Food for thought

"By Myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing... that in blessing I will bless thee..." Genesis 22:16-17

"... that in blessing I will bless thee..." " Abraham had reached the place where he was in touch with the very nature of God." O.C. If we are not walking in the fruit of the spirit it is evident we have not reached that place. The fruits of the spirit will be ours only when we take on the very nature of God. God sent His Son, so we might know the way; and we are completely lost without that light. In the old testament the spirit of God was with them but with us through faith in Christ Jesus He is in us. We have God's Son's very nature in us. The Holy Spirit is there to guide and teach us in all righteousness. We know that we know when we are surrendered to the very nature of God. We look with new eyes at this world , we cannot see it the way we used to "... old things have passed away..." We have new desires and new joy. For example let's take Christmas. As a child many of us have wonderful memories of excitement mixed with love and anticipation. As children we were the recipients of this awesome time and place. All was perfect at least for awhile. We were out of school, eating wonderful food, receiving gifts, no wonder it was so magical. You know what comes right after Christmas for parents? Tax season. And the magic of Christmas is gone even for the children. Parents must pay for all the gifts and up coming taxes, it is no wonder Christmas is a stressful time of year for adults. We have commercialized and spent money we didn't have until Christmas has become a burden. Children know when parents are stretched thin by money or time and so does our Father. " I have come so you may have life and have it more abundantly." If Christmas has become a burden, it is because we do not have the very nature of God in us or at least we are ignoring it. I personally love Christmas but last Christmas was exhausting and I must admit it lacked joy . I was so busy with all my ideas and all my plans that I wore myself out. The problem was the nature of myself plain and simple.I do not believe I am alone on this, there is too much evidence to the contrary. The Joy of Christmas is love, but where is it? Certainly not in the consumer madness of the malls and traffic jams. What would you have to do to put on the very nature of God this Christmas? Pray, ask your Father, then submit and be obedient, for I know Christmas would look very different. We will look with spiritual eyes, we will love our families , friends, and strangers in the nature of Christ's love for us. God can love through the body of Christ in so many ways, so turn off or throw away whatever sidetracks you from Jesus and watch as the world grows strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace. When the business and stresses creep up on you just stop, be obedient to the true meaning of Christmas, do not let Satan rob you. " For God so loved the world..." God is love, it is about the greatest gift. Let our hearts be filled with the humbling joy and gratitude God so richly deserves as we celebrate the eternal gift of the birth of His Son. I believe as in Genesis 22:16-17 "...because thou hast done the thing...that in blessing I will bless thee." We, like Abraham, are to walk in the very nature of God. Jesus gave His life to show us how. Look forward to celebrating His birth, my friend, it is a Divine miracle indeed!

Heavenly Father give us spiritual eyes to see, and spiritual ears to here, so we may give our gifts of love to the new born King. In Jesus name amen.

"Shall I play for you pa rump a pum pum."

May the simplicity of love be yours, love to all in Christ Jesus C:)