Well, I guess I didn’t tell you the complete truth! My plan was not to send you any messages these two weeks while Cindy and I are in DC visiting our children and, more importantly, our 4 beautiful granddaughters. However, my dear Christian friend and compatriot in sending you weekly messages, Tina Pinkoson, gave me a new book. The title of the book is Jesus Calling For Christmas, authored by none other than Sarah Young, who Tina and I have both been quoting since we began this messaging endeavor in 2020 during the COVID outbreak.
As I read this beautiful book, I realized I couldn’t wait to share some of Sarah’s messages with you, to better support your getting into the birth of Jesus mindset for this Christmas season. So I am going to try and send this message while in DC, and see if it goes through. If it doesn’t work, well, at least I tried. So here goes………………….
The first message from Sarah that I have chosen is the following – I am the greatest Gift imaginable! When you have Me, you have everything you need – for this life and the next. I have promised to meet all your needs according to My glorious riches. Yet My loved ones sometimes fail to enjoy the riches I provide because of an ungrateful attitude. Instead of rejoicing in all that they have, they long for what they do not have. As a result, they become discontented.
I’m training you to practice the sacrifice of thanksgiving – thanking me in all circumstances. First, give thanks for the blessings you can see in your life. Then stop and ponder the awesome gift of knowing me. I am your living God, your loving Savior, your constant Companion. No matter how much or how little you have in the world, your relationship with Me makes you immensely rich. So whenever you are counting your blessings, be sure to include the infinite wealth you have in Me. Add Me into the equation, and your gratitude will grow exponentially. Whatever you have + Me = an incalculable fortune!
Sarah then ends with 3 scripture readings:
Philippians 4:19 – And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 116:17 – I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 – Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
I pray that you and your loved ones have had a wonderful, relaxing, and peaceful Thanksgiving Day. I also pray that you will have the time to read and consider the profound message that Sarah is sharing with us all today. May you realize how grateful you need to be to God for all the blessings that He has shared with you in this life.
I also pray that you were able to receive this message, so I can send you another one each week of Advent…………….