We missed a couple days of blogging, so here's another picture:)
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
One More Picture
Picture of the Day
Picture of the Day
I LOVE this adorable little bird! Hahaha:) Brightens my day! Stay warm everybody :D
1 Thessalonians 5:18
1 Thessalonians 5:18
In everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
I love this verse. It reminds me to give my thanks to God, even when I'm having a bad day. Because He is always good and His timing is always perfect. His love endures forever.
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Winter is Hear:)
Winter Is Hear
Through the seasons, we will be sharing some pretty pictures for your enjoyment. We hope you like them. God Bless
Thought we would start off the holidays
with these cute little birds. What a beautiful
picture!
The Christmas Story
THE Christmas Story
I looked up the Christmas Story on google, when doing research and was sad to find that most of what came up was all about Santa Clause and I had to type in the Bible Story on Christmas to find it. While I think Santa Clause is a cute idea, I think the world has gone Way to far with the whole thing. I watched a movie the other evening and they actually had Santa Clause almost playing the roll of God and had him heeling people. This made me very sad.
I love putting up a Christmas Tree every year and I don't think giving presents is wrong at all, I think its the way we handle it. If we are so caught up in presents and Santa Clause that we totally forget about the birth of Jesus, I think that is very sad. We need to focus on giving more than receiving and remember the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ.
I just wanted to put my thought in about giving presents. It can go two ways: the first is that we get all excited and anxious about what we're getting for Christmas and forget all about the true meaning. On Christmas morning I still go and have a look at the presents under the tree. But my family always made sure we read the Christmas Story before we did anything Christmas Day.
The second way is: God gave the best present of all, He sent his son to be born, that one day he would die for us to wash away all our sin, that we may have hope of eternal life with
Him. And though we don't know the exact day he was born, we celebrate his birthday on Christmas. Anyway, when I give presents to my family and friends or receive presents, I think it is supposed to remind us about the Best present of all, Jesus!
I hope this little insight helps and I hope and wish everyone a great Christmas:) enjoy the Story!
Christmas Bible Verses The Christmas Story
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Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.Luke 1:30-35
But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end." "How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?" The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.Matthew 1:18-25
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"--which means, "God with us." When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.Isaiah 9:6-7
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.Luke 2:1-20
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. 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 of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about." So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.Matthew 2:1-12
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him." When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. "In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written: " 'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.' " Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him." After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.Micah 5:2
"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. "Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.John 3:16
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.Luke 1:39-45
At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!"1 John 5:11
And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
A Devotion On Treasures
A Devotion On Treasures
Matthew 6:19-21
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steel:
20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steel:
21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
This scripture doesn't mean that you can't buy a new computer or by a new wardrobe. What it means is that you shouldn't buy lots and lots of things that you don't need and also that you shouldn't be focusing on your trophies, but rather focusing on the treasures of heaven. Because the things that we store up for ourselves on earth are just going to break, rust, etc. We should focus on more spiritual things, like doing good deeds, making atheists believers, doing the right thing, etc. We can receive the treasures in Heaven if we truly believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and accept Him as our personal Lord and Savior.
"Father, help me to not put all my time on my trophies and treasures here on earth, but help me to be a light for you and help me to store up for myself treasures in heaven. Thank you for everything that you do for me and thank you for dying on the cross for me, to wash away my sins. Its through Jesus I pray, Amen."
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
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