By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;
through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. (Proverbs 24:3-4)
Then Jesus said to his disciples, Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. (Matthew 16:24)
He said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. (Mark 16:15)
Jesus taught that real giving must come from the heart. A gift that is given with a grudge or for display loses its value. But a gift given out of love, with a spirit of generosity and sacrifice, is precious. The amount or size of the gift doesn't matter as much as the cost to the giver. The poor widow could have kept one of her coins, but instead she recklessly gave away all she had! Jesus praised someone who gave barely a penny - how insignificant a sum - because it was everything she had, her whole living.
Nothing given in love is worthless
What we have to offer may look very small and not worth much, but if we put all we have at the Lord's disposal, no matter how insignificant it may seem, then God can do with it and with us what is beyond our reckoning. Do you give out of love and gratitude for what God has already given to you?
God gives us the chance to change our LIFE! Our God is good, loving, merciful, compassionate, righteous and just. He Alone deserves all Glory and Praise.
Mark 1:16-20 “As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. ‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will make you fishers of men.’ At once they left their nets and followed him. When he had gone a little further, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets. Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.”
Like in Jonah 3:1, "Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time...." yes, God came back to Jonah and said, I'm going to give you another chance.
What does it mean that God gives us a another chance? We have a another new opportunity (a new grace and blessing) given by God, after losing the earlier ones. This opportunity gives a chance to amend our failures and, to make a better choice and right choice which will change our life.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
John 3:16
Christmas is a season to be filled with the spirit of Love, Peace and Joy.
The spirit of giving during at Christmas or at any other time of the year brings a personal joy, fulfillment and peace in our hearts. It is not the value or quantity but the tought that counts.Time to think, share, and give for others, the. needy and those not as fortunate as us.
Heavenly Father God gave His only Son, Jesus Christ, Angel Gabriel gave the Message, Mary gave her Womb as vessel in accepiance of bearing God's only son Jesus, Joseph gave his Reputation in accepting God,s message in accepting Mary who was pregnant, The Shepherds gave their stable and news of witness of the new born King, Heavenly angels gave the Praises to the newly born Jesus Christ, Emmanuel and Messiah, The Star gave it's shining bright light as a beacon to the place where the King is born, The three Wise Men (Kings) gave their Gifts (gold, frankincense and myrrh) which was fit only for King to the newly born Jesus who was foretold to be the King and Messiah,
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich. ~ 2 Corinthians 8:9 ~
“I see Jesus in every human being,” she said. “I say to myself,‘This is hungry Jesus, I must feed him. This is sick Jesus. This one has leprosy or gangrene; I must wash him and tend to him. I serve because I love Jesus.’”
~ Mother Teresa ~
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. ~ Charles
Dickens ~
Mankind is a great, an immense family. This is proved by what we feel in our
hearts at Christmas.
~ Pope John XXIII ~
It is Christmas every time you let God love others
through you...yes, it is Christmas every time you smile at your brother and
offer him your hand. ~ Mother Teresa ~
Somehow not only for Christmas But all the long year through, The joy that you give others Is the joy that comes back to you. ~ John Greenleaf Whittier ~
