New Year; New Life In Christ

So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! (2 Cor 5:17 NRSV)

I woke up this morning listening to a very charismatic preacher on YouTube. No, not the kind that spends one fourth of his time asking for money. This one was preaching about and praying for new lives in Christ.

It is New Year's Day. If your life seems to be going no where and you no longer find much or any enjoyment in life; maybe it is time to put off the old and live a new life in Christ! To begin the new year afresh; maybe it's time to leave those false gods that have been taking front and center in your life behind you in the old year. Just maybe it's time to really live life to its' fullest and to do that life must be lived in Christ.

May God grant that you be filled and empowered by the Spirit of Christ from this day forward that you might live life joyfully praising God for all that He has done.

God's Peace - Pr. J

Go and Tell!

So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. (Luke 2:16-20 NRSV)

The shepherds did not waste any time. When they heard about this miracle child they went and saw him for themselves and then they went and told what they had seen to others.

What has God shown you? What miracles have you beheld? When was the last time you shared the story about our miraculous and awesome God with others? 

During this Advent and Christmas season; above all other times of the year, we have been given the opportunity to share the Good News that accompanies the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.

Go and tell, glorifying God for this precious child!

May your Christmas and New Year be filled with hope, love, joy, and peace!

God's Peace - Pr. J.