Encouragement from A-Z

A. "ABIDE in Me, and I in you.... for apart from Me you can do nothing." John 15:3-4

B. "BLESSED are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled." Matt 5:6

C. "COME to ME, all who are weary are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” Matt 11:28

D. "...your adversary the DEVIL prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, firm in your faith..." 1 Peter 5:8-9

E. "...let us run with ENDURANCE the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus...who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross..." Heb 12:1-2

F. "Our FATHER in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done...'" Matt 6:9-10

G. "My GRACE is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness!" 2 Cor. 12:9

H. "[Through Christ, I am born again] to a living HOPE.. to an inheritance...reserved in HEAVEN for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith..." 1 Peter 1:3-5

I. "I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6

J. JESUS said, "I am the good Shepherd; and I know My sheep and am known by My own....I lay down My life for the sheep." John 10:14-15

K. "My KINGDOM is not of this world." John 18:36

L. "You shall LOVE the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind..." Luke 10:27

M. "...not by [our] works of righteousness...but according to His MERCY He saved us." Titus 3:5

N. "NOW therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say." Exodus 4:1

O. "Peter...said: 'We ought to OBEY God rather than men." Acts 5:29

P. "My PEACE I give to you; not as the world do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled..." John 14:27

R. "REJOICE always, PRAY without ceasing, in everything give THANKS..." 1 Thess 5:16-18

S. "The Lord is my SHEPHERD, I shall not want!" [He provides all I need to follow Him daily]." Psalm 23:1

T. "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the TRUTH, and the TRUTH shall make you free." John 8:31

U. "He opened their UNDERSTANDING, that they might comprehend the Scriptures." Luke 24:45

V. "Thanks be to God, who gives us the VICTORY through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord..." 1 Cor 15:57-58

W. "...do not be conformed to this WORLD, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove [demonstrate] that perfect will of God.... Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good." Romans 12:2, 9 ( Spiritual War)

X. "For I have given you an EXAMPLE, that you should do as I have done to you." John 13:15

Y. "Whom have I in heaven but YOU? ...My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:25-26

Z. "Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline. Be ZEALOUS therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any one hears My voice and opens he door, I will come in to him..." Rev 3:19-20

The Birth of Christ

At this season of the year we celebrate the Birth of Christ, but we do not just celebrate the birth of a baby in Bethlehem so many years ago. Many billions of human babies have been born, but what we celebrate is the incarnation of God in human flesh.

This baby had no human father from which to receive the sinful rebellious nature of man. He received His humanity from Mary His mother. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit making Him not only human but Divine, God in Flesh. "They shall call His name Immanuel, which is being interpreted, God With Us" Mt. 1:23.