Monthly Archives: December, 2016
Reading Jesus
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 Matthew Henry said: “He is the Word speaking from God to us, and to God for us. John the Baptist was the voice, but Christ the Word: being the Word, He is the Truth, the Amen, the faithful Witness of the mind of God.” That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have …
O Holy Night
But the people of God will sing a song of joy, like the songs at the holy festivals. You will be filled with joy, as when a flutist leads a group of pilgrims to Jerusalem, the mountain of the LORD— to the Rock of Israel. Isaiah 30:29 Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to …
Jesus is Our Joy
‘Tis hard to look at this world and see joy at times. There is so much going on, near us and far away. It just looks so terrible. Yet, God sent Jesus to us and for us. He sent Joy to live in our hearts. He wants us to be joyful. As empty vessels, He …
Prepare the Way
As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough …
