Our God is Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent and is from everlasting to everlasting (without beginning and without end). He is beyond Awesome, beyond Description and beyond Comprehension. There is none like Him. He alone is God and besides Him (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) there is no other.
+++God argues with no one because He is always right.
+++God is the easiest Person to love because He is perfect in every way.
+++God is the easiest Person to trust because He cannot lie (Titus 1:2).
+++Personally we should have no problems with God at all, (can I get a amen!).
+++When God has total control of our lives, nothing will ever get out of control.
+++Continuing to love and trust God with all your heart, (Mark 12:30; Proverb 3:5-6).
+++Blessed we are and blessed we will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!
Monthly Archives: December 2015
GOD’S DESIRE for us
Do you know God’s desires for you ? Have you ever ,ask Him,or try to find them out?
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord , thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.{Jeremiah 29:11}.
LISTEN
It is Gods desire for us to prosper and be in good health ,as our souls prosper (3 John 2). His desire is not for his children to perish but for all to come to repentance (2 peter 3:9). The desires of God come from his heart ,that is full of love for us. In John 3:16-17 he tells us that God loves us so much that he sent His only begotten son (Jesus Christ) to die for our sins and whoever believeth in Jesus will not perish but instead have everlasting life. Jesus did not come to condemn any of us, he came to save us.
The sovereign will of God is to give us the desires of our hearts but for that to happen we must delight ourselves in Him. In Psalms 37:4 and Numbers 14:8 David says that(NIV); If the Lord is pleased with us He will lead us into the land that flows with milk and honey and will give it us. At that time he was referring to the children of Israel but today He is referring to the believer.
God’s desires are fulfilled only through His sovereign will which are stated in the ten commandments (Exodus 20) but there are other ways to fulfill his desires. Love Him with all your heart (Deuteronomy 6:5, Matthew 22:37). Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and He will add everything else unto us (Matthew 6;33). Present our bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable unto Him which is a reasonable service (Romans 12:1). These are a few of the things we must do for God so he can give us the desires of our hearts. Are you an obeyer or a doer?
My friends God does not desire that any should perish but is it not clear that many will not be saved if you do not follow what you must (Revelation 21:8) says,
“But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
Are you one of those who will not be saved? Are you complying to His wishes for us? If you know that you are not and you need a fresh start go to the top of this blog, click on to the salvation page and follow the instructions. All glory, praise, honor and thanks go to God the father almighty. thank you lord for using me to get your message out.
GOD’S WORD
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me.
{John 8:42-45}
“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord , “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool. If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land; But if you refuse and rebel, You shall be devoured by the sword”; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.[Isaiah 1:18-20].
CONFESSION
Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your loving kindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight— That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me. Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice. Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You.{Psalms 51:1-13}.
However,Job 22:21-23 says,
“Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you. Receive, please, instruction from His mouth, And lay up His words in your heart. If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; You will remove iniquity far from your tents.
Matthew 6:33 “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness,and all these things shall be added unto you”. Things that you need,will be added because God knows what you need.
Delight thyself also in the Lord and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart .[ Psalms 37:4]
ARE YOU READY?
“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
(Revelation 16:15)
Most people are ready for anything,and everything, yet many are not ready for Jesus’s return. Unfortunately they take it for granted or a joke. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 tells us,”But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape”.
As a child of God, if your troubles don’t end in this lifetime,it will definitely end in the afterlife,just imagine no more bills, problems, or stress.no worries, aches,pains,anxiety, or cares of this world. However,it will not end for you,
if you are not walking in righteousness. The questions is,are you walking in righteousness? And if Jesus comes today, would you be ready,Without a shadow of doubt?
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells,as
2 Peter 3:10-13 informs us.
Now that I got you thinking. Then you are not ready,therefore I must inform you,that good works or deeds will not save you,religiosity,and denomination will not save you,your bishop, pastor, family or friends can’t save you,because,they are all busy trying to save themselves,are you aware of the fact that church attendance and daily Bible reading will not save you. But believing ,and confessing can. According to Romans 10:9″That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead,thou shalt be saved”. Go ahead keep saying that I am brain washed,
oops! yes I am brain washed in the blood of the Lamb,by the King of kings,and Lord of lords, of course, God sees and knows your heart? He said,your heart is deceitful above all things,and desperately wicked,who can know it? Except Him,who searches the heart….(Jeremiah 17:9-10),and that’s why you will not make it,Because God knows you,and you can’t fool Him. Do you really think you will make it, based on what you think is right or wrong. Keep partying, drinking,smoking,and do you,but before you keep going,take my advise,GET a Bible and read 1Corinthians 6:9-10,and Ephesians 5:3-6 for yourself. Oops! There it is, do you thing you can think for God,or know His thoughts,then I hope you know that (Isaiah 55:8-9) says,His ways and thoughts are not like ours.sorry to disappoint you, but it says,as far as the distance between heaven and earth is,that’s how far his thoughts and ways are from ours. Again I ask,are you ready? I am ready without a shadow of a doubt. Why,because I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior,who God the Father sent to save and redeem me,from all my sins; past, present, and future. And He is willing, ready,and able to do the same for you,and now I live and serve Him everyday. Do you want to accept Him too?
just say,’LORD I AM A SINNER, AND I BELIEVE YOU SENT YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST TO SAVE ME, I ACCEPT HIM AS MY LORD AND SAVIOR, PLEASE FORGIVE ME OF ALL MY SINS, WASH ME, CLEANSE ME AND TRANSFORM ME, INTO WHO YOU MADE ME TO BE, I LOVE YOU, AND I WILL SERVE YOU FROM NOW UNTIL I DIE OR YOUR SON RETURNS IN JESUS NAME I PRAY. AMEN. Or go to the top of this blog.click on to the salvation page.and follow. The instructions until you get it,then allow the Holy Spirit to lead.guide and direct you to find a church that loves and serves God, then read your Bible daily, its your guide, obey it, and pray daily for God’s guidance,
EXCHANGE GIFTS WITH THE DEVIL
The best gift for Christmas is never found under a tree, but it was hung on a tree ,shaped like a cross. So this year let’s give the devil back his gifts of the world like : depression, death,or any kind of losses, defeat,stress,cares,etc,and accept the gift of life,love,joy,peace, etc,that God gives through His Son.
This time of the year can be the most challenging for many people, especially if they loss a love one,their jobs,house,or something of value, or it could be an event,occurrence, or tragic situation that’s a constant reminder. But whatever it is there is a solution or an answer for it all. However, let’s set the record straight, you can only overcome death, difficulties, trials tribulations, debts, and every obstacle life has thrown at you, if and when you become a child of God. Why,only then? Because, when you accept Jesus,you exchange your sins,problems, burdens,and everything that keeps you down ,for His peace,joy,and rest,etc.
All it takes is you believing, trusting, obeying and having faith in God. If you can’t believe, trust and obey then you are not going to overcome anything. God never lies as Numbers 23:19 tells us; and He is not slack concerning His promises (2 Peter 3:9). However, He encourages us in Hebrew 10:23 to hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering, for He is faithful that promised.
So to overcome everything I mentioned above you have to believe God’s word and see yourself as His child that has overcome because of Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son. Then stand on all His promises in the God inspired book called the Bible. Get to know your Creator for yourself so that you will know for a fact that, “ye are of God little children and have overcome them (difficulties, trials, tribulations, debts, heartaches, etc) because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.” Do you know who you believe in and are you persuaded that He is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all you ask our think as 2 Timothy 1:12 and Ephesians 3:20 says?
Jesus warns us in John 16:33 that in the world we will have tribulation, but be of good cheer: I have overcome the world. So if you are not an overcomer you better stop and take a look inside to see if the Holy Spirit is living in you or if your habituous sin is blocking Him from residing in you. No I am not judging you, but if you are children of God, live like it. Revelation 12:10-11,”.. Now is come salvation,and strength,and the Kingdom of Our God,and the power of His Christ;for the accuser of our brethren is cast down,who accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb,and by the word of their testimony ,and they love not their lives unto the death”. We are overcomers,it’s already written.Read what Romans 8:5-19 says. I will quote a few key scriptures, but if you love God and what to overcome go read it all. Seek God for yourself, draw near to Him and He will draw near to you. God’s Holy Spirit will teach you all things, YOU not your pastor or bishop, HE will do it, if you want Him to. Why settle for second best when He has the best for you.
Romans 8:
5. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
6. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the law of God, neither, indeed can it be.
8. So they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
9b. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ he is not of His.
14. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, “Abba Father”.
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (2 Corinthians 3:17). The Holy Spirt frees you from bondage of death, doubts, etc. and turns you into an overcomer.
1 John 5:4 For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
If it is your desire to accept God’s good and perfect gift of His only begotten Son. Go to the top of this blog,click unto the salvation page,and follow the instructions,then allow the Indwelling Holy Spirit to lead, guide,and direct you for the rest of your life.
GOD’S CURE FOR SIN
God’s cure for sin is Jesus,as a matter of fact God’s remedy or cure for everything ,be it sickness,diseases,prosperity,peace,love,joy,eternal life,is Jesus.”For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners,so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous” according to,Romans 5:19. However,most people should know this, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son,that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish,but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world,but that the world through Him might be saved” {John 3:16-17}. Then in John 14:6 Jesus said,” I am the way,the truth,and the life;no man cometh unto the Father,but by me”. Which means ,without Jesus,there is no hope. “For there is one God,and one mediator between God and men,the man, Christ Jesus,who gave Himself a ransom for all,to be testified in due time”{1Timothy 2:5-6}. Jesus is and will be the only remedy and cure for everything,and everybody. So you either accept it or don’t,believe it or not. The fact of the matter is,that God’s word will never change,and it’s settled in heaven. No need for me to go on and on. But,if you have an urge or desire to know God,and His only begotten Son Jesus,get started by going to the top of this blog,click on to the salvation page,and follow the instructions,then allow the indwelling Holy Spirit to lead and direct you,for the rest of the way.
THE REASON FOR THE SEASON
The devil has infected mankind with a disease called sin. And God has sent His Chief Physician with the antidote. Unfortunately most people haven’t received the antidote,and time is running out,this is not a scare tactic it’s truth and facts. The first time God sent Jesus, it was for sinners to repent as Luke 5:31-32 eloquently puts it,
Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
God’s plan for mankind is that no one should perish,it states in 2 Peter 3:9 that, “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance”. However,the Apostle Paul’s testimony is proof of this as he says in, I Timothy 1:13-15 “Although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief”.
My point is that the next time God sends Jesus to the earth it is for the righteous saints as
I Thessalonians 4:13-18 says,
But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words. However,when you have time read the book of Revelation 19:7-21 sheds a different light on the subject.
Or do you think you have a lot of time before He sends Jesus back. You better wake up and look at the signs and wonders that was told would happen in the last days according to 2 Timothy 3 and other scriptures. Or are you one of them Romans 1: 18-32 describes ? “Who change the truth of God into a lie and worship and serve the creature more than the creator who is blessed forever. Amen.” Or are you one of those who God gave up to vile affections? You can change your life completely,by accepting God’s gift to mankind,you can get started by going to the top of this blog, and click on to the salvation page, then follow the instructions, and allow the Holy Spirit to lead and direct you for the rest of your life.
To God be all the glory ,thanks ,and praise. Amen.
IT’S ONLY A TEST
Trials and test comes to test our strength,and ability to take a licking,and keep on ticking,and as James 1:2-4 says,”My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing”.
It makes no sense to avoid it,run from it,or complain about it,you just have to pass it. Remember,you can’t move on unless you pass the test; repeating is defeating your progress. To move from one grade to the next, or one school to the next you have to pass a series of tests at every level. So why is it we think that to move from the natural to supernatural, faithless to faithful, and being defeated to being a conqueror, we don’t have to pass a series of tests?
When an authentic Christian is tested, it is to see how much they have learned about the God they serve and how much they believe and trust Him, in order for Him to move them to the next level. Every test you pass God has elevated you to the next level. However, your adversary is waiting for you to seek, kill and destroy you, every chance he gets. That’s why you have to study to show yourself approved of God so that you can apply the word of truth like Jesus did in Luke 4:2-14. You can be successful like Jesus and pass the test so that you can return in the power of the Holy Spirit, and preach, heal, deliver and set the captives free as Luke 4:18 tells us.
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,” Luke 4:18
One thing for certain is that it’s not what you are going through that matters, it’s what God is going to give you that the devil is trying to stop. That’s why 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 tells us, “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. There is no temptation that comes in our life that is not common to man; but God is faithful, He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear and will provide a way out.” In Isaiah 43:1-3 God tells us not to fear, because He has redeemed us and calls us by name, which makes us His; and when we pass through the waters (test), He will be with us; and through the rivers it will not overflow us and when we walk through the fire we will not be burned neither will the flame kindle upon us; because He is the Lord our God, the Holy One of Israel, our Savior.
“But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.” Isaiah 41:1-3
Then He reminds us that as long as we are faithful to Him nothing can separate us from His love as Romans 8:35-39 says,
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: ‘For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. ‘ Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
During the test God promises in Joshua 1:5 and Hebrews 13:5 never to leave or forsake us. In 2 Corinthians 4:9 He said we are persecuted but not forsaken. Therefore, we should pass the tests with straight A’s because God is on our side, who gave us Jesus His only begotten Son to show us the way, the truth and gave us eternal life as John 14:6 says. God also makes us more than conquerors through Christ Jesus as Romans 8:37 tells us, “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.” Jesus has given each person who accepts Him the remedy to pass each test we face. Doubt says, “God might…” But faith says, “God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think according to the power that works in us (Ephesians 3:20). We have the power to pass every test and move on to the next level. Failure is an option because you can’t move on unless you pass the test.
If you have not accepted Christ into your life then you are not yet a conqueror, and your faith isn’t yet founded on Him. God still loves you, but He is waiting for you to make the decision on whether you will live for Him or for yourself and the world, He is waiting for you to receive His gift of salvation. So will you? Go to the top of this blog,click on to the Salvation page, follow the instructions,and allow the Holy Spirit to lead and direct you for the rest of your life.
All glory, honor, praise and thanks go to God for using me to deliver this message. I pray that He will give all who read this message the spiritual gifts necessary to comprehend and act upon His word. I exercise my power and authority in the name of Jesus to bind every tactic of the enemy that will try to stop, hinder, or prevent this word from reaching its intended people. I ask the Lord to loose the Holy Spirit and the Heavenly angels to secure this word so that it reaches its intended people, according to Matthew 16:19 and Luke 10:19 in the omnipotent name of Jesus, Amen.
ATTENTION PLEASE
What does someone have to do to get your attention? Whistle, shout, scream, or drop a bomb next to you, before you realize that they are trying to get your attention. Some people just don’t want to be bothered or they have an attention deficit that applies only in certain instances. However, some people’s vision, ears and hearts are impaired because of their education, fame, job, or their physical appearance that they totally ignore the call that will save their life and completely liberate them. God has been trying to get our attention from before we were born through our parents, and grandparents, and they ignored Him and it now has a trickled down on many folks today, where God is secondary instead of first place, and He is trying to get your attention to change the order of significance.
To get our attention, He has done countless things like flooding the earth and only sparing Noah and his family, plus a pair of every creature He created ( Genesis 6), He has destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19); rescued the children of Israel from the Egyptians ( Exodus 12); took them through the Red Sea on dry land (Exodus 14); shattered the walls of Jericho (Joshua 6), and countless amounts of other ways. But He went above and beyond all those things just to prove His love for us by sending His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to die for us, so that we can have a relationship with Him, and have everlasting life (John 3:16-17). There are so many things that God does just to get our attention and have us recognize His power, might, love, mercy and yet we take Him for granted and ignore His warnings.
Jesus, following in His Fathers (God’s) footsteps,tries to get our attention by healing the sick, raising the dead, making the lame walk, and the blind see; He turned water into wine, used two fish and five loaves to feed a multitude, casted out demons, was tempted by the devil and did not sin, He suffered, bled, died and rose again on the third day, and still, it did not get many people’s attention. What else must God do to get your attention? God does all that and more to tell you that you are going down the wrong path, and He wants you to turn your life around before it’s too late. In Acts 9, Saul was going around killing Christians and did not pay attention until God knocked him off his donkey on his butt, while en route for Damascus.
Does God have to knock you down to get your attention, like he did to Saul who became known as Paul and one of Jesus’ best apostle. Paul and many others realized that Jesus is God’s only begotten Son, and the only way to God is through Jesus, as John 14:6 tells us (He is the way, the truth and the life, and no one goes to God, our Heavenly Father unless they go through Him). No one else can make that claim, “For there is one God, and one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” – 1 Timothy 2:5 Now that I have your attention let’s turn our focus to God, and His word which states that, “If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” – Romans 10:9
Don’t go to the grave without giving God your attention because it will be detrimental to you, and then it will be too late to make amends. There are only two alternatives, which is heaven and hell; In heaven you will live forever, but in hell you will burn forever. Why would anyone wish to burn and feel themselves burning does not make much sense, when all you have to do is pay attention to what He says in the Bible, study it, obey it, then do as Acts 16:31 says, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” If God has gotten your attention then go to the top of this blog, click on to the salvation page, and follow the instructions.
All glory, honor, praise and thanks go to God for using me to deliver this message. I pray that He will give all who read this message the spiritual gifts necessary to comprehend and act upon His word. I exercise my power and authority in the name of Jesus to bind every tactic of the enemy, that will try to stop, hinder, or prevent this word from reaching its intended people. I ask the Lord to loose the Holy Spirit and the Heavenly angels to secure this word so that it reaches its intended people, according to Matthew 16:19 and Luke 10:19 in the omnipotent name of Jesus, Amen.
GIFT OF GIVING
Giving is a gift that generates blessings. As a matter of fact it is blessed to give than receive.
I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
{Acts 20:35 }.
GIVING increases your wealth,as God says,
Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
{Luke 6:38 }
Then He also said to him who invited Him, “When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”
(Luke 14:12-14 )
So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. As it is written: “He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.” Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness,
{ 2 Corinthians 9:7-10 }
Christmas is about giving and not receiving.
Hope and Enlightenment 