O Holy Night

it is almost here.
the most wonderful time of the year.
not just because of the presents and the food and the family time - fun though they are.
but because, on this most holy of nights, God comes to us as one of us.
Amazing love.

Here are the team's thoughts on the challenge.
We would ask for prayers for Kim S and her family and her area. Due to bad weather and power cuts, there are two families staying with them at the moment and the ice storms have not abated.

We pray that all of you have a blessed Christmas!

Lythan
Hazel






Kim

Esther

Ruth

Kimberly

God is Good

What, what would have become of me had I not believed that I would see the Lord's goodness in the land of the living! Psalm 27:3 AMP

The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in mercy and loving-kindness. The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works. Psalm 145:8-9 AMP

The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). John 10:10 AMP

The foundation of my belief in God is that He is Good and that He loves me. When I discovered John 10:10 in the Bible, I realized that it isn’t God who causes all the bad things in the world, but that He wants to give us a good, abundant life. Gloria Copeland in her book Blessed beyond Measure says “God is absolutely just and righteous. Remember that. God is always right! If things are not working, if things are not good – it’s not His fault. He’s not being hard hearted. He’s not failing to listen or being unfaithful to you. God has never withheld good from people who would obey Him. He has always desired to abundantly bless His people. That is why He gives us His Word – so we can receive it, do it, and be blessed.” That is not to say that bad things will never happen to us if we believe God’s word, but it is important to realize that it is not God who has inflicted these troubles upon us. He will always do what is best for us and will help us through troubled times and gives us just as He promised - a good, abundant life.

Thank you for joining us this week as we celebrate the extraordinary goodness of our God. Kimberly White

Kimberly

Kim

Hazel
Lythan
Ruth
Esther