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Respite For the Weary
Here we are in the beginnings of the Christmas season, and I already feel surrounded by lots of the swirling and twirling activities that accompany the season. Every year, I have to keep my heart in check, and consciously choose to Whom or what I will give my devotion. (Devotion: love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or a cause.) Will I choose Jesus or will I choose the season?
I invite you to join me in reading the 25-day devotional, "Who is this Jesus and Why did He Come?". Each day, 5 defining verses are provided for you to "be still in" during the rush of the holy-days. This small booklet can be found on-line at www.respitefortheweary.com.
He is so much more than a baby in a manger! Find out this Christmas, that it's really not about our initial devotion to Him; rather, it's about His Christmas devotion to us...
He will tread our iniquities under foot. Yes, you will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:19
Dear Lord,
Our sins, as well as the guilt and shame that accompany them, have been dealt with once and for all. So please help us not to pull guilt and shame back up "from the depths of the sea" and wear them on our shoulders. May we choose to walk in the freedom you died to give us. In Jesus' Name, Amen.