Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us. (Matthew 1:23 ASV)
Dear Friends,
The year is coming to an end, the Holidays are here. We are celebrating the coming of our Lord. However, as we look around we see a world consumed with the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. Christmas is the season, Christians are warmed within, with the great truth and promise that God is with us. He is Immanuel, our Prince of peace, our Savior and Lord. As I ride around town, I am constantly seeing signs that say Xmas, and many others saying keep Christ in Christmas. I am not to bothered by the world and its Xmas signs, I do not expect anything less. Jesus came into this world, the world received Him not. There was no room for Him in the Inn. There will never be room in this world for Him. He is not of this world, nor are we. We were once of those who had the door shut, our hearts closed, however the Holy Spirit drew us to Christ Amazing Grace. We been washed clean by the blood He shed for our sins.
Jesus was born in a manger, outside of the hustle and bustle of the world. He could not come any other way, because this world is not a place for Him to find rest. Only in the life of the heart that has been born again, does He abide. The manger was a place of humility, a place the proud and arrogant would never lay their head. However, like the repented heart, our soul is that manger, the place where Christ can find a place to rest. It is the place where the Peace that passes all understanding gives strength to the weary, sight to the blind, hope to the hopeless. Do not fret or worry, because the world is getting darker, their hatred for light more bolder. We have been told this all would come to pass. The darker it becomes, the more brighter our life should shine. Be a beacon this Christmas, so that those who long to escape this worlds grasp, will flee to the cross, the place of humility, the place of new birth. Emmanuel, God with us, what a precious wonderful promise. Our hearts should truly rejoice and be glad in this season. Let us go forth with our feet shod with the gospel of peace, our voices filled with worship and praise. We are not bound by the madness we see around us. Let the world see, we are a peculiar people set apart, for His good purpose. This is the time of gift giving, let our lives be offered up as a living sacrifice. Each of us who have been truly born again have this one race to run, one life on this earth to share this wondrous Truth with those who will listen.. Do not squander the greatest message, the only true message for the heart of man. Can others see that we truly understand what Christmas means?
This season ask the Lord to give you at least one soul to minister too. If He gives you more than one, what a a great blessing. However, start with one, than go to another. Write a letter to someone, bake a cake. shovel a walk, sing a song a lonely soul. Visit the sick. Go to the prison, to those bound in sin. Feed the hungry. Go abroad with His good news. Clothe the naked. Whatever you do, do not do nothing with the new life He has put in you. How would it be if He never came? What if God decided to not be with us? How would it be if he left us in our sin, alone in the dark of this world? Can we look on this world that is waxing worse, and not be moved within to move without? God forbid we would waste this wonderful gift of salvation in silence. We are His chalice to be poured out. Christmas for the Christian is everyday. The gift of salvation, is still available to all those who will heed the call to come to Christ. Be the one to take it to them. I just want to say thank you all, for being such an encouragement to me and my family, and those of you who have inspired me, to be the vessel to be used for His glory. Jesus deserves the just rewards of the love He has poured into us. This new year that is upon us, let us pour out what Christ poured in. Have a blessed grace filled Christmas, and a New Year full of faith and great exploits.
In Christ love & Service
Tom Faunce & family 1 John 3:16
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2 comments:
God bless you, brother. Thank you for this word.
I also want to thank you. HIS WORD IS TRUTH! Your pictures are always so encouraging and beautiful.
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