His Indescribable Gift

All through this Christmas season, I've been meditating on the fact that "Jesus came."  He didn't have to!  He didn't have to become human.  He didn't have to be followed and hunted.  He didn't have to be taunted and ridiculed.  He didn't have to constantly be on the move for His and the disciples safety.  He didn't have to suffer the horrible cruelty of the cross.  But HE DID!!!  

Jesus came and went through all those things for us.  2 Corinthians 9:15 calls it God's "indescribable gift."  It is certainly a gift that begs description and understanding.  Why would God love us so much to send His Son to go through all He did?  We are certainly not worthy!  And yet God sent Jesus - and Jesus came.  I am so very grateful.  Thank you Jesus for coming.  I honor and celebrate you in this Christmas season.

"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son."  John 3:16

I wish you all a very wonderful, Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year.  I'm so grateful that Emmanuel is with us all!

Gentle Whispers

The Christmas season when we celebrate the birth of Christ is such a special season!  But it can also be an incredibly busy season with all the Christmas festivities.  We need to be careful that we don't miss the "gentle whispers" of the Lord during the busy time.  I've found over the years that during this special season He loves to speak wonderful things into our hearts.  I'm trying to listen carefully.

"After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire.  And after the fire came a gentle whisper."  1 Kings 19:12

When someone whispers to you, you have to be very close to hear.  We have to be close and stay in tune to God to hear His "gentle whispers."  He has some beautiful things He wants to whisper into our hearts.

I pray that you'll hear many "gentle whispers" during this Christmas season.  I'm so very thankful that Jesus came!