December 23 Isaiah 12:4 “In that day you will say: “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.” 2018 has almost come to a close and the Lord God is still Lord of lords and King of kings. He has kept you and protected you in all your ways. He has stretched His righteous right hand upon you and had kept you safe from the Fowler’s snare. He gave His angles charge over you

December 21 Psalm 63:6 I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night.  Have you ever thought to converse with the Lord as you lie awake in the wake of the night? To focus your mind and your heart on Him as the day comes to a close.  Most of us lie awake every night. Before we drift off to sleep we spend some time contemplating on the days affairs and on all that took place. At times our thoughts are that of worry and for that

December 20 Lamentations 3:40 “Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord.” Have you examine your ways lately? Have you considered your motives and decisions? Life and time waits for no one. This a harsh truth that none of us can change. Sadly because most of us have gotten so used to always being on the move without stops or any pauses, we forget to examine ourselves. Though we often overlook this because of our excessive busyness, it is very important that we

December 19 2 Corinthians 9:7 You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”  What do you have to give? Is it money? Is it time, resource, food, listening ear, gifts, etc.? What ever you have been privileged to give, give it cheerfully. Give with your heart full of joy and grace. Give with laughter and smiles in your bosom. After all, you have what you have because of grace. You

December 18 Proverbs 14:31 Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but helping the poor honors him.  Consciously or unconsciously many of mistreat those who are “not like us”. We see some one down the street begging for alms and we immediately judge their entire existence.  We see someone who is less fortunate and we say to ourselves, “I wonder what he or she got themselves involved in to turn out this way”. We see people and immediately look at them with our lens of judgment. What we must