Day 8 ~ December Blessings: LOVE

May we experience God’s ongoing, active love in our lives today.

* John 17 

*  John 15:7-17 

* Matthew 22:37-39 “And He said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”

* Jeremiah 31:3-4 “The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying: 'Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. Again I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel! You shall again be adorned with your tambourines, And shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.'”

* Zephaniah 3:17 “The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you by his love; He will exult over you with loud singing.”

* John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”

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Day 7 ~ December Blessings: REST

May we all experience the REST of Jesus this Christmas season

REST

Remember Jesus

Enjoy Jesus

Sit with Jesus

Treasure Jesus

* Luke 10:38-42

“Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to His teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to Him and said, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.’ But the Lord answered her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.’” (emphasis added)

* Matthew 6:33 ~ “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

* Luke 6:45 “The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.”

* Matthew 22:37-40 and Luke 10:27 ~ “And He said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.’”

O come, let us adore Him,

O come, let us adore Him,

O come, let us adore Him,

Christ the Lord.

(Original Hymn by John Francis Wade)

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Day 6 ~ December Blessings: Holy Gift

The Holy Gift of God’s PURE goodness and love.

* Revelation 4:8 “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”

* Acts 1:1-9

“In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, 'you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.'

 So when they had come together, they asked him, 'Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?' He said to them, 'It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.' And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight."

* Luke 4:18-19 (also Isaiah 61: 1-2) “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”

* Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

*  2 Timothy 1: 7 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” (NKJV)

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Day 5: Blessing you with wisdom and peace for unexpected moments and transitions of purpose. 

* Nehemiah 1:1-2:8 (link to full Scripture passage)

* Colossians 1:9-11~ “And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; being strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy…”

* James 1:5-6a ~ “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting…”

* James 4:8 ~ “Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you…”

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Day 4 ~ December Blessings: JOY

Seeking and discovering joy this December

* Psalm 16:11 ~ “You [God] reveal the path of life to me; in Your presence is abundant joy, at Your right hand are eternal pleasures.”(CSB)

* John 15:11-12 ~ “These things I [Jesus] have spoken to you, that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. This in my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” (ESV)

* John 15:11 ~ “I have told you these things that My joy and delight may be in you and that your joy may be made full and complete and overflowing.” (AMPC)

* Romans 15:13 ~  “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” (ESV)

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Day 3 ~ December Blessings: Gratefulness 

Great are the Works of God — ongoing goodness from the Almighty God who loves.

Psalm 111

Praise the Lord!

Great are the works of the Lord,

Full of splendor and majesty is His work,

He has caused His wondrous works to be remembered;

He provides food for those who fear Him;

He has shown His people the power of His works,

The works of His hands are faithful and just;

they are established forever and ever,

He sent redemption to His people;

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;

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Day 2 ~ December Blessings: Peace Multiplied

Peace Be Multiplied ~ Be encouraged with peace in your heart, minds, and families.

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December Blessings

Day 1 — Great is God’s Faithfulness

Blessing you this December with encouragement, reflections, and prayers. Today, we reflect on God’s faithfulness.

Scriptures mentioned:

*Lamentations 3:22-24 ~ “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘therefore I will hope in Him.’”

*Colossians 1:16- 20 ~ “For by Him [Jesus] all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through Him and for Him. And he is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything He might be preeminent. For in Him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of His cross.” 

* Psalm 37:3— “Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and feed on His faithfulness.”

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Chapter 12: Love ~ Value ~ Purpose

Enjoy this closing chapter to the book, “Love ~ Value ~ Purpose,” with encouragement and hope for living a life of peace.

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Love of the Savior Story: Women at the Resurrection

Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-13; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18

Join us as we recount the joy, surprise, and hope made real as witnesses tell about the resurrection of Jesus.

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