You can't manufacture Christmas just like you cannot manufacture the gift of the Holy Spirit. It's in all of us.

True peace is found in the presence of God and the obedience to what God has called you to do. 

But the beautiful thing is that the needs, the hopes, and even the fears of ordinary people are not forgotten in God's grand narrative.

He is the most exalted being. He has the ultimate power and authority over all things. He is higher in rank, title, beauty, position, and intelligence. There is no god, there is no idol or created human being that should ever be worshipped or exalted above God. God is superior in every way.

If you allow yourself to be humbled and if you choose humility, it is God who will exalt you.

When Jesus says, "I am the vine," he's declaring himself the fulfillment of Israel's calling.