Isaiah 9:6
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders, and he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
Does that not fire you up to read those names. Our God is not just our father He's also a wonderful counselor!! A MIGHTY GOD! He's not just our heavenly father He's our Everlasting Father, and PTL our Prince of Peace!!!! Such wonderful names to hear, so encouraging to know that he's all that and more!!!! Infinitely more!!!
Matthew 1:23
"The virgin will be with child and will giver birth to a son and they will call him Immanuel" -which means, "God with us."
Wow!! Isn't that awesome?? God with us!! He is an omnipresent God!! That means that He is always present, ALWAYS!!! Even if you can't feel his presence He is ALWAYS there!
Omnipresent - present everywhere at the same time. Example: The omnipresent God.
Praise God He is omnipresent!!!
Of coarse there is no way I can go without putting this verse up on Christmas!:
Luke 2:10-12
"But the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you. You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
Can you just imagine...just for a second what those shepherds must have felt? I mean fear aside, that had to be an awesome experience. An angle of the Lord appearing to tell you that Christ the savior has been born!! Just think how they must have felt in that very moment.
Luke 2:14
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
John 14:27
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid."
Catch that last part there "...Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." Can I just tell you that there is no trouble, worry, or fear that our Mighty God can't handle. He is bigger than all of them. Nothing can defeat our Mighty God!!
A very smart lady once told me that when you get in a situation of temptation you should say aloud to the devil to leave you alone (you have to say it aloud because the devil can't read your thoughts) , you have to tell him that he has no power over you for you are a child of God. The way I look at it, is Satan is powerless, for even he has to ask the Lords permission to test us therefore he is still under the power of the Almighty. HE CAN'T CONTROL YOU IF YOU DON'T LET HIM!!!!!!!
1 John 4:9-11
"This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another."
Can you grab a hold of that today? I believe that I put a piece of scripture about loving each other in a previous post. He so loved US!! Friend I hope our fathers words encourage you the way they encourage me.
Luke 2:11
"Today in the Town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord."
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! May the greatest gift of all be welcome in your homes tonight.
2 Thessalonians 3:16
"Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you."
I would like to leave you with this last bit of scripture not really in the spirit of Christmas but in the spirit of the weather. I hope it blesses you as it does me, and gives you a new outlook on the weather this evening and every evening.
Job 37:1-13
“My heart pounds as I think of this. It trembles within me. Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice as it rolls from his mouth. It rolls across the heavens, and his lightning flashes in every direction. Then comes the roaring of the thunder—the tremendous voice of his majesty. He does not restrain it when he speaks. God’s voice is glorious in the thunder. We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power. “He directs the snow to fall on the earth and tells the rain to pour down. Then everyone stops working so they can watch his power. The wild animals take cover and stay inside their dens. The stormy wind comes from its chamber, and the driving winds bring the cold. God’s breath sends the ice, freezing wide expanses of water. He loads the clouds with moisture, and they flash with his lightning. The clouds churn about at his direction. They do whatever he commands throughout the earth. He makes these things happen either to punish people or to show his unfailing love.
May our Wonderful Counselor, our Mighty God, our Everlasting Father, our Prince of Peace, our Immanuel, our very best gift, the Lord and Savior bless you and yours exceeding abundantly on this very Merry Christmas!
