My Prayer For 2015

I wish to all my of you a

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.   Jude 1:24-25 

To all my wonderful friends that visit my blog…

I would very much appreciate your comments when you read my blog.  Thank you.

CHRISTMAS DAY

On this day in history…Oops, I can’t start this blog post that way!

No, the day we celebrate the birth of our Saviour 

is not His true birth date. 

Research has shown that it was in the spring, possibly the 

end of March or the first of April.

But what does that matter that we don’t know the real date? 

The fact is that for one day the whole world is 

celebrating a day established for the express purpose 

of recognizing that Jesus left His heavenly home 

to come to earth to suffer and die for our sins.

No, He didn’t leave His unspeakably beautiful home

to come to the world as we know it today.

He was not born in a fancy hospital with doctors and nurses

 to care for His mother and Him.

He was born in a stable and wrapped in some cloth

and had a food trough for a bed.

As a child, He didn’t have electronic or battery operated toys.

He played in the sand.

He had no text books about history and psychology.

He had the Old Testament Scriptures for His earthly education.

There were no soft cushioned cars to ride in. 

He walked or at best rode a donkey (comfortable ride). 

No telegraph, telephones, radios or TV’s. 

He came as a human and therefore had to wait until information

came to Him delivered by messengers on foot.   

He had no fancy sound system to reach the multitudes seated

in an air conditioned or heated.cathedral. 

He had a mountain top for seating room, a boat for a pulpit,

the wind to carry His message to those gathered to hear.

He was not honored by the religious leaders of the day.

He was ridiculed and harassed by them, the ones who

should have recognized who He was and honored Him.

When He was accused by the people and they wanted 

Him put to death, there was no law requiring a fair trial.

He was accused, tried and condemned 

without any representation.

His death was the most horrible death that can be imagined. 

It was not swift and painless.

But He came knowing that this was what He would face.
Yet He came willingly for us, because He loved us. 

So on this day, the whole civilized world pauses because

He came, whether they acknowledge Him or not.  

His coming is why we have Christmas.

Does it matter what day we celebrate this?

The Thick Darkness

Here it is a week after Thanksgiving Day. 

Are we still giving thanks to the One above who has so bountifully blessed us?

or are we back to the humdrum of life, beaten down by the daily

problems and routines?

After a season of blessing or thanksgiving we often hit a down spot

where we get discouraged and the devil comes

with all kinds of thoughts and happenings to make us

forget that our hope is in Him who loved us

enough to come to earth from

His heavenly home to not only live

to show us the way, but to die as the

only sacrifice that is sufficient

to completely forgive us of our sins.

There are several verses in the Old Testament

that have been important to me.

Exodus 20:21   

And the people stood afar off, and

Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

Deuteronomy 5:22   

These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount

out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud,

and of the thick darkness, with a great voice

1 Kings 8:12 and 2 Chronicles 6:1   

Then spake Solomon,

The LORD said that he would dwell

in the thick darkness.

What a blessed hope we have in knowing that wherever we are God knows

and is there too. 

He dwells in the thick darkness where it seems

that we are all alone. 

He is even waiting for us to recognize that He is there.

I love the lyrics to songs for so often they encourage

and help me as they run through my mind. 

One of these songs is “Standing Somewhere in the Shadows”.

Standing Somewhere in the Shadows

1. Are your crosses too heavy to carry;
And burdens too heavy to bear?

Are there heartaches and tears and anguish;
And there's no one who seems to care?

Chorus
Standing somewhere in the shadows you'll find Jesus,
He's the Friend who always cares and understands.

Standing somewhere in the shadows you will find Him
And you'll know Him by the nail prints in His hands.

2. Are there shadows of deep disappointment,
And trusts that have proven untrue?

Has the darkness of night settled round you
Has your hope and your faith wavered too?

Chorus
Standing somewhere in the shadows you'll find Jesus,
He's the Friend who always cares and understands.

Standing somewhere in the shadows you will find Him
And you'll know Him by the nail prints in His hands.

3. Has the storm over shadowed your sunshine,
And life lost attraction for you?

Have the dreams that you cherished been broken,
Is you soul filled with bitterness too?

Chorus
Standing somewhere in the shadows you'll find Jesus,
He's the Friend who always cares and understands.

Standing somewhere in the shadows you will find Him
And you'll know Him by the nail prints in His hands.

Words and Music by E.J. Rollings

So if you are facing dark days or going through them now,

remember that God dwells in the thick darkness and

Jesus is waiting there to strengthen and

bless you if you ask Him to.