Remembering the Story 12-4-09

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I am Yours. And in the mystery and majesty of Your unimaginable grace, You are mine. … “Since many have undertaken to set down an orderly account of the events that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed on to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word, I too decided, after investigating everything carefully from the very first, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the truth concerning the things about which you have been interested” (Luke 1:1-4). One thing I love about the Christmas season is rereading the story and remembering all the names, faces, and events that were fulfilled in those exciting days of Your first coming. We can hardly grasp what it would have been like to have been among those first eyewitnesses of those days of preparation and celebration among angels and humanity. Your Holy Spirit brings these holy words alive in our hearts, and fills our spirits afresh with wonder, expectancy, and anticipation. And we love to hand down the story to the next generation, as Your Spirit breathes life Your Word to burn in their hearts and awaken their hopes by the “declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us” (v. 1:1, KJV). As we hear and know the truth of these things, that same Spirit also stirs our hearts with excitement and anticipation for the wondrous events that will be fulfilled in Your second coming. In this Christmas season, let me hear again afresh the old, old story of Jesus and His love, of the Child who was born King and Christ, who would lay down His life, so that I could become part of His story. Let me not hurry through this season or be swallowed up by its busyness. And let me not be distracted by the craftiness of the one who would turn all my attention to the glitz and glamour of the world’s way of celebrating this season instead of looking to the One who came and who stills comes to seek and save the world. You still are and You will always be the reason for the season, the hero of the story, and the hope for our world. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, in this Christmas Season of celebrating the Gift of God in Jesus Christ, please prayerfully consider Messiah Ministries in your plans for year-end giving. I hope you see our ministry as good soil in which to sow your seeds for the harvest of the Kingdom of God. Through your partnership with us in prayer, support, and encouragement, we are able to go forth in our commission of "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" to many lives at home and abroad. Thank you for joining me in the journey! Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries --MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 Order my Books, Free to Be Like Jesus and Morning by Morning, or our other Ministry Resources or Contribute: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org