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It’s easy to look back to our grandparents era and imagine it must have been the good old days of our country, imagining that they really asked and trusted God, that our national anthem was almost a prayer asking God to keep our land glorious and free.
And it’s easy to look around today and feel like our position as a nation under God is slipping away. Yet we—the squarely under-God Church—don’t ever need to respond to changing times with fear, anger, or vengeance!
Why? Because Jesus Christ, our leader, doesn’t live in a 10,000 sq ft cottage, a mansion estate or penthouse, He lives in God’s house. He lives in us. The Church.
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I’m certain there would be less anxiety if we took our eyes of our own problems and leaned in to hear the quiet, steady urgings of Holy Spirit and His prompting to have us offer prayer to those around us. It’s easy to focus on so many other things in our immediate circumference when sifting through a pile of to-do lists, but let’s take a deep breath, being aware of God’s hurting people that we pass by or interact with while carrying out our work day or making a quick trip to the grocery store. It will make all the difference in our day and theirs, these simple interactions that are blessings.
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As we come out of the often overly busy days of last year and the beauty of celebrating our Saviours birth to close out 2020, we (here at Gospel Garage) have been feeling a calm come over us which can only be Holy Spirit. Steadying us, reminding us to yes be productive, for God’s kingdom, and also to be rested and prepared for anything God asks of us.
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Our daily lives are so often a complex mix of busy, exciting and chaotic, tossed together with seemingly mundane tasks but all the everyday moments are where we can meet with Jesus. Seek His Face throughout this day that He has made. God has carefully prepared it for each of us—with tender attention to every detail. He wants us to rejoice and be glad in it.
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I'd like to think there was a small moment the night Jesus was born that took Mary and Joseph's breath away. That held the shepherds captive for a few seconds. That even the animals ceased from eating, from shuffling in their stalls- just for a moment. The hushed awe. The reverence. The holiness...it had to be tangible. O holy night.
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Christmas is the love story of God, who loves us enough to send His one and only Son to the earth. {tweetme}It’s the story of our living God who would humble Himself and give up His throne for a manger in a stable. Let’s seek Him faithfully as the three wise men, the Magi, did!{/tweetme}
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Isn't it bewildering to learn from Holy Spirit that the good news reveals Jesus Christ lives within humanity and enables us to experience the magnitude of God’s presence...... Christ who floods you, He is the hope of glory! We celebrate His birth each and every Christmas Day!
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Let’s pause a moment and think about the upcoming Christmas season, where we recognize what Jesus Christ birthed into humanity in His first coming, and what will be brought to its highest expression at His second coming: hope, love, joy, and peace for all who follow Him. As disciples of Christ we are called to be people of truth. We must live His truth. To live the truth is to be the face of Jesus, through whom the glory of the gospel is revealed to blinded minds. People will see truth in the faces of those who live their lives bearing witness to Jesus, in faithfulness and love.
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Be assured: there is no other truth, but Jesus Christ, no other source of strength that will sustain us or light that will faithfully guide us. Leave behind the world’s answers to your weariness and embrace Jesus. He’s the only source and is our true compass in all circumstances. {tweetme} Remember! Before you pursue anything else, pursue Jesus. {/tweetme}
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{tweetme}We are confident God is our Refuge, our Strength, and our ever—present Help. {/tweetme}He is also the Sovereign God. Sovereignty is an active part of God based upon the premise that God, as the Creator of heaven and earth, has the absolute right and full authority to do or allow whatever He desires. He has supreme power and authority over everything.
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{tweetme}Matthew 6:9-13 NET So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may Your name be honored, may Your kingdom come, may Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.{/tweetme}
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Ezekiel was sent and set by God in the valley of dry bones. The same is true for God’s children today. {tweetme}He sends us and places us in dead, dry places. Our mandate, as His disciples, is to be light and to speak life into the dead, dry, defeated and forgotten.{/tweetme} We are set in forgotten about places in order to breathe life and to bring order into chaos and disfunction. God has anointed our hands to build and God has given us the grace to help others build. The gifts, talents, and abilities that He has placed on the inside of you are not only for your benefit and self exaltation — the gifts and talents that are buried inside of you are to be used to glorify God and carry the message of salvation.
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The reality is we will become consumed by our circumstances if we choose to focus on them. And I know its so often hard, more than hard, not to focus on the ground in front of you, but open your bible and start absorbing God’s written word. {tweetme}Choose to return your gaze to Jesus. He will lift you back up so you are above the stormy sea once again. {/tweetme}
Remember, Jesus hadn’t moved when Peter started to sink. Peter’s focus moved. Only when Peter adjusted his focus back on Jesus did he receive the divine intervention he desperately needed.
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The Gospel is the good news that God’s plan to put the world right has finally been launched through Jesus Christ, the risen Saviour. The Gospel is the good news that death and decay do not have the final say because on the other side of crucifixion and death, we find resurrection and life. God is king. We are invited to be a part of His Kingdom. Hallelujah! This is truly good news!
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When we realize that God’s grace fills us with gratitude for Him it will flow out of us as gracious words and deeds to those around us. And when we walk in a life of grace, again wearing our gratitude like a beautiful coat, we learn God isn’t just who we praise, but He IS our praise. He is our everything.
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Lets be bold, lets start thanking God in prayer for people who are in our lives, and those who are maybe just on the fringe of our life but are deeply involved in the lives of those we love. And Pray too for the difficult people, mean people, hurtful people, because we are, could very well be, the only bit of God's light they see. And if they allow His light in their hearts eternity could be theirs!
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Revived for a reason. A blessed life is one that understands that when God saves you, He has others in mind.
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We don’t need to bury our anxiety. These days we are in are reminding us all of the things that have always been true: something is wrong with the world and we are not in control. But we do know the one who is. God. He is not surprised by this virus. He is not panicking. Not one atom is outside of His control.
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REST, not sleep, or take a nap, although refreshing and necessary, rest as in stop, sit with Jesus, have a conversation about what God has in His heart for you. What the Lord’s path is as we live through His purpose for mankind. Rest in His covering, breathe deep, welcome instruction, rest in His unending grace and steadying fortitude.
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Walking with Jesus is not a way to easy living but it is the way to everlasting life.
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Rejoicing, praying, and expressing gratitude is easy to do when life is going smoothly, but what about when we are struggling just to get a foot out the door? Jesus knew we would have difficult times, and His antidote for a stifled spirit is praise – for His presence and promise of eternal life with Him! He loves you. He loves me. He died for us. And those are all the right reasons to worship with love in our hearts and rejoice in Him.
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