Bring the full tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and thereby put Me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing. Malachi 3.10 (The LORD will utterly, entirely, completely change your life)

And He
who sat upon the throne said,
"Behold,
    I make all things new."

             Revelation 21. 5

(New year,
       new heart,
           new vision,
His indwelling
   changes me
   from the inside out.)

Open your mouth for the dumb,

for the rights of all

   who are left desolate.

Open your mouth,

judge righteously,

maintain the rights

    of the poor and needy.

           Proverbs 31. 8-9

(One of the most distinctive marks

of the early Christians was their

radical love and care for the vulnerable.

Who has God placed on my heart today?)

Praise the LORD!

For it is good

  to sing praises to our God,

for He is gracious,

and a song of praise

                   is fitting.

(Praising God

         changes me)

 

...and pressing anger

       produces strife.

               Proverbs 30.33

(Anger is a byproduct 

         of selfishness.

It is not just

   the other guy's problem.

Seek not just when

              to stand back,

but how to defuse,

how to bring 

            grace to it.)

...for we have heard

    that God is with you.

            Zechariah 8. 23

(the evidence 

     of the indwelling Spirit,

the impact on everyone around you)

For unto us

   a child is born,

to us a son is given...

             Isaiah 9.6

(And that changes everything)

Joy to the World

    The Lord has come...

Merry Christmas, my friend!