HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVE!

Teach us to number our days and recognize how few they are; help us to spend them as we should.
Psalm 90:12 (TLB)

So don’t remember what happened in earlier times. Don’t think about what happened a long time ago, because I Am doing something new! Now you will grow like a new plant. Surely you know this is true. I will even make a road in the desert, and rivers will flow through that dry land.
Isaiah 43:18-19 (ERV)

WHO IS JESUS?

God, The One who made all things and for Whose Glory all things exist, wanted many people to be His children and share His Glory. So He did what He needed to do. He made perfect The One Who leads those people to salvation. He made Jesus A Perfect Savior through His suffering.
Hebrews 2:10 (ERV)

Then when Christ The Chief Shepherd returns, you will be given a crown that will never lose its glory.
I Peter 5:4 (CEV)

And He said to them, “But who do you say that I Am?” Peter replied, “The Christ (The Messiah, The Anointed) of God!”
Luke 9:20 (AMP)

The Stone that the builders rejected has become The Very Stone that holds together the entire foundation.
Psalm 118:22 (VOICE)

WHO IS THE SALT OF THE EARTH?

You are the salt of the world; but if the salt has lost its taste (purpose), how can it be made salty? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and walked on by people (when the walkways are wet and slippery).
Matthew 5:13 (AMP)

Let your speech at all times be gracious and pleasant, seasoned with salt, so that you will know how to answer each one (who questions you).
Colossians 4:6 (AMP)

WHO IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD?

Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I Am The Light of the World. If you follow Me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have The Light that leads to Life.”
John 8:12 (NLT)

“Make use of The Light while there is still time; then you will become light bearers.” After saying these things, Jesus went away and was hidden from them.
John 12:36 (TLB)

The Lord gave us a work to do. He said, ‘You are to be a light to the people who are not Jews. You are to preach so that men over all the earth can be saved from the punishment of their sins.'”
Acts 13:47 (NLV)

“You are the light of (Christ to) the world. a city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good deeds and moral excellence, and (recognize and honor and) glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 5:14-16 (AMP)

HAVING TROUBLE WITH YOUR MIND?

Do not act like the sinful people of the world. Let God change your life. First of all, let Him give you a new mind. Then you will know what God wants you to do. And the things you do will be good and pleasing and perfect.
Romans 12:2 (NLV)

But the Helper, The Holy Spirit, whom The Father will send in My Name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
John 14:26 (ESV)

For who has know the Mind and Purposes of The Lord, so as to instruct Him? But we have the Mind of Christ, (to be guided by His Thoughts and Purposes).
I Corinthians 2:16 (AMP)

DO SOME MOCK YOUR CHRISTIAN WITNESS?

Do not give that which is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, for they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
Matthew 7:6 (AMP)

If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave.
Matthew 10:14 (NLT)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born; and she gave birth to her first child, a Son. She wrapped Him in a blanket and laid Him in a manager, because there was no room for them in the village inn.

That night some shepherds were in the fields outside the village, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly an angel appeared among them, and the landscape shone bright with the Glory of The Lord. They were badly frightened, but the angel reassured them.

“Don’t be afraid!” he said , “I bring you the most joyful news ever announced, and it is for everyone! The Savior, yes, the Messiah, The Lord has been born tonight in Bethlehem! How will you recognize Him? You will find a baby wrapped in a blanket, lying in a manger!”

Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others, the armies of heaven, praising God: “Glory to God in The Highest Heaven,” they sang, “and peace on earth for all those pleasing Him.”
Luke 2:6-14 (TLB)

For God loved the world so much that He gave His Only Son so that anyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16 (TLB)

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE!

This is how Jesus The Messiah was born. His mother, Mary was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the Power of The Holy Spirit. Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.

As he considered this, an angel of The Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by The Holy Spirit. And she will have a son, and you are to name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”

All of this occurred to fulfill The Lord’s Message through His prophet: “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a Son, and they will call Him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.'”
Matthew 1:18-23 (NLT)

WHO IS JESUS?

Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from The One who is The Amen, The Faithful and True Witness, The Beginning of God’s New Creation.
Revelation 3:14 (NLT)

Look at My Servant. See My Chosen One. He is My Beloved, in Whom My Soul delights. I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He will judge the nations.
Matthew 12:18 (TLB)

At the right time, He will make Him know. God is The Blessed and Only Ruler, The King of kings and Lord of lords.
I Timothy 6:15 (ISV)

In that day The Branch of The Lord will be Splendid and Glorious, and the fruit of the land will be excellent and lovely to those of Israel who have survived.
Isaiah 4:2 (AMP)

Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now He offers you The True Bread from heaven.
John 6:32 (NLT)

ARE YOU A WASTER?

“Now gather the scraps,” Jesus told His disciples. “So that nothing is wasted.” And twelve baskets were filled with the leftovers!
John 6:12-13 (TLB)

Watch out that no one becomes involved in sexual sin or becomes careless about God as Esau did: he traded his rights as the oldest son for a single meal.
Hebrews 12:16 (TLB)

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Proverbs 18:9 (KJV)