God Almighty speaks prophecy to His children:
Santa/Satan, what? What will Santa bring this holiday season. . . or is it Satan? A devil in a red suit that looks like a harmless grandpa, giving out presents to little children who sit upon his lap and are asked to be judged good or bad. What trickery. What an effective disguise, and what great evil! What other lies have my children bought into? Let’s take a brief tour of your “holydays”. The Easter bunny comes to desecrate the celebration of the day I raised my Son from the grave, the first-fruits from the dead. On Valentines day cupids’ arrow shoots people to put spells on them and “trick” them into loving each other. If that doesn’t work, they can be swayed by flowers and chocolates, or fine jewelry bought on credit. More pain is caused on these holidays than joy, for many people are unloved, and unaccepted by those they love. Even those who are in happy relationships struggle to preform as expected. What a set-up by the evil one. Do not participate in the rituals that cause sorrow. They are unhealthy. Instead, turn to me and receive your true acceptance, true identity, and unconditional love in my family and my care. You are not sent to live according to the worlds standards and seasons, but according to mine, written in my word.
I have written my words to give you clarity and direction on what to include and what to exclude from your lives. Start new celebrations that recognize my love and joy in your lives. Do not do an Easter egg hunt as part of Resurrection Sunday, but have a joyful feast and spend the day sharing my promises of new life and the joy of walking in spirit and truth. Confront the lies of the devils in your own minds and hearts and replace them with truth. Study my word my children. Does it say anything about Christmas, or Valentines Day, or Easter bunnies? What have I told you to count dear and to celebrate? What are the feasts I ordered? Many of mans feasts were offered in deception, and many included sacrifice. Study them.
My word directs you to live in freedom. To celebrate the results of my Son’s sacrifice. To celebrate my love for you in sending him and in all you gained by his obedience to live for you. Yes he died to pay for your sins, but he lives today to lead you in spirit and in truth. The truth of my life giving spirit that is coursing through you. Can you see it now? Do you understand that there is no profit in such silly traditions of men. The men of the earth did not devise such days, but the devils that work in them. They are meant as a waste of your time and money. Meant to distract and steal true worship that should be directed toward me your God. When was the last time you had a paid day off of work to love your Father God and spend the day in prayer? It will come. Do you offer tithes to the devils by spending your first fruits on fake holidays instead of offerings to me? It is time to consider a change.
I do want you to celebrate life and be joyful my children. I am the giver of every good and perfect gift, the Father of lights, and I always give to you freely, without strings attached (I believe that was a joke about Christmas lights). Give gifts to each other in love and joy, with a heart to bless more than to impress. Make lists of those you want to see and spend time with this season and cross the others off. By this time next year, nothing will be routine, nor will you be expected to live or give in any ordinary way. All will be new. Spend your time and money on those who are precious, and be well prepared to give the most needed gift this year, my love.
Do not be saddened by the lies of evil being exposed, but rather rejoice in the truth. Rejoice in my Son who has redeemed you, and rejoice in the hope of his return. Rejoice in my gift of eternal life. Rejoice in receiving my spirit. Rejoice in saving one who is lost. Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice, for a new day has come!
Today’s Written Word
Mark 7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition (paradosis = a giving over which is done by word of mouth or in writing, instruction, especially ritual practices).
John 4:22-24
Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship him.
God is Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Exodus 34:14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
Revelation 19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Revelation 22:9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
A Word of Encouragement
Well, the scripture says that God corrects those he loves. He has spoken many words of correction to get our attention. His word does not say anything against giving gifts or spending time with family and friends and enjoying their fellowship around a lovely meal. What God is correcting is our traditional celebrations that are not anchored in truth, and do not promote true worship of Him, the one true God. Let’s rejoice in the truth and worship God.
I John 3:20,21 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
An Action Item
Let’s focus on the truth of God’s word today. The truth is that God sent his Son Jesus to redeem us from sin and death. Glory to God! It is true that we have been given his gift of holy spirit within (Acts 2:38. . you shall receive the gift of the holy spirit. ) Praise God! Every good and perfect gift comes from God ( James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, ) Whoo Hoo! God encourages us to enjoy all of the joys HE has provided and to celebrate His spiritual life in Christ. There is no sorrow in obeying Him, only joy. Let’s enjoy His blessings and worship our one true God.
Victories and Blessings
We are thankful for your loving support and prayers for the movement of God’s word through the Living Word, Christ Jesus our Lord. Praise God for His goodness, for He is always good!
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Upcoming Meetings:
Sunday, Dec. 24th, we will not be meeting.
Dec. 31st, New Years’ Eve – the final Sunday in December will be our DAY OF PRAYER. We will host a Bible study meeting at 3:00 PM followed by an Open House for prayer, fellowship, and ministering. We will provide snacks, tea and coffee for you to enjoy from 4 PM to 12 Midnight. People are welcome to come and go as they please during those hours. We welcome you to bring your prayer lists, or come and pray along with us. See the online calendar for details.
The Tuesday morning meeting is at 10:00 am. Enjoy Tea & Coffee, Bible study and an interactive time in the scriptures.
Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm we will serve light snacks, and enjoy an interactive topical Bible study. Our family style dinner has been moved to Sundays following the fellowship meeting.
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