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 Grateful for Christmas written in red by Meg Bucher
 thank God for this gift too wonderful for Words 2nd Corinthians chapter 9 verse 15 the holiday season kicks off with the reminder to be thankful gratitude as a powerful mentality when we force a smile into our faces it actually triggers positive thoughts in our minds the world is a difficult place but Dad is bigger it's based on this gives us strength God loves us so much he sent his son Jesus to Earth to save us
 Isaiah 9:6 trees for a child is born to us a son is given to us the government will rest on his shoulders and he will be called wonderful counselor Mighty God Everlasting father Prince of Peace
 to this let us four star faces into a smile if we have to do this holiday season in gratitude for the following forgiveness
 and she will have a son and you are to name him Jesus for he will save people from their sins Matthew 1:21 Jesus has the authority to forgive sin we cannot remove the guilt and shame which the world and our enemy keeps on us for everything we are acutely aware we missed the mark on that way he chooses to view us through the filter of forgiveness we receive through Christ Jesus when we confess our sins we are forgiven the weight of guilt and shame have no power over us
 hope Isaiah 7:14 reads 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 we'll call him Emmanuel which means god with us Emmanuel God With Us we are never alone Jesus came to earth born a baby in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph he grew up experiencing Humanity similar to the way we do that we cannot live the sinless life he did he sent his holy spirit to be with us always to the end of every age for triple clean in him we have a hope which will never cease the reality of who Jesus is gives us hope and who and who's we are
 the word of God 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 John 1:14 the Bible is not just a collection of Amazing Stories it contains the history of God's people in his plan to redeem and restore them Christ was there in the beginning Jesus is the Living Word of God in him we find the piece of Prophecy fulfilled and Powerful wisdom to guide us in our daily lives and the purpose we were always meant to walk in
 peace
 glory to God in the highest heaven and peace on Earth to those with whom God is pleased with 2:14 the moment we receive Christ Jesus as our savior peace rushes in with his holy spirit the peace of God is as the Apostle Paul wrote surpasses all understanding the powerful piece we possess as we follow Jesus rose alongside the other fruits of the spirit and our daily this piece is with us when we Embrace and operate in it we bring glory to God as our lives were meant to
 Salvation the Saviour yes the Messiah the Lord has been born today in Bethlehem the city of David Luke 2:11 salvation is the surrender of Our Lives into the hands of our Lord Jesus he came to Earth to live out the will of God and sacrifice his life for the Forgiveness of our sins when we welcome him into our hearts we are New Creation the old has gone the new has come the Bible says salvation is New Life In Christ life of guilt and shame and overflowing with freedom
 God's faithfulness and while they were there the time came for her baby to be born she gave birth to her first born son she wrapped him snugly and strips of cloth and laid him in a Manger because there was no lodging available for them Luke Chapter 2 4 6 2 7 God is faithful great is his faithfulness Lamentations 3:23 proclaims his mercies begin afresh each morning everyday we wait to the tune of God's Sovereign plan for our lives the dictionary defines faithfulness as lasting loyalty and trustworthiness the versus above from the Gospel of Luke demonstrate why the Lord can be trusted Jesus birth was foretold and fulfilled leaving no doubt about who he is or who sent him
 intersecting face in life for this is how God loved the world he gave his one and only son so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life John 3:16 Christmas is a time to reflect on God's love for us he is not concerned with our failures and flaws as much as he loves us for the people he created us to be unique and specifically purpose no one is accidental God every person together and knows the number of hairs on each head we are Solo whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father James wrote who created all the lights in the heaven he never changes or cast of Shifting Shadow James 1:17
 this holiday season let's allow the power of gratitude with our perspective Christmas is a season which proclaims peace and hope Jesus came to Earth so we would understand how to live to the fullest by following him
 for further reading Luke Chapter 2 verses 1 through 7 and Matthew chapter 1 verses 18 through 25
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