ODJ: Immanuel
The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a Son and will call Him Immanuel (which means “God is with us”) (v.14). READ: Isaiah 7:10-14 I was talking with a friend who can’t wait to be a parent. Fresh from his honeymoon, he and his wife are planning and praying for a baby. [...]
ODB: finding Jesus
December 3, 2009
READ: Romans 8:27-39
He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? —Romans 8:32
After someone stole a valuable ceramic figurine of Baby Jesus from a nativity scene in Wellington, Florida, officials took action to keep thieves from succeeding again. An Associated Press report described how they placed a GPS tracking device inside the replacement figurine. When Baby Jesus disappeared again the next Christmas, sheriff’s deputies were led by the signal to the thief’s apartment.
There are times when difficult circumstances or personal loss can cause us to feel that Christ has been stolen from our Christmas. How can we find Jesus when life seems to be working against us?
Like a spiritual GPS, Romans 8 guides us to God’s never-failing love and presence with us. We read that the Holy Spirit helps us in our weaknesses and intercedes for us (v.27). We know that God is for us (v.31). And we have this grand assurance: “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” (v.32). Finally, we are reminded that nothing can separate us from God’s love in Christ Jesus (vv.38-39).
Look for Jesus in the manger, on the cross, risen from the dead, and in our hearts. That’s where we can find Jesus at Christmas. — David C. McCasland
If we focus only on Christmas, we might lose sight of Christ.
Source: Our Daily Bread
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Poem by Herbling David, Kenya Music by Carsten Trotzkowski, Germany “We pray that it will be Christmas Always; that Christ may be born in our hearts everyday; that the spirit of giving may abound in our day to day life; that the cheer of Christmas shall be with us everyday.”
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