During the time that I pastored a church, I would go and study God’s Word there during the week. There was no one there except me, God, and the Bible that I was studying from. The building was quiet and sometimes cold but the difference always came on Sunday morning when the people came and they sang the songs and worshiped God. I could feel God’s Spirit fill the space that was empty and cold before.
The next day, on Monday, I would come to study some more of God’s Word to prepare for the next sermon. The building was lifeless again except for me, God, and my Bible. The life of the church is not the music or the sermon. The life of the church is the people who come to worship God and who come to have their lives changed by Him. Without the people a church is just a building, the Church is the Bride of Jesus Christ and that is every believer and even those who are still searching for their Savior. Come to His house so that one day He will take you to His house and yours in Heaven.
Some people don’t like this time of year because it’s usually cold. I like it because I get to celebrate the birthday of my Savior, Jesus Christ. I know he really wasn’t born in December but it’s the tradition I grew up with. His actual birthday is sometime in September/October but we celebrate it at Christmas. God sent Him to us to give us a chance to become His children. His coming wasn’t to bring in a holiday that causes so much debt and other problems. Celebrate the birthday of your Savior this year and it could be your birthday too if you give your life to Him at this time too. Merry Christmas!
It’s been the number one seller for many years. It also tells many things that our world needs to know today. I read it every day, a little bit at a time. If you haven’t guessed it yet, it’s the Bible. I do read other books but I read this one every year and I never get tired of it.
4:13-16 Isaiah 9:1-2 (lived in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali)
8:16-17 Isaiah 53:4 (healing the sick)
10:34-36 Micah 7:6 (His truth will cause division)
11:9-10 Malachi 3:1 (John the Baptist)
12:18-21 Isaiah 42:1-4 (obscure start to ministry)
13:14-15 Isaiah 6:9-10 (spiritually blind will miss the truth)
13: 34-35 Psalm 78:2 (speak in parables)
15:6-9 Isaiah 29:13; Malachi 2:2 (man-made rules of religious leaders)
21: 4-7 Zechariah 9:9; Isaiah 62:11 (entering Jerusalem on a donkey)
21:15-16 Psalm 8:2 (triumphal entry)
27:3-10 Jeremiah 32:6-9; Zechariah 11:12-13 (betrayed for 30 pieces of silver)
If Jesus only fulfilled these prophecies, we would have solid proof that He is the Messiah. But He did much more than prove Who He was when He came the first time. Jesus is our Savior, King, and Creator and He is coming back…likely much sooner than most people think. In today’s world, most people don’t think He was real and if they do believe that He is Who the Bible says He is, they’re not sure what to do with that information.
God provided the sacrifice to pay for the sins of man, and humanity in general, but most of the world doesn’t want to believe the Truth of God’s Word. Everyone seems to want to “create” their own “god” that is comfortable and acceptable to them. The problem with this is…we are created in His Image and His creation shouldn’t create a god in their image. That is given as a commandment! The first commandment!
We have been given His grace and mercy, neither of which we deserve but because of His love for us, we have received them in abundance. I pray that anyone who is looking for a Savior will read these scriptures and seek Jesus to be your Savior. I don’t believe the world will have to wait much longer to have the proof of God’s existence because the church will soon be gone. I can’t give you dates or years but with everything that is happening in and around Israel, the prophecies in Ezekiel and in the first few chapters of Revelation are about to come true.
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