ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER, INC.
“Therefore
encourage one another and build
each other
up, just as in fact you are doing.”
I
Thessalonians 5:11
December 1,
2015
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Those two words bring joy to our hearts when we speak or hear
them spoken. Christmas…..the
time of year that we are reminded of just how very much God loves us. Psalm 103:11 says, “For as high as the
heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him.” But God didn’t just tell us in Psalm 103 how
much He loves us. He proved that “love
is an action” when He left His sinless, perfect domain in Heaven and came down
to our sin filled, imperfect world on this earth and took on the form of a man. When Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem
so long ago, God delivered the message in person that “…He loved us and sent
His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”
I John 4:10
I loved this Jesus pin when I first saw it. It encompasses so much of who Jesus is and
what He has done for us. I find it to be
a reminder to us that “God so loved the world that He gave His one and only
Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16.
It is my prayer, that this Jesus pin reminds you of just how much God
loves you, who you are in Christ and what your future holds when you have Jesus
in your life.
Yellow – Light:
“Jesus is the light of the world.” John 9:5; “As the Father
has loved me, so have I loved you.” John
15:9
Black – Sin: “…for all have sinned and fall short
of the glory of God…” Romans 3:23
Purple – Repentance:
“Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be
wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord…” Acts 3:19
Red – Jesus shed blood: “…the blood of Jesus purifies us
from all sin.” I John 1:7
White – Purity: “Though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;” Isaiah
1:18
Blue – Baptism:
“Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of
Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.
And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38
Green – New Life:
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has
come; the old has gone, the new is here.”
II Corinthians 5:17
JESUS – “Therefore God exalted Him to the
highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name
of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and
every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
Father. Philippians 2:9-12
I encourage
you today to embrace Jesus.
Remember who
He is;
Remember all
that He has done;
Remember all
that He is going to do;
Remember to
share Him with others;
and then most
importantly,
Remember that
it is all for YOU!
