In the Wilderness

A classic poem to bring in the year 2026. “God Knows”  by Minnie Louise Haskins (1875-1957)  And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:  “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.”  And he replied:  “Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God.  That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.”  So I went forth, and finding the Hand of God, trod gladly into the night.  And He led me towards the hills and the breaking of day in the lone East.  So heart be still:  What need our little life  Our human life to know,  If God hath comprehension?  In all the dizzy strife  Of things both high and low,  God hideth His intention. God knows. His will  Is best. The stretch of years  Which wind ahead, so dim  To our imperfect vision,  Are clear to God. Our fears  Are premature; In Him,  All time hath full provision. Then rest: un...

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  Why does Christmas matter and what does the coming of Christ mean for those of us who are trying to remain faithful believers in a season of drift? In a Church that oftentimes fails to boldly and clearly stand on the Word of God? The claim Scripture makes of the eternal God taking on flesh and entering into human history has quietly slipped out of favor. Nevertheless, “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). The God who spoke creation into being and who holds all things together did not merely send advice from a distance or correction from above. He CAME NEAR to us! He took on weakness and limitation; and as a baby, became fully dependent on human care. Why? Because “the Word made flesh” not only came close to us, but came to rescue this broken world (and broken us). So, celebrate this season with hope, not despair. Not because everything in this world and your life is going well, but because God’s redemptive work has never depended on favorable conditions. Cel...

  Seven Questions for Christmas based on Galatians 4:1-7 and other Scriptures   1.     Why does Christmas matter? Christmas matters because of the truth that God sent His Son (Jesus the Messiah) to this world. (John 3:16-17)   2.     Why did God send His Son to this world? For Jesus the Son of God to become the means for our salvation. We are all sinners (Romans 3:10-11) in great need of a Savior.   3.     How did Jesus become the means for our salvation? Jesus became the means for our salvation by dying on a cross, and that death being the perfect sacrifice to satisfy God’s wrath and cleanse us from sin. (1 John 1:9 & 1 John 2:1-2)   4.     What happens to sinners when Jesus saves them? Sinners receiving salvation are Justified (declared righteous), Adopted (into God’s family), Sanctified (made holy by God, conformed to the image of His Son), and Glorified (in Heave...

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