Here’s Your Christmas Card
The Comment Section is now open! You may share your encouragement and/or your testimonials based on today's Devotional! God Bless!
Scripture: "For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this." Isaiah 9:6-7
Take a day and read every Christmas card you received this year and read every scripture therein. Focus on the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ and the miracle of His birth. Search out those Old Testament scriptures that foretold of His coming (Genesis 3:15, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 11:1, Jeremiah 23:5, Micah 5:2). Take a moment while reading those various scriptures in Matthew and Luke and imagine the angels and their revelation to Zacharias, Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds. Think about Joseph and Mary’s journey to Bethlehem. Marvel that our Savior was a baby, a toddler, a teenager, and a young man and praise the Lord for sending us a Savior. May all of these Christmas cards and the Word of God remind you that the fulfillment of God’s promise and redemption plan all began well before the manger.
Prayer: Father, before the foundation of the world, You knew we would need a Savior. You could have sent us a Man fully matured, instead You sent our Savior (the Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace) in the most humbling form and in the most humbling condition to experience all aspects of humanity. If that wasn’t enough, You then made Him who knew no sin to become sin for us. That is the kind of love some struggle to understand or accept, but we who are saved embrace this sacrificial love. It is this love that saved us, not because we loved You first or were so special or sacrificed anything to You, but simply because You loved us first! Oh, what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us that we should be called children of God, heirs and Joint heirs with Jesus Christ. Oh Abba Father, thank You for our Savior Brother, the Lord Jesus Christ!
Sis. Paula Smith
Prayer: Father, before the foundation of the world, You knew we would need a Savior. You could have sent us a Man fully matured, instead You sent our Savior (the Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace) in the most humbling form and in the most humbling condition to experience all aspects of humanity. If that wasn’t enough, You then made Him who knew no sin to become sin for us. That is the kind of love some struggle to understand or accept, but we who are saved embrace this sacrificial love. It is this love that saved us, not because we loved You first or were so special or sacrificed anything to You, but simply because You loved us first! Oh, what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us that we should be called children of God, heirs and Joint heirs with Jesus Christ. Oh Abba Father, thank You for our Savior Brother, the Lord Jesus Christ!
Sis. Paula Smith
Archive
2025
January
Prayer For A New Year 2025Prayer for A Heart Like Christ’sA PRAYER FOR HELP WITH OUR FAITHA Prayer of RepentanceA Prayer to Press OnPrayer For a Fragile Next GenerationPrayer For an Open HeartA Prayer For EndurancePrayer of Praise From the RedeemedPrayer For True EnlightenmentA Prayer: God is Waiting in the New YearSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellPrayer That Celebrates God’s WorkPrayer To See Things God’s WayPrayer of Thanks for God’s Keeping PowerPrayer When Faith is Tested: Accepting God’s WillPrayer of Dedication to Our LordA Prayer of Appreciation and WorshipSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellPrayer For Humble LivingPrayer for Greater Faith to Live for GodPrayer Against Our FeelingsPrayer to the ONE Who Knows All ThingsPrayer For Sight in the Midst of LossPrayer to be Better Lovers of All Kinds of PeopleSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellPrayer of Rekindled PraisePrayer According to Your WillPrayer for the Generations to ComePrayer For the Benefits of PrayerPrayer For a Fresh Awareness of the HOLY SPIRIT
February
The Celebration of Jerusalem’s Deliverance: The Festival of LightsSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS WITH Pastor Wayne CockrellThe Gift of ForgivenessGreat Love Requires DisciplineFrom The 2024 Vault: We Must VoteHow Does God Love?Running Our RaceA Prayer of Thanksgiving to GodSUNDAY MORNING PRAYER with Pastor Wayne CockrellHeart to Heart with GodWill You Be Mine?Birthday Gifts for Pastor Wayne Cockrell.The Discipline of GodStop In the Name of LoveSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellApple of God’s EyeOne Thing NeededStriving Side by SideWhat’s Love Got to Do With It?An Unshakable LoveHis Love and Our WorkSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellAnchored in a Storm by the WordRenewing Your MindI’m Delighted in the LordWe are FamilyFAITH, ALIVE
March
Where is Your Faith?SUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellGod’s Prayer for MePraise to God in His Holiness and MajestyThank You, But Lord, I Got ThisSound the AlarmBEAUTIFULLY, POWERFULLY, GRATEFULLY RENEWEDThe Imperative to Obey and WorkSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellWeapons for SinBeware the Ides of MarchAn Expectation that Won’t DisappointWhere Does Jesus Say in Your Bible, 'I am God. Worship Me’?Given GiftAre You My Enemy?SUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellListening for God’s Voice and DirectionsA Good Faith SystemThe Road Not TakenBelieving God’s PromisesLOVE LOVEPraise God for WitnessesSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellIn Captivity, But Still In His PlansYour Will Be DoneTHE WAY TO THE FATHERLife LessonsI Never Knew YouWhere do You Stand?SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER with Pastor Wayne CockrellCaregiver, Doulos, Friend
April
FIVE YEARS LATER: Believe and ObeyFIVE YEARS LATER: - More Of HimFIVE YEARS LATER: - Idle WordsAnchored in the Storm by the WordInevitable ChangeSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellLet the Redeemed Say SoAre We 'DONE' Yet?You Better Shop AroundGear Up for The JourneyReviving My Spiritual Temple
Recent
SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER with Pastor Wayne Cockrell Copy
May 18th, 2025
A Lot Can Happen in Three Days (Never Give Up)
May 17th, 2025
DESIGNED FOR HIM
May 16th, 2025
Going Through for God’s Glory
May 15th, 2025
In a Pit?
May 14th, 2025
Cancel Culture
May 13th, 2025
Get Understanding
May 12th, 2025
SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER with Pastor Wayne Cockrell
May 11th, 2025
Turbulence
May 10th, 2025
The God of All Comfort
May 9th, 2025
6 Comments
Amen sister Paula! Thank You LORD for Your unspeakable 📦 gift of the Lord Jesus Christ my Savior! Hallelujah 🙌!
Amen Sis. Paula!!
Thank You Lord for an eternal love that always was, is and is to come. Hallelujah!!!
Amen. A wonderful message. A wonderful truth!
AMEN, Sis.Paula! What a Savior! Everlastingly MORE than wonderful!
Hallelujah!! Most of the Christmas cards I received reminded me of the first Noel when God sent forth His only begotten Son to save that which is lost. He came to seek and save the lost.