WHAT WILL CHRISTMAS BRING THIS YEAR ?

December 23, 2017 By Leave a Comment

What will Christmas bring this year?

Everyone will definitely have an answer to that question.

Lots of wishes.

Lots of dreams.

Lots of food.

Lots of gifts?

(maybe some questions)

Lots of family?

Lots of friends?

Lots of peace?

Lots of memories?

Lots of feelings?

Lots of something missing?

Lots of heartache?

Lots of uncertainty?

Lots of busy?

Lots of stuffing?

Lots of stuffing feelings?

Lots of pretending?

It’s Christmas.

Just be happy.

Sounds good to me.

 

Then I got this message at 6:45 this morning, December 23, 2017:

“Marine commandant put the marines on notice that they need to move to a wartime footing as war clouds are gathering in the Korean Peninsula and the Russia region.”

Lots of people and ideologies would very much like to strike terror at this time.

So what should we think the next few days.

Thankfully, Christmas helps us for a moment to forget the terrible evils in the world, growing bolder daily.

We’ve heard the war stories when Christmas triggered a spontaneous cease-fire, and enemies stopped to sing Christmas carols together and celebrate something greater than the reasons for war.

Of course, they went back to fighting the next day.

 

I don’t expect that to happen this year.

There isn’t any common ground between the forces gearing up for the big one.

The fighters who want to destroy us, and the populations sharing their ideology, will never relent.

I am very thankful for the U.S. military, and I support whatever we can do to defeat evil again.

But is this worldwide disaster in the making, just another page of history that will come and go like other conflicts?

Anyone who stops long enough to think and reflect, even two days before Christmas, will acknowledge widespread anxiety.

This is not going to go away.

 

We need answers.

Busy isn’t going to cover the anxiety and fear much longer.

It’s not enough to just say that good guys and bad guys always fight, and we’ll carry on after.

Here is my best effort to put answers into words:

 

Fact—Christians and Jews are the target of terrorists and the target of those who want to go soft on terrorists.

This explains nearly 100% of all attacks worldwide, including in the United States.

So, are you a Christian?

That will determine your future, and will determine where you get answers in this confusing time.

Jesus promised his followers that the world would hate them—that those who kill them would think they are doing god service.

The first thing muslims learn when they become Christians, is being willing and ready to die for their new faith.

We will learn that in America as well.

 

Now, what about Christmas?

Jesus also promised that he overcame the world that hates his followers.

Jesus gives his followers peace, but not peace like the world gives.

Real answers for real peace for real Christians don’t come from my words, or from culture or politics or military.

Answers come from His Book—that means spending time in it—that simple.

Encouragement comes from spending time with others who are spending time in His Book.

Talk about that while you share your Christmas celebration.

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H I S

December 23, 2017 By Leave a Comment

H I S  eternity

H I S  sovereignty

H I S  holiness

H I S  plan

H I S  story—History

H I S  power

H I S  creation

H I S  beauty

H I S  goodness

H I S  image

“God created man in His image,” and man has been trying to create god in his image ever since.

“Male and female, He created them,” and now man is trying so hard to create imaginary nonsense.

H I S  justice

H I S  love

H I S  patience

H I S  judgment

H I S  forgiveness

H I S  promises

H I S  Son, our Savior

H I S  Christmas

H I S  humility

H I S  life

H I S  obedience

H I S  death

H I S  life after death

H I S  gift

H I S  preparation

H I S  comfort

H I S  warnings

H I S  coming again

H I S  Book of Life

H I S  marriage supper

H I S  worship

H I S  joy

H I S  eternity

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HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET ?

December 23, 2017 By Leave a Comment

And it came to pass in these days that there went out a decree from the Ruler of the universe, that all the world should be registered in His Book of Life.

And the details of this registration were recorded when Caesar Augustus sent out a decree from Rome that all the world should be registered in his book.

And it happened that a young Jewish couple followed Caesar’s decree and ended up in Bethlehem, and had a baby there.

And that baby grew up to follow the plan of the Ruler of the universe—in fact, He was the Ruler of the universe.

The plan?

His life, and His death, and His life after His death, makes it possible for the world to be registered in His Book of Life.

And it’s free—no payment, no taxes like Caesar had in mind.

But you have to follow the decree of the Ruler of the universe, just like Joseph and Mary followed the decree of the ruler of the world.

Oh, they had a motive for obeying—not even a question of not doing so—obey, or die.

So, what’s our motive for following the decree of the Ruler of the universe?

The same—obey, or die.

Say what?

I know lots of people who seem to pay little or no attention to the Ruler of the universe from day to day, and they get along just fine.

What do you mean—obey, or die?

And what is this “Book of Life”?

“When we all get to heaven, . . .”

Well, when we all get to the gates of heaven, the Ruler of the universe will have his angel open His Book of Life and look for your name, to see if you are pre-registered.

Either your name is there—or it is not there.

If your name is there, you walk through the gates into heaven.

If your name is not there, you go to hell.

That is the result of “obey, or die,” regardless of how smooth, or rough, you life was here.

 

Jesus is the Ruler of the universe—the Maker of the universe—the Maker of you—and He wrote all the rules, not you or me.

Jesus was the baby born to Mary.

Jesus lived and taught us everything we need to know—to live, to die, and to get our name written in the Book of Life.

Jesus died, and lived after He died.

Jesus promised us the same after we die—heaven.

 

Okay, obey what?

Obey what He wrote in His Book, that we have now, that tells us how to get into that Book of Life.

“Believe on Jesus, and you will be saved.”

“All have sinned . . .”

“The wages of sin is death,

but the gift of God is eternal life

through Jesus.”

 

And one more thought:

If Jesus is part of your life, your name is probably not in His Book of Life.

Jesus requires to be all of your life, all day, every day, if any part at all.

All for Jesus—all or nothing.

Please get that straight with Him, now.

Ask Him to be in complete charge of your life.

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