Merry Christmas
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“For unto us a Child is born, unto
us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder, and His name
will be called Wonderful, Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace… and we shall call His name
Immanuel” (God with us) Isaiah 9:6, 7:14
During this Christmas season, we remember all the blessings God has
given us throughout the year and look forward to the turn of the New Year with
renewed hope of receiving the continual grace He pours out on us. “Christ in us” is our
hope of glory. A glory that can only be realized in the faith and the service
of our King Jesus. We worship and thank Him for the everlasting life He gives
us.
This year was certainly a walk of faith, not blindly but in the
reality that life happens all around us every day. Some of those circumstances
were hard to bear, some were delightful and full of joy, others were the day to
day movement of our lives in and around friends we are close to, those we work
with and those we met for the very first time. Through all those days, God was
with us. He comforted us through sorrow. He filled us with joy of new life. He
celebrated with us the joining of lives together. He was with us in our
travels, in our moments of silence and as we met together to express our faith
through worship and prayer.
Many times, we were not even conscious of God being with us and
working His Life in us. None-the-less, He is faithful and sustains us every
day. He fulfills His promise to us made centuries ago through the prophets and
writers of the Bible. Today, we have Jesus, the living Word, proving to us His
Life is real, through the power of His Holy Spirit. As we breathe, He provides
life worth living. He guides us into truth and love for one another. He
establishes His Kingdom in us by revealing Himself through spiritual eyes as we
turn to Him and bow our knee to His throne.
Join us this season in worship and praise of the only King worthy
of laying down our lives for, King Jesus Christ our Lord. May your Christmas
time be filled with joy and laughter in celebration of the His birth. May you
be filled with the love and hope of His everlasting life because He has
promised, “I am with you always, to the very end of the age”. Matthew
28:20
Our love to you, from Doug, Tara, Zach, Eli and Andrew.
