Kumar-Josephine

Kumar-Josephine

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Christmas Gift

Dear beloved, today I would like to present to you the greatest Christmas gift :
Luke 1:26-30
" REJOICE highly FAVOURED one, the LORD IS WITH YOU; BLESSED are you among women!..You have found favour with God."

1 ▪ REJOICE my friends! Just as the angel brought a special greeting of joy to Mary so we are also greeted with the same joy from heaven. Hallelujah! We know that the Joy of the Lord is our strength. Apostle Paul said in Phl 4:4 (Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice!) 
- Ps. 33:1 (Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful.) 
Let's rejoice with music, songs, dance and celebrate Jesus with all our hearts, not just on special occasions like this but daily. 

God wants you to rejoice because : 
2 ▪ You are Highly favoured one.
- Ps. 30:5 (His favour is for Life, weeping may endure for a night, 
But Joy comes in the morning.)
- Luke 1:30 declares that you have found favour with God. - Amen!

If you are highly favoured one, than for sure...
3 ▪ The Lord is with you. His glorious presence is with us!
- Luke 1:31-33 (He'll be called Jesus, Son of the Highest...)
His name is JESUS - He will save His people from sins. He shall be called Immanuel - "God is with us." ( Matthew 1:21-23)

If God is with us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31). We are truly a blessed generation. 
4 ▪ Blessed are you my dear friends. 
Why do you think Mary is called "blessed"? It's because in Luke 1:34-35 it's written
("...The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.")
Likewise if you believe in this Saviour Jesus, you too are blessed.
- Acts 1:8 (Jesus said: "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth.")
We are amazingly blessed because of the divine gift of the Holy Spirit to be God's chosen ambassadors on earth.

Beloved, as we celebrate the birth of our King of kings and Saviour Jesus Christ our LORD of lords,  let's receive: His gift of Joy and shout 'Rejoice!'; His unmerited Favour that will help us to show favour to the needy; His Presence that'll reveal Christ in us to others and His awesome Blessings that'll overflow from us to the world He loves.

"Joy to the world the Lord is come, let us receive the King of glory...
Blessed Christmas & have a Favour filled New Year!"
with love Rev.B.Kumarathevan - Josephine & kids (Judith, Kenrick, Joash & Joanna)


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