Psalm 90:12

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Thanksgiving

 

Let the shalom of Messiah rule in your

hearts—to this shalom you were

surely called in one body.

Also be thankful. 

Colossians 3:15

What is Hanukkah?

 

It's the final day of Hanukkah. Did you know, due to the timing of history, it is mentioned in the Bible only when Jesus observes it in John 10:22? It celebrates a miracle. The oil was enough for one day, but lasted eight.

Who is Jesus, you may ask? Does anyone ask that? Everyone has heard of Jesus, right? A Messiah was promised to the Jews in Isaiah 53. Read that chapter slowly and realize it was written 800 years before Jesus was born. That is not the only prophecy about Jesus. There are many. And how about this one? 

He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one. 

John 11:51-52

Do you see how that happened? How do people ignore it? How do people not see? Maybe they don't read these words in the Bible, but more and more in our world lately these words are appearing in the hearts of desperate men. The world is crying out for a rescuer. Our oil is almost gone. What do we do now?

He still calls His people. Read Isaiah 43. He has not forgotten the Jewish people. He has not forgotten you. He calls to you who have not heard this message before or understood it. This is the plan for the redemption of all mankind. You can pray easily. Jesus. That Name is like no other. Try it and see. 

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 

Romans 10:13

Psalm 27:14

 

Wait for the LORD;

be strong, and let your heart take courage; 

wait for the LORD!

Jesus

 

Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns of an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. 

Zechariah 12:10

Away in a Manger, Here at Home

 

Here comes the Son!

Merry Christmas

Not My Enemy

 

Hi, Not My Enemy. Hi, there, in your room on a quiet street where my country intersects yours. They are calling for war. You and I are calling for pizza, for groceries, for time off and a good day. You walk. I walk. Do you walk with the Lord? Here we stand under the same sky with the same hopes and dreams, the same heart. Tomorrow is another day on this blessed Earth (does it seem cursed?) and we don't know exactly what it will hold, but I know Who does. Don't be afraid.

Psalm 10:16-18

 

The LORD is king forever and ever;

the  nations perish from his land.

O LORD, you hear the desire of the afflicted;

you will  strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear

to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,

so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.