The 2 Greatest

The Christmas story is beautiful but it's also BIG.  It's not simple the message of personal salvation for you; its implications affect the whole world and your being in it!  The Kingdom is in Christmas!

This year is different, in some not so welcome ways, but in one way we should all embrace.  We don't have to RUSH this year.  The calendar is less full, the demands to produce are down and the frantic pace is slowed.  So let's all determine to NOT have another drive by Christmas.

Our God is a "calling" God.  He constantly is calling us to his LIFE and his LIGHT.  The question is, do we have ears to hear?  I hope you are listening to the voice in the dark!

Bottom line, God desire for us to talk to him.  He invites us, welcomes us, and even commands us to pray.  Here are some brief bursts of praise and petition you can easily memorize and prayer anytime you want.

Thank God for the written Word that points us to the Living God and the full revelation of Himself in Jesus.  What a treasure!  But we need to make sure we are reading it on the firm foundation of all its components.  

Today I tell a true story of a broken relationship restored.  Why aren't their more stories like this in our lives?  Usually because neither person will swallow his or her pride and make the first move.

What would you say is "irreplaceable" in your life?  There are so many things we throw away and replace all the time.  There are other things, NOTHING and NO ONE could every replace.  We better not mix up the two!

Adding or subtracting just ONE person from the room, changing the room.  The question is, how does YOUR presence in a room change the temperature?

If our gospel is simply selfish and individualistic, where we "get saved" and wait for the trumpet, we've missed the call.  Everyone wants to be a part of something bigger, grander than himself or herself.  And IN CHRIST, we are!  WE are the body of Christ on earth today!

All the divisions in Christianity can be discouraging, but in roads of unity without compromising the gospel are happening!  Jesus prayed for unity.  It's up to us to show it!