On this Christmas Eve, I invite us to focus on one thing: only Jesus.
Hear Linus explaining the true meaning of Christmas,
Add a little Christmas music, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Bing Crosby and Mary, Did You Know by One Voice Children’s Choir:
Please consider this encouraging message I’m sharing from James Paulgaard, whom I follow on WordPress. James ministers at a church in Langley, British Columbia. His website is titled Farewell to Shadowlands, a reference to the title of the last chapter of the book The Last Battle, the last book of The Chronicles of Narnia series, written by C.S. Lewis.
A few months ago James shared: “Dear friends, being a disciple of Jesus is not easy. We all struggle with sin and temptation and brokenness, and there can even be times when we, like Paul, find ourselves doing things we don’t want to do and we are unable to do the things that we want to do.
But I beg you—please, please, please—don’t feed your mind and your heart and your soul with your failures. Instead, feed your heart and your mind and your soul with Jesus and all that He does for you, all that He is presently doing for you, all that He will do for you in the future. For Jesus came not only to take away all your sin, but He also came to take away your fear, your inner turmoil, your hopelessness, and your indifference.
And so I invite you to let the Holy Spirit fill you again and again with God’s love, and through that love, transform you into becoming more like Jesus each and every day, becoming more like that person that God has in mind for you to be. Amen.”
May your Christmas be filled with hope, peace, and joy as you participate in God’s Epic Love Story!
“And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.” Luke 2:8-10
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