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Psalm 59:1 Deliver me from my enemies, O God; be my fortress against those who are attacking me.
We do have a protector watching over us who has already overcome every obstacle in our way... but if we choose not to follow Him, then what use is that!
God wants to love and protect us from everything, but in order to do that, he does require we listen to and obey Him!
What are you going to do differently next year – like tomorrow!!!
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Psalm 95:6 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;
This brings back memories of singing these words as a song almost 2 decades ago in our youth ministries; but the words remain true as they have for hundreds of years!
We need to humble ourselves before God and show Him how much we think of Him because of all He has done for us already.
By humbling ourselves, we show Him we are giving Him the glory for all He has done as our creator God as well as our saviour!
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1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
No matter what we have done in our past, if we are willing to come to Jesus and openly admit our failings with a truthful and humble heart, He is faithful to forgive us totally!
Jesus came to give us freedom from the world, from the sins we have committed and from the debt we owe because of our sins.
God wants us all to be able to join Him in heaven; this is why he allowed Jesus to come and be with us and be our ultimate and final sacrifice!
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Psalms 148:1 Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights above
There should not be any place on earth where we feel like we cannot praise God!
There are restrictions by some governments around the world which prevents people from publicly praising God; but nothing can stop your heart from praising Him wherever you are!
We know when we get to heaven we will be able and willing to praise Him forever and without limit; but we can still try to constantly praise Him before we get there!
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Galatians 3:26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith
We have been given a promise we will all be safe in Christ’s authority as He stands faithfully defending us from our sin debt when we say we believe in Him.
It is not just the words but the meaning of those words in our hearts which sets us free from our sin debt.
Allow Christ to set you free from your sin debt so you may live your life safely in His arms, protected from eternal death, given to eternal life with Him in God’s presence.
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Matthew 2:11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
The shepherds may have been the first to come and see Jesus, but the Magi were the most esteemed who were called to see the Son of God.
These people had travelled far to find this new king, and cause quite a stir in doing so – because the king had heard of their exploits!
They gave some very special gifts to the new-born king because they knew He was going to be a very special king.
Our Saviour.
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James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Merry Christmas! Today we celebrate the most amazing Gift God gave to us, the birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ!
No matter how much we think the world is going to pot... God continues to give us amazing and miraculous things to encourage and protect us.
Look up to God today and thank Him for what He has been able to do in your life and thank Him for the perfect gift He has given us!
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Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
How often do you look out for the things God is doing in your life? Far too often we just accept what happens and think nothing of it – until something bad happens, then we blame everything and everyone!
God is continuing to work in our lives all the time and many times we overlook what He is doing because we want those things in our lives.
If we stopped to examine all God does in our lives, we would begin to see just how blessed we are!
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John 10:5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognise a stranger’s voice.
Sometimes it is difficult to work out who is talking when you are in a crowd of people – something we don’t face too much of at the moment with social distancing.
But when you hear the voice of a loved one, you know who they are, and you may well be able to pick them out from a crowd just from their voice.
Jesus wants us to love Him like this and be able to pick out His voice no matter where we are and what we are facing.
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John 1:25 questioned him, ‘Why then do you baptise if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?’
How do you show other people you are a Christian and follow God’s ways?
It may think it is hard to show people your beliefs because they are invisible, but your actions are an outward and visible confession of your inner beliefs.
God wants us to continue being bold and showing people they can be bold themselves.
Will you take a stand today and confess your belief in Christ?
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John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Over 2000 years ago, God made it possible for His Son, Jesus the Christ, to be born of a human mother and to live amongst us for a special purpose.
He gave us that moment to treasure for the rest of our lives and we remember what He did each year around Christmas day.
This year may well be very different from any other year because of the world situation – but God’s love continues to be shown in so many things He does for us.
Remember what God has done this season.
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1 Thessalonians 5:26 Greet all God’s people with a holy kiss.
Don’t you wish you could do that literally! In today's climate it is not too wise to go about greeting each other with a physical kiss, but we can still do something.
A holy kiss is a greeting which shares true Godly love with others. Nowadays, stopping and checking if someone is coping instead of just sharing a wave will go so much further.
Change the way you do things today to include more people in what you are doing – even if you do it at arms length!
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Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Do you have outstanding issues with a neighbour? How about going out there today and seeing if peace is possible.
Being able to share a hug with people may not be possible this Christmas, but we can still share peace with others from a distance.
One of the joys of Christmas is being able to share peace with others – wars have stopped to share peace... you can do it!
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Luke 7:36 When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
What would you do if a high priest invited you for a meal... from a religion which you did not believe or follow!
Jesus knew the Pharisee’s ways, but He still went to be with him – knowing He would get a chance to share the gospel as He knew it!
Sometimes we do have to mix with the wrong people to bring light into their lives – it does not mean we have to follow them or to believe them...
Use every moment God gives you to the fullest extent!
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Luke 7:28 I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.’
For Jesus to lift up John into such a position shows how much He knew of the kingdom of God and those who are called to tell of it.
Jesus knew just how important the message was John was telling, but He also knew how John had left the worldly pleasures behind to focus on what is important.
Don’t get caught up in the world; rather get caught up in telling people about Jesus, about His good news!
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Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’
Will you be ready when God calls you? Will you be ready to answer the call when God asks for a volunteer?
We don’t have to be the most outstanding citizen to be a minister – God calls us because of what we are, what we have been through and the insight it gives us for His work!
God is not going to force us into a position of ministry; He wants us to step forward with willing hearts and say, “yes Lord!”
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Luke 1:24 After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion.
When Gabriel had visited Zechariah and Elizabeth and promised them a son, Elizabeth's reaction to getting pregnant at that age was to shut herself off from everyone.
When God answers your prayers – what do you do? I know from experience I tend to shut myself off from telling people... and I’m not sure why!
Maybe it is the realisation I had doubt and don’t want to admit it!
God wants us to share our answered prayers to allow others to have hope too!
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Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free
When Jesus got the scroll of the prophet Isaiah handed to Him in the temple, He turned to these words and read them out loud (Isaiah 61)
Jesus came to freely hand out the gospel to anyone who was willing to listen, something He has asked of us too.
We cannot help everyone, the poor, the prisoners, the blind, and the slaves... but we can give them the gospel which will allow them to be set free, just as we are free in God.
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Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
One thing I have learned to do is to try and focus on God rather than on the world...
When we focus on the world, we see all the horrors and evil which surround us – this can be very unsettling and worrying for us.
When we focus on God, we are able to see the world in a new light and work things out with a comfort we will never get from any earthly things.
Allow God to help you every day to put up with the extraordinary!
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1 John 5:9 We accept human testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.
We tend to believe what we hear on the news – but sometimes what we hear is not the truth, yet we still tend to believe it when we hear it!
When we find out it is not the truth, we get disheartened and turn away from supporting those people who told us the lies.
God never lies, always tells us the truth and we need to depend on that truth more in our lives – so we will never be disappointed again!