Messy In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.Genesis 1:1-2 NLT Messy work. Marked by confusion and disorder, extreme unpleasantness, and trying circumstances, messy is the opposite of… Continue reading A Word Swept Up in Christmas
Category: Nativity
O Holy Night…
And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon,… Continue reading O Holy Night…
a nativity prayer… the final part…
Christmas Eve... Celebrate the eve of His birth... His stooping low... by kneeling before Him in prayer... giving Him praise... and joining His mission... interceding for those He came to save... He drew near... Immanuel... God among us... and calls us to draw near Him... Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse… Continue reading a nativity prayer… the final part…
a nativity prayer… part four…
Two days to go... to the day we've designated to remember His breaking into the world... through a virgin womb... to make Himself known... Another day to slow down... and reflect on the reason He came... and pray for others as the day hurries toward us... God so longs for us to know Him... to… Continue reading a nativity prayer… part four…
a nativity prayer… part three…
Three days until Christmas... another prayer to remember His coming... another opportunity to intercede for those in your world... using His story... for inspiration... He came to reveal Truth... make Himself known to a wayward world... Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods. But… Continue reading a nativity prayer… part three…