Christmas is about a Christ-Centered Home, Pure and Simple.
gospel.
God chose two people in transition from singleness to married life as the ones who would would cooperate with Him in His plan to invade this planet with His physical presence.
Jesus is inexhaustible. The
amazing meaning of the incarnation (that means becoming flesh) of the Son of God is something one could never fully explore.
Joseph and Mary were temporarily homeless, made a difficult journey having to go
uphill almost 3,000 feet, sacrificed their reputations (do you think their friends, family, and
neighbors assumed the Holy Spirit put the baby in Mary’s womb? NOT!), ran for their lives,
lived in poverty, and yet what they did was for all of us to have the hope we have.
How
do we hear God’s voice? What’s it sound like? When it comes to
guiding and directing one who serves Him, God isn’t shy.
God’s Names 13 part two, YHWH Yeshua yasha Jesus Savior Redeemer
An important part of getting to know someone is knowing their name. God gave to
us names and titles of Himself that reveal who He is, to us. To not lose people and to
entice their interest, we often try to dance around speaking of God, but in this savior
thing God has said, “Hey this is who I am to you, can you deal with this?”
Yahweh Tsidkenu, “The LORD, our
righteousness,” is from Jeremiah 23:6 and 30:11. This name has a biblical context.
Human and God’s righteousness are different. One is only declared righteous by God
when God becomes one’s righteousness.
In the book and movie, A Dog’s Purpose, A devoted dog goes through several lives
and humans it teaches to laugh and love. His conclusion is, “A dog’s purpose is to be
there, now.” The human soul needs an unconditionally loving companion. Otherwise
loneliness attacks.
In Israel, people greet one another saying “Shalom” for hello and goodbye. Israelis
sing the folk song, Hevenu Shalom Aleichem, (we bring peace to you) to welcome people.
It’s a glimpse of how important peace, or Shalom,which means, peace, order and
harmony, wholeness, completeness, prosperity, and tranquility to the Hebrew soul.
YHWH-Roiy or “My Shepherd” says I need to be
watched, cared about, provided for, protected, and stay righteous. This name begins
Psalm 23, the most well known, beloved, and recited passage of the English Bible in the
history of the English language. The Author, David was a shepherd of his father’s flock
before becoming a vicious warrior and then king of Israel, bringing them to be a world
superpower. He named his God YHWH as the one shepherding him.
