Luke 2:13-20
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God
and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another,
“Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened,
which the Lord has made known to us.”
And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.
And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them
concerning this child.
And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.
Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen,
as it had been told them.
The Kingdom of Heaven given to us from Jesus Christ, by purchase of His Life is our greatest gift. Love without ceasing, eternity never ending. Today.
James the Brother of Jesus recorded this:
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,
coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Jesus Christ in all of the Scriptures is the same. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Every dot and iota is always Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 9:15
Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
1 John 3:1
Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God.
And that is what we are!
God has Given - to the world.
1 John 4:9
This is how God's love was revealed among us:
God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
Proverbs 8 records Jesus delights in finding God's master workmanship. Jesus found all of God the Father, His exact nature, loving, healing, touching, guiding, walking along side - what Father God has He gives to Jesus to do the same.
Peter wanted us to know every 'give us the day' - God gives us all. Gives all the world - Jesus. Gives to you.
1 Peter 4:10
God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.
Jesus gave us Abundant Life.
In Christmas we have a glimpse of God's Lavish Abundant Life. Abundance.
Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
Ephesians 1:2-10
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world,
that we should be holy and blameless before him.
that we should be holy and blameless before him.
In love
he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ,
according to the purpose of his will,
according to the purpose of his will,
to the praise of his glorious grace,
with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
In him we have redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness of our trespasses,
According to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us,
in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will,
according to his purpose,
which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time,
to unite all things in him,
things in heaven and things on earth.
This is Word of God made manifest.
And as the Shepherds could not observe all of the Heavenly Host intimately,
we could be found letting the blessings Pour Past us!
we could be found letting the blessings Pour Past us!
If we do not, with deliberation
and with intent -
- catch hold of God's Blessings and Press them into our soul to nurture, nourish and feed us daily.
Let us Hold firmly and Stand ready to obtain the Blessings God Lavishly Pours out to us.
Grace and Peace from God.
Blessed with every spiritual Gift.
Gifts we will see in Heaven.
The wisdom and insight we will see in God's Plan.
His Love.
In Jesus, we are found in His very own plan and we are chosen long, long, long ago.
In His Will we are adopted as His own.
Our lives will give Praise of His Glorious Grace.
The Riches of His Grace.
We are Blessed in the Beloved.
We are told God has given us all Gifts.
Romans 10:9
If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord,"
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved.
Suppose this year, you had a King Solomon avalanche of gifts. Job guessed at this..
Job 38:28
Has the rain a father,
or who has begotten the drops of dew?
And if we refused to open the gifts or hold them to us. We would forsake the Love behind the Gifts. We would not see the Kingdom ...
Jesus might try to coax us. Jesus would hold us like He held the Beloved Children. Jesus might touch our blind eyes. He might place His Hands on the spots of our lives that feel leperous. Jesus would come impudently with us to pray for our children when we are told - they are dead. Jesus would hear us calling late at night and sit with us as He did with Nicodemus. Jesus would coax. He might say this to us to Open the Gifts He has Lavishly Given.
Jesus would say this to you:
"Let not your hearts be troubled.
Believe in God; believe also in me.
In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself,
that where I am you may be also.
And you know the way to where I am going.”
Jesus has Peace for you. Jesus says come to me you who are weary and heavily burdened, Jesus does not want your heart to be so troubled.
Believe. And if we should cry out like the father with the son in such affliction, Jesus would tell us, "Yes, you believe, I will help you to believe some more." "Believe in God, believe also in Me."
Jesus promises His gifts make a place for us. For you and for me. Jesus gives the gift to believe Him. Jesus gives us the gift of being trustworthy. We can trust Jesus.
Jesus gives us the gift to know Jesus is coming with us. Jesus is coming back. Jesus is the Way and He will guide you. Jesus prepares you.
The Gifts are Lavish and Abundant. True Life.
Abba,
You have Given. Help me to receive Your Gifts. Let the Gift of Your Son Jesus live in me daily. Guide me, lead me in the ways of Your Beloved. Let my soul be a Home for You, Jesus.
Jesus, You pray Impudently for me. I would pray impudently for those I love to be comforted with Your Holy Spirit, Your Comforter. Let Your Gifts flow in and into those I Love. Prepare us and never forsake us.
Let us be in that number when the Saints go marching to You.
To be with the angels and a multitude of the heavenly host praising God
and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!"
Beloved of God, Rejoice Jesus Christ came into the world to save the lost.
Beloved of God, Rejoice Jesus Christ came into the world to save the world.
The Joy of the Lord is our Strength.
Jesus Christ is our Salvation. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Amen.
♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †
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