Luke 2:4-10 From our text passage we see glad tidings were brought to shepherds who lived in the same country where Jesus was born. The glad tidings were delivered by an angel of God. The angel didn't come to pass judgement, destroy, or kill. He came for a higher purpose. He came for the gospel. He came to direct according to the glad tiding that had happened. He calmed the fear of the shepherds who were frightened to see him. The shepherds also saw a host of angels in the heaven praising God in excitement about Jesus's birth. Glad tidings means good news. Gladness is another word for joy/joyful. Glad tidings bring joy. The gospel means good news. Good news brings about joy and celebration. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of gladness/joy. Psalm 45:7 The kingdom of God is a kingdom of joy. Romans 14:17 The birth of Jesus the Christ brought joy in heaven and on earth. Why shouldn't we celebrate it? Heaven celebrated God coming to earth in the form of a human being, a baby who ...

Genesis    1:1-19 God spoke the world into existence out of nothing. Nothing is something when God is in it. It would seem God made creation out of nothing. At some point God had nothing valuable to work with except darkness and disorder to achieve His intended outcome. Genesis 1:2 God called forth creation out of Himself. God achieved what He had hoped to achieve. Genesis 1:31 God achieved His aim God achieved His purposes. God is an achiever. Humanity was originally created in God's image and likeness through Adam, which Adam lost and Jesus restored. You are created to achieve your intended target- your dreams, hope, vision, imagination. You are created to achieve your aim. You are created to achieve your purposes. You are an achiever. Genesis 1:26-28 It may seem like you have nothing today but that is a good place to start from. It may seem like your life is full of disorder today but disorder can be converted to order with God. If you have God you have it all. Make sure Go...

  John 2:1-11 Our text passage reveals Jesus turning water into wine. When we ponder on this we realize it is miraculous. The timing was miraculous, the miracle happened just in time. It happened at a good enough time to avoid embarrassment for the bridegroom. Jesus is never late, and His miracles occur in perfect timing. The wine Jesus produced came after after a first wine was served, it came last. Jesus came to earth after Adam. Adam was the first man to be made, Jesus is the last Adam. We inherited an earthly nature from Adam, while we receive a divine/heavenly nature from Jesus Christ. As the first wine at that wedding was not as sweet as the second wine which came from Jesus, our second nature produced in us by the Holy Spirit through salvation in Jesus Christ is sweeter than our first nature which we have received from Adam. This second nature, this divine nature is what makes us the salt of the earth. It gives us a new and better flavor. In Christ Jesus our nature is made b...

  John 6:1-13 Our text passage is very insightful. It gives us insights into the kind of man Jesus Christ was/is, the kind of heart He has, and His solution to difficult situations. Jesus was a problem solver when He walked the earth as a man. He used His ability to teach and work miracles to solve people's problems. In our text passage account, Jesus was faced with what seemed like a daunting task, a huge challenge for mere men to overcome when a crowd of over five thousand people were before Him- men, women, and children who needed to be fed. Feeding them would have been easy if there was enough resources to feed them and if they were at a location where food could be bought. The situation didn't look favorable. Fortunately, it's Jesus Christ we are talking about here. He was no ordinary man. When we involve God, unfavorable scenarios, unfavorable circumstances, and unpleasant situations do not count. God is a God of truth, He is not a God who operates by human facts. Whe...

 James 1:5 Wisdom is a prerequisite in life. Fortunately God is willing to give it to as many as ask Him for it. There are things we are meant to discover as we journey through life. There are things God wants us to find out through Him. Proverbs 25:2 Life's journey requires making discoveries, these discoveries demand wisdom. We need wisdom for life's journey. Proverbs 4:7 There will be situations confronting us in this world that may seem hard. They are life's tough questions, they are life's difficult questions, they are life's hard questions. Jesus faced a number of such questions while He walked the earth in human form. He knew challenging situations, He was also confronted directly with hard and tricky questions at times. The Pharisees and Sadducees tried nailing Him with hard questions whenever the opportunity presented itself. John 8:1-11 There were questions meant to corner Him, discredit Him, and embarrass Him which He scaled through with the wisdom of God...

  2 Peter 1:4 The nature of a thing determines it's potential. You cannot be better than the nature in you. You nature determines your limitations and your possibilities. Your nature has a lot to do with determining what you can achieve. Animals behave the way they do because of their nature. Every living thing has it's own nature. Your nature has to do with your DNA, your genetics. It is the way you are 'wired' internally. Your DNA, your genetics comes about as a result of your ancestry, your lineage. It's what you've inherited from your parents which has very likely been passed on Your looks, your health, your personality and maybe your character  will have a lot to do with your family history. God is a generational thinking God. Exodus 3:6 God is the Spirit who sees the big picture. He looks at things from a generational and eternal perspective. 1 Chronicles 28:4-6 If God gives you an instruction it is to produce not just a temporary outcome but a generationa...

  Genesis 1 We see from our text passage that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit that moves, that's creative, and colorful. When the Spirit moves, miracles happen. When the Spirit moves, creative miracles occur. The movement of the Spirit produces the unusual. Sons of God, followers of Jesus Christ are entitled to the unusual, the miraculous, and the supernatural that the Spirit manifests. Acts 10:38 This is because the Spirit is meant to move through and move in the life of a believer, the Christian. For this reason it's in our interest to be in tune with the Spirit. To flow with the Spirit is not to miss our miracles. When we move with the Spirit who is the miracle worker we won't miss the wonders God wants to manifest in and through our lives. Matthew 12:18 The Holy Spirit was a key player during creation. He is creative, dynamic, colorful and has good taste. The beauty of the Spirit's work is seen in nature- the beauty of the sky, the colors of the rainbow, the glory of ...