What Christmas means to me!
Do you know The Grinch? Someone who has lost the hope and joy of Christmas and who has forgotten about Jesus being the greatest gift ever given?
Do you know The Grinch? Someone who has lost the hope and joy of Christmas and who has forgotten about Jesus being the greatest gift ever given?
The idea of complying with an order, or submitting to another’s authority, is often viewed in our society as a sign of weakness. Yet, it’s a value that ranks high on God’s requirements.
While nations shake fists at one another (as well as at God), we could be led into thinking that World War III is knocking on the door… Well, is it knocking on the door?
The tension comes in when we hear of the wars. Not only can this cause us tension within ourselves as we can become empathetically fearful, but we know that as we get closer to the end things will start to unravel more, and we can expect an escalation.
In both domestic and international conflicts, there is seldom only one perspective worth entertaining.
The ongoing Ukrainian conflict and the recent warfare between Israel and Palestine can lead us to look up end-time prophecies and to start stock-piling canned baked beans.
We wish away, waste away, groan through, sleep through, drag our legs through most of our days. We concern ourselves with and waste time on things, thoughts, politics, and people that are not part of what God is calling us to. We fail to remind ourselves that our days are numbered.
Despite the act of giving my life to God, I still believed it was my life to live.
Here is a challenge: This year, instead of subscribing to ‘silly season’ with its frenetic activity and crazy pace, let’s pace ourselves with ample time to draw near to the One who cares for us more than our family or best friends.
Our perspective determines how we see the statement “your days are numbered”.