honor!

— What did we do to deserve such treatment? Nothing! Gods only request is that we have faith and believe! We are not expected to be perfect or earn our salvation in some way. We do not have a debt that has to be repaid at a certain time. God just simply asks that we make an effort to be obedient and when we fall He is does not count it against us!

— We were created in Gods image and for this very purpose! All we can do in response to this is love and worship God with all our hearts!


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