This morning was a beautiful sunrise.  It reminds me of God's great love and mercy towards us. 
Lamentations 3:21-24
But in my mind I keep returning to something,
something that gives me hope --
that the grace of Adonai is not exhausted,
that his compassion has not ended.
[On the contrary,] they are new every morning!
How great your faithfulness!
“Adonai is all I have,” I say;
“therefore I will put my hope in him.

Will you put your trust in Him today?  And everyday?

John 11:40-44
Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?”  Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.”  Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!”  And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.”


Nothing is impossible with God.  Even when Lazarus was dead for 4 days Jesus brought him back to life.  For God, the Father's glory!  Remember "delay is not denial"  Pray on, believe strong, have confidence in God the Father to bring about His glory! In His time, according to His will and His way!

Romans 8:31-39
What, then, are we to say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?  He who did not spare even his own Son, but gave him up on behalf of us all — is it possible that, having given us his Son, he would not give us everything else too?  So who will bring a charge against God’s chosen people? Certainly not God — he is the one who causes them to be considered righteous!  Who punishes them? Certainly not the Messiah Yeshua, who died and — more than that — has been raised, is at the right hand of God and is actually pleading on our behalf!  Who will separate us from the love of the Messiah? Trouble? Hardship? Persecution? Hunger? Poverty? Danger? War?  As the Tanakh puts it,
“For your sake we are being put to death all day long,
we are considered sheep to be slaughtered.”
No, in all these things we are superconquerors, through the one who has loved us.  For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers, neither what exists nor what is coming,  neither powers above nor powers below, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God which comes to us through the Messiah Yeshua, our Lord.

God is for us, you and me. With God all things are possible!  Yes God is at work in, to and through you and me.  Yes work and prayer, His work and our work. Pray without ceasing, God is working! Hallelujah!  Be confident nothing can separate us from Jesus.  We are super conquerors through Christ who loves us!

Matthew 2:13-21
The Flight into Egypt
Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.”
When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt,  and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

Massacre of the Innocents
Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.  Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying:
 “A voice was heard in Ramah,
Lamentation, weeping, and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children,
Refusing to be comforted,
Because they are no more.”

The Home in Nazareth
Now when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,  saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the young Child’s life are dead.”  Then he arose, took the young Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.

Even at a very young age Jesus was man and his parents were like you and me, fearing for His safety, but fulfilling the prophesies.  We can take great comfort that we too can be protected by the Lord and have dreams and visions to guide us to the Lord's plan.  Be confident today in the Lord's leading you towards "His Plan" for you and your family!

John 1:1-3, 14
The Eternal Word
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God.  All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

God esteems His Word even above His name.  Why?  The Word is Jesus full of grace and truth.

Revelation 3:20-21
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.  To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.


Be an overcomer who hears Jesus voice.  He says those who follow Him, overcomes will sit with Him on His throne.  Because He also overcame and sits with His Father on His throne.  Share love, hear and obey, walk in victory as an overcomer each and every day.

Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Ephesians 2:14
Christ Our Peace
For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation,

Remembering and celebrating today the birth of Christ!  He is our peace.

Matthew 1:18-20
Christ Born of Mary
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.  Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly.  But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

Can you hear Joseph say "Have your way Lord"?  We too can be confident when we hear from the Holy Spirit that it is the Lord's will and way we should go.  Let's take care and be not afraid today to hear and obey the Lord's way.

1 Timothy 1:12-17
and I thank the one who has given me strength, the Messiah Yeshua, our Lord, that he considered me trustworthy enough to put me in his service,  even though I used to be a man who blasphemed and persecuted and was arrogant! But I received mercy because I had acted in unbelief, not understanding what I was doing.  Our Lord’s grace overflowed to me with trust and love that come through the Messiah Yeshua.  So here is a statement you can trust, one that fully deserves to be accepted: the Messiah came into the world to save sinners, and I’m the number one sinner!  But this is precisely why I received mercy — so that in me, as the number one sinner, Yeshua the Messiah might demonstrate how very patient he is, as an example to those who would later come to trust in him and thereby have eternal life.  So to the King — eternal, imperishable and invisible, the only God there is — let there be honor and glory for ever and ever! Amen.

If you remember how you were before you came to know Christ you too could relate with Paul as he tells Timothy that only through mercy and the transforming power of the Messiah Yeshua he came to a trust and love that only Yeshua could give.  This is truly the heart of Christmas!

John 16:20-24
Yes, it’s true. I tell you that you will sob and mourn, and the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.  When a woman is giving birth, she is in pain; because her time has come. But when the baby is born, she forgets her suffering out of joy that a child has come into the world.  So you do indeed feel grief now, but I am going to see you again. Then your hearts will be full of joy, and no one will take your joy away from you.

 “When that day comes, you won’t ask anything of me! Yes, indeed! I tell you that whatever you ask from the Father, he will give you in my name.  Till now you haven’t asked for anything in my name. Keep asking, and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

When we ask, in the Name of Jesus and for god's glory the father will give to us that our joy may be complete! Hallelujah!