1 Chronicles 28:9 “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understand every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.” (I highlighted SEEK in each passage to stress frequency and importance)
Job 8:5, 6 If you would earnestly seek God And make your supplications to the Almighty. . . and restore you to your prosperous state
Jeremiah 29:11-13 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.
Isaiah 55:6 Seek the Lord while he may be found, call on him while he is near.
Matthew 7:7, 8 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. ****
Luke 11:9 “So I say to you; Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Revelations 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. . . if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come into him and dine with him, and he with Me.
I was raised in church but must admit it was not a bible teaching church. Many of the friends, family I have who were also raised there, have left that particular teaching and sought other churches that do stress bible teaching, as well as encouraging their members to read the Word for themselves. Others who were also raised in that first church environment have chosen not to have anything to do with church.
Many, including myself at one time, have tried to change God’s words over the years to suit our desires. But He has not changed since He created all. He is constant, loving, patient, and His statutes are for our protection. How confusing and horrific the world seems now with youngsters saying they want to be a different sex than their birth sex. Parents, do you remember the joy you felt when you held that son or daughter for the first time. It’s humbling! And now, for a few moments that child wants to change its sex? God does not make mistakes. What happens a few years after the “change” — (in my growing years, change meant menopause.) BUT now means that what God created with care, precision, and love can be surgically changed. But when those chromosomes rise and now this daughter is a son? Or vice versa. What happens with this daughter who has now been made into a “son” decides she really wants to birth a child. I cannot even guess how the suicide rate will soar, when it is already so very high in this country. He made us the way He wanted us to be, and never said it was okay to change to something He never created, or to sin because this seems to fill our desires…
I remember reading the “ask, knock, and seek” long time ago from Matthew 7:7,8. I believed at the time, that since I believed in Jesus, that ANYTHING I asked would be granted. Not so. There’s another bit that says it must be according to God’s will for your life. . . So, what is that? What is God’s will for MY life? I missed that the first couple of times reading through the bible. So, I had to reconsider Matthew 7:7,8 and Luke 11:9. . . I had to realize God is NOT Santa Claus. He wants me to sincerely and truly be seeking a RELATIONSHIP with Him. He does not want me, us, to be beseeching Him like He is Santa Claus. He is God Almighty, Creator of the entire world, and galaxies.
Understanding increased, dawning brightened my dark thoughts, and I began to yearn for more. I still had difficulty with much in the first 5 books of the bible, BUT. . . I kept at it. I listened to bible teachers—Charles Stanley, David Jeremiah, Joyce Meyer, Andy Stanley and my understanding grew. I, too, at one point was one to say, “that was said 2000 years ago, times have changed.” Yes, 2000 and more years ago these words were written . . . but as of this moment, God has not said to His world, “Ok, never mind. You can do damaging things to yourselves. . . drink too much, overeat, starve yourself, cut yourself, smoke cigarettes, pot, crack and more, or go and enjoy sex with multiple partners. I created sex with Adam Eve so you could enjoy. Go, spread the wealth.” GOD HAS NOT SAID THAT, NOT EVER. NO MATTER HOW WE HAVE DECIDED TO INTERPRET OR CHANGE HIS WORDS; THEY STAND. THEY ARE THE SAME THEN AS NOW. HE HAS NOT WRITTEN AN ADDENDUM.
We are born with is an inborn desire to know God, or some higher being. There are some persons who recognize they are missing something. . . Some fill the desires with phone, social media, games, drugs, alcohol, gambling, and other means of distraction; and therefore, don’t find the TRUE fulfillment of the emptiness in their lives. The knocking and seeking and having our requests answered is to FIND, Know, LOVE and REVERE God in the entirety, and then our wishes, desires will be fulfilled in His will. He does have a plan for happiness, safety and good things for those who believe in Him.
These verses of knocking and seeking are about us looking for Him. Or as Pierre du Plassis suggested in a devotional I heard a few days ago; perhaps it is Jesus knocking on your door, He is seeking you. Most of us interpret the ask, seek, knock (ASK) verses that it is us seeking God. But perhaps it is Jesus seeking us. It doesn’t matter to me if I found Jesus because I was seeking, or if He was seeking me. The bottom line is I win all the way around with the relationship I have with Jesus.
I am so grateful I persisted at reading my bible, was led by some television preachers, found bible teaching churches and ministers who preached only bible truths, I persistently read and tried to understand, and I was able to expand my knowledge. You answered my knock, my seeking. As always, my Lord and God, thank You for all you have done for me and ‘mybellaviews.’
Genesis 8:22 “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”
Deuteronomy 11:13-15 So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today–to love the LORD your God and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul–then I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and olive oil. I will provide grass in the fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied.
Psalm 94:19 When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.
Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-5 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, . . .
Isaish 40:8 “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.”
Isaiah 41:10 Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble, But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (TROUBLE. . .depression, anxiety, bullying, bills, criticism, and so forth. . . Troubles can be anything!)
James 1:17-19 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all he created.
James 5:13, 16-18 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. . .Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
Anxiety and depression take many forms and many people suffer with these issues. Someone looking in on their life may be surprised and wonder, ‘What does he/she have to worry about, be depressed about?’ No one has the ability to know what is going on in another’s thoughts and heart. Sometimes with probing and counseling the root may be discovered and dealt with, but not always.
But there are so many lives who have been affected by suicide, insecurity, eating disorders, acting out and abusive behaviors, often times to self, but also toward others. We live in a time fraught with comparison, shaming, bullying, and often with just chemical imbalances. Anxiety, depression and many other psychological disorders are prevalent. And they seem more frequent with different seasons. Many get gloomy and depressed in the late Fall and Winter months with the prolonged darker days, the cold and decreased desire to walk in the elements. SADD, or seasonal affective disorder is a fairly common ailment amongst many, including myself.
For me, anxiety normally only rears its ugly head in the late fall and during winter, until about mid-February (at least living here in this more temperate area). That is an improvement as when I lived in the New England states, I got anxious and uneasy starting in early to mid-October and it would last until mid-April. I am blessed as living in NC my anxiousness and depression is much less. But it still is there and is a struggle for those few months–weeks really, but certainly easier for me to tolerate. I am unsure of why–I know we have a few more minutes on each side of sunrise and sunset to gain a few minutes of daylight compared to those more northern states. We are closer to the equator, so gain a few more daylight minutes. But I also believe it is because over the years, I have moaned, groaned, and complained about this issue to God knowing the concern my family and friends have for me over this time period, and He has guided me to have less problems when dealing with it now.
Anyway, as soon as we change those clocks back, I begin the countdown to December 22, then I can excitedly look forward to gradual lengthening daylight hours. Yay.
The end of December through end of February, one usually sees more dolphins, and there are frequent sightings of young dolphins learning to surf the waves and leap a bit out of the water. I have been blessed over the years to catch brief sightings of whales traveling by. Love to see that! All of that lightens my heart and brings a burst of thankfulness to Him for all He has blessed me with.
My birdfeeders are full of sparrows, chickadees, a few cardinals, and I still get a few red winged blackbirds and pigeons. So, my winter days are still full of blessings, rich blessings with the sunny days, the views of dolphins playing and jumping in the ocean, the loveliness of the Sound, and good health.
God is so good. He knows I never did well with New England winters. . . way too much snow, gray, gloom for me. Loved the first, possibly second snowfall, then I was done. Too dismal, chilly, and dark for me. But He made sure we were placed in North Carolina, and we have a bit of the four seasons—spring, summer, fall, and winter, and yet, the weather is much less severe, and although has its cold days, is not as frigid as NE. There seems to be more clear, sunny days, and I feel positive and thankful. He put me in the best place for me.
So, for a few weeks, I deal with the short days and dark nights, but then comes December 22 and 23, and I am almost positive I can see the days lengthening out. It’s an early Christmas blessing.
I am blessed. My anxiety has an end point, it has certainly occurred often enough that I know the symptoms, I try to get out and exercise, be with friends and so look forward to December and watching each day for the gradual lengthening of daylight. But many others have a much more severe struggle than mine. It is a struggle to get out of bed, to see much of a future, they feel or think they are unworthy and do self-punishment acts–cutting, eating disorders, drugs, alcohol and other things. I believe Jesus can heal each of these people if they would seek Him, ask Him to come and help them and truly believe He wants to help. He does. He wants none to suffer and He wants to heal and comfort. But He needs to be asked.
With Jesus’ birth we received the greatest gift and blessing of all time. If we believe in Him as the Son of God and that He came to free us from death by forgiving our sins, on our physical death, we spend eternity with Him, God the Father and the Holy Spirit in heaven. How exciting! I tend to hang on to the Light of knowing that during the winter dark days, and just anticipate the blessings and bounty of spring then.
Knowing He is my Light also helps me get through those days that have a bit too much night darkness. What a wonderful Gift that is, to have His Light. Thank You, Jesus for bringing me to the best place for me for this season of life, and for always guiding me and ‘mybellaviews.’
Psalm 51:16-17 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, do not despise.
Proverbs 28:13 Whoever conceals hidden transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
Jeremiah 7:21-23 “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go ahead, and add your burnt offerings to you other sacrifices, and eat the meat yourselves! For when I brought your ancestors out of Egypt and spoke to them, I did not just give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices, but I gave them this command. Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in obedience to all I command you, that it may go well with you.
Ezekiel 18:22-23 None of the offenses they have committed will be remembered against them. Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord God, and not rather that should turn from his way and live?
Hosea 6:6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
Matthew 9:13 Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’
Acts 8:22 Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.
Hebrews 10:4-10 It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me, with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll—I have come to do your will, my God.” First, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them—though they were offered in accordance with the law. The he said, “Here I am, I have come to do your will.” He sets aside the first to establish the second. And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
In the Old Testament there were many, many laws. I am sure I would have been sent from the disgrace and never to return. I would not have been able to keep many of the laws and judgments. But with all the laws and precepts and the additional laws the various religious leaders called for, they were all missing the point. God did not want the “pleasing aroma” of a ox, sheep, goat, or grain or any other burnt offering. He wanted the people to realize that a life, albeit an animal’s life, but a life had been given for THEIR sin. They were responsible for the death of some innocent animal. I would have been heart-broken to see this ceremony of even one, but to know that many were being slaughtered, would have been unbearable.
I cannot even imagine the terror for these poor creatures. They could smell that blood and death, and it is not comforting. I feel so badly when I think of how often this happened, the number of slaughtered creatures, and yet no one, it seems, realized it was for THEIR sin. I am sure if it crossed their mind, it was with the thought, ‘I can continue to sin, there are more animals, and at least, for now anyway, I am forgiven.’ I don’t know if anyone got the point God was instilling. ‘An animal, a living, breathing, innocent creature has to die for your sin—you need to truly repent and turn to Me and give Me your heart, to truly seek Me.’
Once Jesus came and the people closest to Him and the religious boastfuls saw Him and His actions and his free love, grace, and healing and forgiveness, they got angry. They wanted this man GONE. Afterall, they were able to suck funds from the coffers, they wore, impressive robes with all sorts of identifying, bragging paraphernalia on them. They liked being watched, admired, envied and were so arrogant, they became infuriated with this upstart. He had to go. Certainly, all could see that He was causing ruckus after ruckus, and after all, ‘THERE ARE LAWS THAT MUST BE KEPT!’
But many of the people living in the area at the time were able to spend time with Him, and they were able to believe, or at least wondered with more of a leaning that He might truly be from God. Afterall the Jews had waited for 4000 years for the Messiah. I think many doubted he would ever come, so therefore, it was easy to discard the possibility, with all the miracles, healings, love, and grace shown to doubt. Many in the Jewish faith are still waiting, although not all, as many have also believed in the Savior and lead others to the facts of Jesus.
But those who believed during the few months, about 36 that Jesus walked and talked, teaching and healing and saying things only God could say, performing miracles, and calling people to repentance, to go and sin no more, many, many of those believed. Most were fairly simple men, not overly well educated, although a couple were, but they lived with him, loved him, followed him, and chose to stay with him. He had touched their hearts, given their hearts.
And that is what God always wanted. He wants our hearts. He wants us to be fully repentant of our sins, truly seeking Him to follow and obey Him. Verbal mutterings are not enough, just words. He wants us to LOVE him, to seek him deeper and deeper, have a true relationship with him, to value his words, and his guidance, and to change our behavior to be more like him.
But giving him our heart is the only way to open the door to a relationship, a genuine following, and life of assurance, trust, truth, and growth. Forgiveness and the knowledge you are loved more deeply that you can imagine.
Oh, my Father, thank You for sending Your Son, the only sacrifice. His death truly did free us from our sins, and it was not some ceremonial rite—this was a truly blemish free Lamb who took on all our sins, to give us eternal life with God. Thank You for your amazing gift and sacrifice for me and ‘mybellaviews.’
Job 17:9 Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to his way, and he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.
Ephesians 4:15 but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ.
Philippians 2:12 So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
1 Timothy 4:15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.
Philippians 3:12-14 Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead. I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
While researching for this blog post, I found a great article. It was in Crosswalk.com, written by Jennifer Heerin entitled God is Pleased by our Progress not Perfection published January 27, 2017. I’m so thankful I found it.
Do you make commitments to change something on New Year’s? Very rarely have I done that. Mostly because I make a “habit” of changing something throughout the year….and usually fail and revert back to the old before very long. For example, I smoked for several years. I would pick a favorite number and decide to quit on that numbered day of a certain month. There was extra certainty if that number landed on a Monday—first day of a new work week, so that much power in the date chosen. Nope, could just as easily fail.
I generally was not controlled enough to stick with my improvement decisions for long. So, if I could not stick to it on regular days, why would I risk a bigger failure choosing to change something in the New Year? There are still areas I work on and try to become better at, or give up things that are less healthy for me to deal with, and I believe that will be a lifelong process. But certainly, and thankfully, smoking is no longer on that list. There are a few other things that have been mastered over the years, but again, not given up on that brand new start of a new year.
I do try to choose a word for each new year. I want a word that will remind me I need to grow and improve in an area. A couple years ago, I chose ‘open’ as I needed to be more open to people and new experiences, to other ideas and be able to show them the truth in the Word; and I also needed to try to force myself to be approachable as well as easier and quicker when approaching others. For decades, I allowed whatever to hold me back from greeting and seeking others. (Yuck, how much did I lose with THAT behavior?) However, it was work and a great effort for me to push away from my shyness, hesitancy, and nerves. And when I would feel myself holding back, hesitating, or even getting ready to retreat, the Holy Spirit would remind me of the word ‘open.’
In all honesty, occasionally I would retreat, get to my car, then scold, tell myself to stop being a ninny, and go back in…and I’d go back in. And always had a pleasant experience. Imagine that! There were other times, when remembering my word and my intent for the year, I’d go forward and the warmth of another was a “reward” in a way. (Not a big deal for most others, but it was a chore for me to go forward and not choose to duck out.). My relationships with others grew, I gained some confidence, and had some real nice experiences.
So, this year, I will choose a word that is pertinent and see what the following of that will bring. It’s a way for me to see progress, writing the word, reminding myself of the word, and following His lead.
So, just a thought, but do you do anything special for a new year? Happy New Year to all with abundant blessings.
Thank You, Lord, for all You do for ‘me and mybellaviews.’
Isaiah 53:1-12 This entire verse is all about how Jesus died for OUR sins, gave His life so we could be forgiven and have eternity with Him, His Father, and the Holy Spirit. He willingly and silently underwent the pain, the humiliation and death which we deserved, but He did not.
Isaiah 54:13 All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children
Matthew 1:21 She will bear a son and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins
John 3:16 for God so loved the world that He gave his one and only Son, that whoever believe is him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this; While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
1 John 2:2 He is the propitiation of our sins’ and not for our sins only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
Rev 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the “life of the Lamb slain from the foundations of the world.
Christmas is the time when folks think about gifts. I don’t know a lot about folks living in third world countries, as my understanding is most of them have to worry about feeding, clothing and giving shelter to their children. They must hope for medical care when their children get very ill. I’m not sure there is anything to left to give to these poor people. Maybe it is some of these people who have children blessed by one of the Samaritan purse gifts…I truly hope so, but I don’t know. Primary needs outweigh the luxury of gifts all the time, as it should be.
I was always excited from Thanksgiving to Christmas as a kid. I loved shopping for the perfect gifts for my parents and grandmother and brother. My brother was the easiest to shop for—we read the same books, had the same friends, and did lots of the same things. My grandmother was also fairly easy to gift, but I would struggle more with buying for my parents.
So I did enjoy shopping and gifting, but I loved and eagerly anticipated my own gifts, and the excitement of opening mine. My family attended church Christmas Eve, then coming home we were allowed to open one gift and then the rest for the morning.
But there was an abundance of gifts around that tree for six persons living in that home. How blessed—how spoiled. It was hard to imagine those persons who did not celebrate the same, and with the abundance we had. I still buy abundance for my family, which partly brings shame. Why do I feel the need to offer so much when there are so many truly doing without? Yes, part of me feels strongly that it is the amount of love and thankfulness I have for them. But the thankfulness goes to God. He provided me with the wonderful family and friends I’ve been blessed with, and I am thankful. But we live in rich country and my friends and family truly do not NEED me to purchase anything for them. They are all employed and comfortably set.
As I became older, I traveled. And then it was easier to see how RICH our country is financially. There is so much money in this country and we forget those who are huddled in a hut with six young children, struggling to feed and water them, keep them healthy and so forth.
I took a wonderful trip to Cancun one winter, thoroughly enjoyed it. But signed up for a day trip to surrounding areas, including stalagmites and a distillery, and to Chichen Itza. All were impressive. But what stuck with me was driving along the road and seeing huts and gravel yards, with skinny dogs and persons, children, and mothers, only an occasional man but abundantly poor. These were struggling persons living and eeking out a living, trying to feed children and poor pet dogs.
My guilt and pity and sympathy soared. I wish I could really say empathize—but never have I struggled with those true struggles, so I can’t fully empathize. I was on vacation, staying in a luxurious resort, how for a day. . .while these people were living and throwing scraps to dogs and they looked awful, with ribs prominent, posture hunched, tails tucked under, with just an occasional uplift and slow, uncertain wag.
My heart ached. Here I was experiencing a lovely, spoiling vacation, being pampered in any way I chose, and these poor people and families were struggling to feed and house themselves.
Anyway, I returned with a new perspective that so many DID NOT LIVE and enjoy the same things many in our country do. There is NO reason to give such abundance to those I love who can also afford.
So, I began to consider the abundance of gifts my Lord has handed to me. I am blessed with good health, good eyesight with glasses—and I can groan in frustration if one of my MANY pairs of readers are not within reach—good hearing, reasoning ability, a wonderful family of three hard working, employed, family oriented, loving grown children, four wonderful grandchildren I adore, and am blessed to live in a wonderful home, a great neighborhood and close neighbors and friends, and have had experienced some marvelous experiences throughout my life. There is NO question I have been blessed—and those are HIS gifts for us.
His gifts to us. . .WOW, where can I begin? He gives life, He has given me the friends, family, children, and eyesight, hearing, general health, my pets, and on and on. I was married to a good and loving man until he died several years ago. I have a hoe that is nice and comfortable and accessible to the ocean and sitting on the beach within 60 seconds of leaving my home and crossing the street, my parents were the epitome of a loving, close couple, I am still close to siblings, and maintain friendships from my childhood. He has gifted me with all of that. He, my Lord, my Savior has blessed me. . . .abundantly. Even when I have made mistakes, jumped the gun, not waited for His direction because I was determined I was right, and I wanted what I wanted. . .
Yet, He still worked it out for my best. My God has gifted me abundantly. First, and foremost, He gave His life to free me from the sin of death and separation from Him and the gift of being able, the gift, the precious knowledge of living with Him, God, and the Holy Spirit in heaven. So, I can list many, many gifts You have given me. But the greatest of all is not material. It is the precious gift of eternity with you, an eternal, everlasting life with You in heaven—I cannot imagine heaven, but You have given it to me. Because of your precious, humble birth with a good young soman, chosen by God and her loving and understanding, obedient mate, You came into this world to give us the greatest GIFT—You, and your humble death on the cross, to give us the GIFT of eternity in heaven with YOU and the rest of the God head, so we are freed from our sins as long as we believe You died to save us from our sins, and You are the Son of God, are a part creator of the world and we choose to follow You as our Savior and Lord, You have given us the GIFT of life eternal.
Jesus left His kingdom in heaven to come to earth to walk among the suffering and poor, and then to teach and give His followers the Truth, the Light and the Way, and willingly gave His life to save all who believe in Him. Our greatest gifts are not of this world, not material things. They are the gifts we obtain from Jesus’ willing sacrifice to die on the cross, sinless, to take on all of our sin so we can be freed to live in heaven if we accept Him as our Lord and Savior and recognize he is God and died to free us.
My Lord, You are the greatest gift ever. Thank You for all You have given to me and ‘mybellaviews.’
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