12/31          Isaiah 11:6-10

6 A voice said, “Shout!” I asked, “What should I shout?” “Shout that people are like the grass. Their beauty fades as quickly as the flowers in a field.  7 The grass withers and the flowers fade beneath the breath of the LORD . And so it is with people. 8 The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.” 9 O Zion, messenger of good news, shout from the mountaintops! Shout it louder, O Jerusalem. Shout, and do not be afraid. Tell the towns of Judah, “Your God is coming!” 10 Yes, the Sovereign LORD is coming in power. He will rule with a powerful arm. See, he brings his reward with him as he comes.

SEE
Look around you.  Everything you can see is passing away.  That which you cannot see is eternal.  

12/30          Isaiah 11:1-5

1 “Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. 2 “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. Yes, the LORD has punished her twice over for all her sins.”  3 Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting, “Clear the way through the wilderness for the LORD ! Make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God!  4 Fill in the valleys, and level the mountains and hills. Straighten the curves, and smooth out the rough places.  5 Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it together. The LORD has spoken!”  

GLORY

We will see the glory of God when we come to Jesus.  He will save us from our sin and reunite us with His Father the Lord God Almighty.  Praise the Lord that Jesus binds us into the Family of God and will never, ever leave us.  Christ Jesus is our Savior. 

12/29          Isaiah 40:1-5

1 “Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. 2 “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. Yes, the LORD has punished her twice over for all her sins.”  3 Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting, “Clear the way through the wilderness for the LORD ! Make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God!  4 Fill in the valleys, and level the mountains and hills. Straighten the curves, and smooth out the rough places.  5 Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it together. The LORD has spoken!” 

SPOKEN

The Lord has spoken-He will comfort His people in Jesus Christ.  Christ, the Creator of All Things, has come to save His people from the wages of sin. Jesus Christ has broken their chains of bondage that sin had placed on their lives.  In Christ we have a relationship with the Father and eternal life beginning right now.  God has spoken in Jesus Christ and we belong to Him.  

12/28          Isaiah 52:7-9

7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns!  8 The watchmen shout and sing with joy, for before their very eyes they see the LORD returning to Jerusalem.  9 Let the ruins of Jerusalem break into joyful song, for the LORD has comforted his people. He has redeemed Jerusalem. 

REDEEMED

Jesus our Lord and Savior has paid the price, by His death on the Cross and resurrection from the dead by the power of God, for our salvation.   Praise the Lord that He has, thank you Lord.  

12/27          Isaiah 40:9-11

9 O Zion, messenger of good news, shout from the mountaintops! Shout it louder, O Jerusalem. Shout, and do not be afraid. Tell the towns of Judah, “Your God is coming!”  10 Yes, the Sovereign LORD is coming in power. He will rule with a powerful arm. See, he brings his reward with him as he comes. 11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young. 

SHOUT

Shout that the Lord is sovereign and He has come to save.  His salvation is complete in Jesus.  Jesus is God’s everything.  Praise God from whom ALL blessings flow.  Jesus is Lord.  

12/26          1 John 4:10

10 This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. 

JESUS
Jesus stepped off His throne in glory, willingly came into our world to experience time and pain as we do and walked straight to the cross to pay the price for our sin.  The Father raised Him from the dead and Jesus is seated at His right hand ever interceding for us.  Jesus is Lord.  Praise God for the free gift of salvation in Christ Jesus our Lord.  He is always Lord.  Forever.  

12/25          Luke 2:1-20

1 At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. 2 (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. 4 And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. 5 He took with him Mary, his fiancée, who was now obviously pregnant.  6 And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. 7 She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them. 8 That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep.  9 Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, 10 but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. 

11 The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! 12 And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.” 13 Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.” 15 When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” 16 They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger. 17 After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. 18 All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished, 19 but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often. 20 The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them.

LORD

JESUS IS LORD!  PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW.  

12/24          John 14:27

27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. 

PEACE

Jesus brings peace.  Peace in our hearts and minds.  His peace is everlasting.  The peace of God is a wonderful gift Jesus offers us.  Turn to Jesus, ask Him for forgiveness, and He will save you unto eternity from this very moment.  Jesus is Lord.  Merry Christmas.  

12/23          Isaiah 7:14

14 All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’). 

US

God is with us.  He is here now.  We are not alone.  HE will never leave us.  Jesus is Lord of our life and Lord of everything.  Praise the Lord for His plan of salvation in Jesus Christ.  It is just what we need.  

12/22                   John 1:14

14 So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. 

PERFECT

JESUS is perfect.  He did what only He could do-provides forgiveness for our sin and relationship with the Father.  We have life because He has life.  We are His and He is ours-forever.