Christmas!! What a wonderful time of the year...to think Jesus Christ was willing to come down, to come as a babe, to be the Savior of all who would accept Him. I am so thankful that He is my Savior, and I belong to Him. As it says in the Heildelberg Catechism,, Q:"What is your only comfort in life and in death?"
A: " That I am not my own, but belong, in life and in death, to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ."
What a wonderful comfort that is, to know that He is "God with Us"; all the time, if only we would remember that during the 'bad times'.
The picture at the left is a wall hanging that my daughter Barb made for me, out of the ties of my husband. Notice the cross, and the dove at the top. Thank you, Barb! I have it hanging in my apartment. What a great memory for me.
Christmas can be a difficult time when you have lost a loved one, but then we must remember that our loved one is with Jesus and someday we will meet Jesus, and all those we have loved who have gone on before us.
But, Christmas is also a joyful time...when we remember the gift God has given to us, and then we can give gifts to those we love, and those who don't have much. There is much joy in giving....
I am thankful that God is in control of the world, of my life, my children's lives, and grandchildren & great-grands...
For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for good and not for evil; plans for a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11
Thank you Lord Jesus, for this great gift of salvation, and that you have a plan for all of us.
