PEACE AND LOVE

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”

Luke 2:14 KJV

A lady talking to a friend said “My brother-in-law has managed to ruin every Christmas and he’ll probably do it again this year”.  We may have relatives that are not as loving as we would like but God wants us to have peace on earth.  Remember, we’re human too and we sometimes hurt people.

Christmas will be here in two months and we should give peace and love to one another instead of complaining.  We can go into debt buying large and expensive gifts but if we don’t give love, unconditional love, those large and expensive gifts don’t mean anything.  They certainly don’t impress God.

We read in 1 Samuel 16:7 that He looks on our heart and not our outward appearance.  God is interested in the condition of our heart, not what we look like on the outside.  What does God see when He looks in our heart?  Does He see things that make Him happy or does He see things that hurt Him and break His heart?

Another thing we can give one another for Christmas is our time.  Giving presents is wonderful but we also need to give our time.  When is the last time you turned off the television and spent time talking to your children?  If we want our children to talk to us, we had better talk to them.

Heavenly Father, I pray that the peace and love we feel at Christmas will be in our heart all year long.  May we give the gift that You gave us, unconditional love.  If you have never given your heart and life to Jesus, give them to Him for His birthday.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen. 

Joanne Lowe

November 1, 2016