Harmony with Rob

The Bible promises that Christ would bring peace, yet the world isn't any where near peaceful. How do we reconcile the promise of God in a world with impossible pain? Seems impossible. This message from a Harmony Christmas Candlelight service will bring hope about that lack of peace. 

The search for happiness can distract us from finding the real purpose of God's gift of Christmas: to give us joy! Here is what God would like us to know about finding joy that brings peace.  

Life is busy and getting our attention can be challenging. God knows how to do that. The Christmas story is a great example of God getting the attention of all the parts of the story that would be called the birth of the Son of God. We can learn from this and make our lives more available to God's interruptions. 

Making room for the Christ child in your heart means dealing with distractions. One distraction that pops up when it is time for family gatherings is dysfunction. Matthew 1 helps us understand that even Jesus had a family heritage that included weaknesses.  Matthew also leads us to accept that Jesus came to be king over all areas of our lives; even those areas that are secret and weak. 

When you follow God, the easiest route may not be the one that God chooses for you. When you follow you will find that God is faithful to make sure you discover the story He is specifically writing for your life, and that it is perfect.

God rescued the ancient Hebrews from slavery. But that was just the beginning of a change of mindset, purpose and spiritual challenge. God has something special in mind to embrace for those who have been made free  by His wonderful power.

Getting a pass in life when we deserve something else is a wonderful thing.  God has provided a pass for all of us when it comes to the subject of sin. The ancient Hebrews learned about it through an event called Passover and the lessons of this incredible event are still relevant today.  

God wants a relationship with every one of us.  That relationship becomes amazing when we become followers who walk in a lifestyle of obedience.  It "seems" simple to be obedient, but that isn't always the case, so it becomes a journey of vision, journey and a willingness to pour our hearts out to God.

God is ready to go to work in our lives, but incredibly, He waits for us to be willing.  Moses had a conversation with God that gives us help when it comes to how God wants to do that. 

Sometimes God has something to say that is specific to you.  Those kinds of moments are holy. It's a time to "remove your shoes" and sense the holiness.  When life gets to feeling impossible, maybe it is time to seek a burning bush and meet with God and discover one of those moments.