From the Cradle...

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     Christmas for me during my youth was such an exciting time of the winter season. Not a year that passes whereas I don’t  think of the way it used to be. Today this nation has turned into deep crises, troubles on all sides, suffering and pain. The real meaning of Christmas has long been washed over as sea shells on the beach. People have left baby Jesus in the Manger.

  The real Christmas message is hope for the human race. Let’s start with the cradle and work our way to the cross and a crown. I desire that you get a glimpse of all that God the Father orchestrated on our behalf through His begotten Son.

    The Cradle: God Himself , clothed in human flesh came from heaven to earth. His mother Mary delivered the babe in the lowliest of places, called a stable for animals. His parents wrapped him in cloth and laid Him in an animals’ feeding troth. Who is this laying in a manger?  He is, the one who would save His people from their sins; the one who would transform lives, set the captives free; God’s Son; The one who brought salvation down to man; the one who forgives sin; He who gives hope and grace to mankind; and the one who heals all diseases. He is The Prince of peace-Mary’s babe, born in Bethlehem of Judea.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, We believers acknowledge that our sins caused such a stain that it took Your action plan to rid us of that stain. We were indeed hopeless. You sent Your only begotten Son. It was His blood at Calvary that  cleansed us of all unrighteousness -- present, past and future. Your plan was sufficient for our problem. Our attitude should be that of gratitude. In Jesus, Amen.
By Novella D. Carpenter