’Tis the season is used to indicate a particular time of the year.

The season:

This is the season of the Lord Jesus’ birth. The reason we celebrate that birth. A time when the whole world was changed forever. A time when the Savior of the world came to the earth in the most vulnerable, humble fashion — as a baby.

The reason:

But Jesus didn’t stay a baby. He grew and gave His life as the Savior of the world that anyone who would believe on Him would be saved from eternal death, saved from hell. A season that He died for our sins that we could be forgiven. All we have to do is believe in our hearts and confess with our mouths the Lord Jesus, and He will fill us with His Holy Spirit, and save us from being separated from God forever. A season to remember what is really important.

The presence:

For many, this time of year is all about presents and parties. It’s sad to me that Christmas has become so commercialized that the real meaning has been lost. It should be about the greatest gift ever given. Jesus — Immanuel — God with us. To be grateful and thankful for His sacrifice. Let us never mistake parties and presents as the reason for the season.

Let us all reflect on our lives and make sure the real reason for the season is Jesus in our lives.

Just a thought,

PSS

Think about The Pledge of Allegiance, especially where it says, One nation under God.

A beacon of light:

Scripture teaches in Amos 3:3 How can two walk together unless they be agreed? God brought people from every nation of the world to make and create America — a place that would be a beacon of light to the world that God is real and that He sent Jesus to save us; a light that other nations would envy; a light that when a nation honors God, He will cause it, them to prosper; a nation like no other nation; one nation under God; “one nation.”

My people:

Regardless of where people are from, when they come here, they become American. America was birthed. God took people from every nation to create one nation where people honor and serve God. Isn’t it sad, especially in the last 12 years, that people don’t want to be one nation under God! They want to be individuals who claim they are working for a group of people (my people) instead of what God intended (My people).

Power:

Now, instead of agreement, we have disagreement. Where there is agreement, there is power; where there is a lack of agreement, there is a lack of power. America is losing its power because we are so divided. The constitution, I believe given by God to be the law of the land, is being set aside to fit individual needs, not best for all, best for some only.

We must pray and ask God to forgive us and expose the darkness that is attempting to destroy America and the lives of people who live here. We must serve God — His way!

Just a thought,

PSS

Have you ever stopped to think about the fact that God’s thoughts are higher than our thoughts?

Wrong thoughts:

God says, My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts. My ways are far beyond anything you could imagine (Isa. 55:8-9). What we think at times is wrong. We at times think too small. We just flat out think wrong thoughts about God at times.

Trusting:

We trust when we can’t see anything happening. We trust when we don’t feel anything working in our bodies. We continue to believe God is working in our lives. We continue to believe for healing even when we don’t feel anything or see anything changing. His ways, His thoughts are greater than ours. Why is that? Because He knows everything. Everything! So, we must learn to trust.

Reaping:

So many ask why this happened or that thing happened. What we learn is that this is a never-ending question. I believe we need to turn the whys into trust. God is God, and He knows everything. We trust when we don’t understand. We yield to His word regardless of how we feel or what we are experiencing. We don’t grow weary in well doing because His word says if we don’t, we will reap a harvest of doing good.

When everything in life is screaming, It’s not working, nothing is happening, we continue to trust and believe and never allow ourselves to grow weary.

Just a thought,

PSS

The Bible teaches us to trust in the Lord with all of our hearts, and lean not on our own understanding.

Highest relationship:

So, what does it mean to trust God, to trust someone else? Trust is the highest relationship with others. It means to have confidence in, to be secure, to feel safe. It means you believe what they tell you.

Worldly trust:

In our society, it is hard to fully trust anyone or anything. Marketers are trying to get us to trust in their products. Politicians are trying to get us to trust them enough to vote for them. Spouses want to be trusted.

Biblical trust:

The Bible teaches us not to trust in man. Why? People will disappoint you; they will let you down. But God will never disappoint or let you down. Jeremiah 17:5 — This is what the Lord says: “Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the Lord.” So, we are not to put our trust in people, but in God. Now we do trust people. We have to at times — trust people will keep their word, do what they say. But we shouldn’t put our trust in them to the point we lose our faith and our trust in God. That’s what happens to so many. Someone will let them down, and then they get mad at God. That’s what the Bible is teaching. Yes, if people have proven themselves trustworthy, great. But eventually people will let you down, even when they don’t mean to.

God is trustworthy. Let’s begin to believe everything He says, and learn to trust Him totally.

Just a thought,

PSS

Have you thought much about how the social media giants do what they do? We talk about something, then suddenly information or an advertisement of what we were talking about comes up on our phones. These folks see what we look up, and then feed us more of that type of stuff. 

Deception:

It’s scary at times to realize how much government and social media have invaded our lives. What’s scarier is how they inundate us with what they want us to believe. They indoctrinate us with whatever narrative they want us to believe. They determine even how we will act and live and what we believe is true.

Propaganda:

“Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth,” is a law of propaganda often attributed to the Nazi Joseph Goebbels. For the last 18 months, we have been told to be afraid, that someone is trying to keep us safe, that if we just do things like wear a mask and social distance, then everything is going to be OK. These measures have been proven not to help at all, or at best could or might perhaps help.

Lies:

Their stories have changed over and over again. Yet people still believe the narrative that the media and government have told us: “We had to ruin your economy so people could live.” It too turned out not to be true. What we must do is start believing the word of God and putting it into our hearts and minds. The only way to combat a lie is to know the truth. The truth makes us free if we will believe it and do it.

The truth is that only God can truly protect us.

Just a thought,

PSS