The Only True Christmas Present

Luke 2:10 "But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people." Don't be afraid!! There is good news that brings us JOY!!! Jesus is the ONLY TRUE Christmas gift!! Will you receive that gift this year? And be filled with JOY!!

He will lift up the HUMBLE.

Luke 1:52 "He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble." When you are proud, God will have to humble you, but when you are humble, he will lift you up and bless you like never before! Think about Mary. God saw her humility, and she found favor with him! God put the Son of God inside of her!! Don't let pride in today! Be humble!!!

Fulfilling the Law with LOVE

Romans 13:10 "Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law." Love can't hurt anything! When you love, you are fulfilling God's law!! It is so hard to love people who don't love you, but it's possible! Pray that you will have a softened heart toward them so you can LOVE!! Love everybody!

Are you producing fruit?

Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT) "But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!" When you are a Christian and you have the holy spirit living in you, you should start to grow these fruits!

Love: tender affection

Joy: emotion of great happiness or delight caused by something exceptionally good.

Peace: freedom of the mind

Patience: quiet steady perseverance

Kindness: mild, gentle, friendly

Goodness: the act of being morally excellent

Faithfulness: sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see

Gentleness: tender, not rough or violent

Self-control: control or restraint of yourself

Against these fruits, there is no law!! Are you producing fruit?

Promise of God

1 Samuel 12:22 "For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own." God will never leave his people, because he was and is so pleased to have YOU as his own. It makes him so glad when we give ourselves fully to him! He will NEVER abandon or reject us!!