Our eyes have opened To the dawning of the day. Your grace and mercy Have kept us along the way. Through hills and valleys, Sun, and clouds of gray, In You, our hope is standing – Strength for the stay.
When trials and troubles Try to make my heart sway, From the truth of Him, To whom my soul prays, I will lift my eyes Towards heaven’s rays, In You, our hope is standing – Strength for the stay.
No matter what happens – Tears, or come what may, Let my heart’s song Ever resound with praise, Of Jesus’s love and The price He did pay. ‘Cause in You, our hope is standing – Strength for the stay.
While December comes with much celebrating of the season leading up to Christmas (and rightly so), and although there seems to be a lot of hustle and bustle surrounding it, may we take the time to truly enjoy this season with the beauty God gives us within. May our hearts tuck into the quietness of the days and reflect. Reflect on all the days of this year that are passing, and may we look forward with hope and expectation to the new that’s coming ahead.
Blessings ~ Word for Life Says
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” Ecclesiastes 3:1. “Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter” Psalm 74:17. “Be still, and know that I am God…” Psalm 46:10
𝗚rateful hearts rise with the morning light, 𝗜lluminated by the blessings we often overlook. 𝗩oices lift in quiet appreciation, 𝗘mbracing the gifts found in ordinary days.
𝗧houghts turn to kindness shared and received, 𝗛olding close the moments that matter most. 𝗔s we pause to reflect, gratitude grows, 𝗡urturing peace within our spirit, 𝗞eeping us mindful of life’s simple wonders, 𝗦oftly reminding us to give thanks always.
“In every thing 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18
*This is not my original writing, but one I felt led to share on this special day. Blessings~
Not on this world, Lord, May our eyes rest, But on Your Son, In Whom, we are truly blessed.
Saved, redeemed, Loved, and set free, Because holy blood Was shed on Calvary.
He, lifted up, Now, new life we live, All our sins, vanquished, ‘Cause He now, forgives.
In the Sea, they’re forgotten, With pierced hands He throws, No longer to remember, Or cause our hearts woes.
Why would we look To the heart of another, When Jesus is better, Than father, mother, lover.
Dear eyes, follow the heart, To Him, let them be raised, In adoration to the One, In Whom, we are saved.
“And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.” John 12:32
“He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.” Micah 7:19
You are the One we look to for hope and healing. You are the One who gives new life so appealing.
You are the One who brings wholeness from brokenness. You are the One who restores ruins and messes.
You are the One, the mender of breaches. You are the One for whom my soul gladly reaches.
You are the One who shelters and saves. You are the One who raises the dead from graves.
You are the One, all-encompassing truth. By faith, my sight needs no visible proof.
For You are the One who saves from eternal fire. You are the One, my glory and holy desire.
You are the One who bears us on eagle’s wings. You are the One who carries us forever to eternity.
You are the One who saves to the utmost. You are the One in whom my soul gladly boasts.
You are the One, the only one God true and right, to Whom none can compare, my soul’s joyful delight.
“To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?” Isaiah 40:18
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:” Deuteronomy 6:4
“I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else.” Isaiah 45:5, 6
Heavenly Father,
take my hand,
and lead me through
this desert land.
Where hope seems dismal
and love fades.
But, You are my shelter.
Your heart is my shade.
Each step I walk,
I am found with You.
You hold me, You guide me.
You carry me through.
No matter the dreariness
of the land ahead.
I have no reason
to fret or dread.
My hand in Yours,
we keeping walking through.
Til I arrive in that City
whose destination is true.
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”
Psalm 23:4
“And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. I and my Father are one.”
Holy Affection, upon my knees, there I turn with my heart’s pleas.
Near the cross to Him, I bow, request made known, burdens laid down.
Unloaded griefs, upon Christ, I stand, blessed assurance, promises in hand.
Helped and held by relieving grace, upon my knees, I run this race.
Raised in courage, full speed ahead, for upon my knees, my faith is fed.
“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.” Ephesians 3:14-21
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11
Not displayed in decorated windows. Nor purchased from the store shelf. Nay, the only purchasing to be done is His purchasing you for Himself.
For you, the Savior has come. For you, the prophecy fulfilled. For you, heaven’s glory lay in a manger. For you, born by God’s perfect will.
The greatest Christmas gift in history to be received is the truest reason for Christmas, found in Christ, the newborn King.
Were it not for us, He would not have come. Were it not for us, no storied nativity. The begotten Son, God in the flesh, was born to save us from sin’s captivity.
December 25th is waited for with hope throughout the year of giving and receiving gifts. But on that holy night, at the angel’s announcement of the Lord’s birth, the shepherds working the sheep in the field knew the real gift of Christmas had been waited for much longer.
“For unto you.” Let the beauty of those words speak to your heart. The gift of Jesus was given for you, for us, for me.
God’s gift, wrapped in swaddling clothes at His birth (Luke 2:12), and linen at His burial (John 19:40), was personally wrapped and given for failing humanity.
May we ponder, as Mary did that night, the real gift of Christmas a little more closely this year. I pray that you will feel the Father’s love as He presents this Gift to you for unwrapping. I pray you would know the heart of the Father more fully as you receive His “indescribable gift” (2 Corinthians 9:15) for yourself.
Christ was given, by the hand of God, for all who were, and for all who were to come: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). “For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved” (John 3:17).
For this Christmas, and all to come, no Christmas gift could be or should be cherished more, than this gift of God’s great love (John 3:16).
At the trial of His crucifixion, Jesus spoke these words:
“To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.” John 18:37
The gift was born for you.
Thank You, Father God, for the personal gift of Jesus Christ into my life. Neither words nor time would be enough to express my deepest gratitude for the Savior. Your Gift has intervened in my life and saved me, helped me, protected me, and blessed me far more than I deserve. My thank You seems inadequate for this season, but humbly thank You, I do, and I praise You for the real Gift of Christmas in my life.
More Reference Scriptures:
“Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.” Titus 2:14
“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” Matthew 1:23
“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” 1 Timothy 3:16
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You have welcomed us into Your throne room. You have welcomed us into Your grace. You have welcomed us into Your pleasure. You have welcomed us before Your face.
No scepter for Esther needs to extend. For the cross has bought the passage within.
In the courts of the King, we are invited to come. Favor has blessed us through His dear Son.
To approach and pray without fear or doubt. Worries, burdens, and troubles are there, cast out.
Queen Esther, taking her life in her hands, went before the king not knowing if she would find favor to enter the courts for him to hear her petition (Esther 4:16; 5:2).
Not so with our Heavenly Father. Through Jesus Christ, we have obtained a welcome invitation to come: “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need,” Hebrews 4:16.
With no fear in your heart, come, for you are welcomed before the King of all Kings.
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