Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”Luke 2:13-14 NIV *** Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous…
Month: December 2025
Christmas Hope
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.Isaiah 40:31 NIV *** A little child,A shining star,A stable rude,The door ajar.Yet in that place,So crude, forlorn,The Hope of allThe world was born.Anonymous *** May the God of hope…
“Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”
Be still before the Lord, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.”Zechariah 2:13 NIV *** Let all mortal flesh keep silence,and with fear and trembling stand;ponder nothing earthly minded,for, with blessing in His hand,Christ our God to earth descendeth,our full homage to demand. “Ponder nothing earthly minded…” It seems that all I do…
Advent: A Waiting
He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it. Isaiah 25:8 KJV *** “In this day, this season, miracles will grow within, unfurl, bear fruit. And the heart…
Desire of Nations
For thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.Haggai 2:6-7 KJV…
“Wisdom from On High”
But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.1 Corinthians 1:24-25 KJV *** *** The all-seeing eye of God beheld our deplorable state; infinite pity touched the…
Key of David
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.Isaiah 22:22 KJV *** Jesus has the authority to open and shut doors in our lives as He pleases. We need to accept both the open…
Advent: A Silence
But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.Habakkuk 2:20 KJV *** Advent, this powerful liturgical season that we are beginning, invites us to pause in silence to understand a presence.It is an invitation to understandthat the individual events of the day are hints that God is giving us,signs of…
Advent: A Reminder
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.John 1:14 KJV *** “With the arrival of Advent, Christians everywhere turn again towards the Savior. Advent marks the beginning of the celebration of His birth…
Dayspring
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.Isaiah…