Devotion

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Immanuel, God with us

Jesus – Immanuel – God with us. Not just for a time, not simply when we need His help, but a God who walks beside us every second of every day.

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Perishable

Through Jesus, we have eternal life. When He died on the cross, He removed that perishable state for all those who confess Him as LORD and Savior. Through His death, whoever (that means you and me) believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. Although mortal physically, our souls will ascend to live in His presence for eternity

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Our horn of salvation

God’s plan wasn’t political, it was spiritual. God sent His Son, Jesus, to be our Horn of Salvation. Through His death on the cross, He would liberate all who believe in Him from the oppression of sin.

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Drab to fab

Christmas is about God bringing fab to the drab, light to the darkness, hope to the hopeless, and joy to the sorrowing.

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When the time had fully come

Long before time began, God determined the moment He would send Jesus to our world. That time would not come too early nor too late. Jesus came at the right time, the right moment, and in the right place.

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The Gift and the Giver

God’s greatest gift to humankind was given to us at Christmas; His one and only beloved Son. Anyone – that means you and me – who believes in Him receives eternal life

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When God is Silent

It’s a natural tendency to mistake God’s silence for inactivity. When we pray and fail to hear an answer, we are tempted to believe God doesn’t care, that He’s wandered off, or He doesn’t care. Nothing could be further from the truth. God works some of His most powerful deeds in the wake of His ‘silence.’

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Setbacks

Excerpt from my devotional, A Year in God’s Classroom; Daily Devotions for Autism and Special-Needs Families (soon to be released). “Ever since I came to Pharaoh as your spokesman, he