Monday, December 9, 2019

Glory to God in the Highest ~


Hello to you my dear and precious followers!
In the busyness of this season, the celebrations,
the shopping, the lights, the decorations, the parties
and all the glitter that comes with the season, I pray that you are
finding the time to reflect on the true joy, peace, hope
and love that the coming of the Christ child
makes possible for each and every one of us.
O to behold His glorious appearing!

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O come, O come, Emmanuel 
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lowly exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel 
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

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The hope of the world is a Savior.
On this Christmas Day find in your hearts time for Thanksgiving ~
"Thanks be to God for His unspeakable gift."
{ 2 Corinthians 9:15 }
Christmas is a time for gifts...God's Christmas gift to you, is Eternal life.
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord."
{ Romans 6:23 } 
  By faith...you can receive God's greatest gift...Eternal life 
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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"And she {Mary} brought forth her firstborn son,
and wrapped him in swaddling cloths,
and laid him in a manger; because there was no room
for them in the inn."
{ Luke 2:7 }
Jesus came to earth as a helpless, tiny seed planted 
in the womb if a young Jewish virgin.
Forty weeks later, Jesus was born in a filthy stable in Bethlehem.
It's the Christmas miracle ~
"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,
(and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father)
full of grace and truth."
{ John 1:14 }
Have you room in your heart for Jesus?
The very definition of our Lord is this:
"God is love { 1 John 4:8 }
" He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love."

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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, 
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, 
but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world;
but that the world through him might be saved."
{ John 3: 16 -17 }

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Merry Christmas!
For myself ~ I will be taking some time to reflect and enjoy Christmas.
This season is always my greatest time to reflect 
on the past year and quietly spend alone time with the Lord.
It's a special time for me.
I'll see you back here in the New Year.
Take care and God bless you richly.

"Grace and peace be multiplied unto you
through the knowledge of God,
and of Jesus our Lord"

Joy!
Debbie

17 comments:

Linda said...

Have a very Merry Christmas my friend and please give Stephanie my wishes as well. smiles

Chris Lally said...

Merry Christmas to you and your family, Debbie! Yes, God is love & that says it all during this glorious season! See you next year!

Debbie Nolan said...

Dear Debbie such a wonderful sharing of scriptures which remind us of how much God's love stretches to reach each soul.

Praying you and your loved ones have a blessed Christmas. Will be looking forward to more of your lovely posts in the coming new year.

Hugs!

FlowerLady Lorraine said...

Dear Debbie ~ Have a wonderful time of reflection and refreshing. Have a wonderful Christmas season and a lovely 2020 ~ FlowerLady

Anne Payne said...

Merry Christmas, sweet Debbie! O come, O come, Emmanuel is my very favorite Christmas hymn. I do hope you have a wonderful and joyous Christmas. xoxo

happyone said...

We should never forget that Jesus should be at the center of Christmas.

Becki said...

Thank you so much for these scriptures and thoughts as we head into the second week of Advent. It's so easy to be distracted with all the extra busyness of the season.

Ruth Hiebert said...

Praying that you have a wonderful Christmas. God is so good.

doodles n daydreams said...

Have a wonderfully blessed Christmas with your family and friends and all who you hold dear. Merry Christmas.
Diana

Granny Marigold said...

Thank you. And a blessed Christmas to you and your family.

Regina said...

Have a very blessed Christmas!

kitty@ Kitty's Kozy Kitchen said...

You always find the perfect scripture to share with us, dear Debbie. Enjoy your quiet time with the Lord during this most special season of why we celebrate Christmas.

Alessandra said...

Wonderful words of reflection. Thanks for sharing with us
Hugs

Tanza Erlambang said...

Merry Christmas to you and yours....

love your words of reflection

Pamela M. Steiner said...

Have a very Merry and blessed Christmas and the Happiest of New Years! Yes, I love to meditate on the beauty and joy of Christ's birth...and how significant His birth was for all mankind. We are blessed to be His children. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Sandi said...

Have a Merry Christmas, Debbie! 🎄

Carla from The River said...

Merry Christmas
Please send Christmas wishes to Stephanie too. We enjoy talking baseball together. :-)

This Christmas my heart is with my dear friend Lori, she is 46 and has been diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. She will have a mastectomy and hysterectomy on 1/10, then start chemo. She has two boys, one in his first year of college the other in 11th grade. We are homeschool mom's and have done so much together with homeschool and church. She is a dear friend of mine.
God is Good.. praying for the surgeons, nurses and more. And wisdom on knowing how we can help her family best.

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