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| Yvette van Niekerk - 3 September 2010 |
Micah 5: 2 - 5a ‘But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one
who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient
times. Therefore Israel will be
abandoned until the time when she who is in labour gives birth and the rest of
his brothers’ return to join the Israelites. He will stand and shepherd his
flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his
GOD. And they will live securely, for
then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth, and he will be their
peace.’
Shalom my darlings, its Christmas morning and the house is
quiet the kids are asleep, my husband is asleep. Birdie is signing in her little cage, the
dogs are still sleeping. I have been up
since 5h00 this morning, I wanted to make the potato salad for today, wash the
dishes of last night and tidy up the house before we leave for the day to see
my own children and family. Outside the
winds is blowing through the trees, I see the branches moving up and down and I
can hear the rustling of the wind through the leaves. I opened the doors so that fresh air can come
into the house, it a refreshing morning.
Reading this morning’s devotion I have come to realise that
this time of year is very, very sad for many people. I had a job last week and yesterday I was
told ‘sorry your contract has expired and we will let you know if something
comes up in the new year’. I was
devastated it seemed my whole world crashed in around me. I called Andus and was really crying my heart
out; we have bills to pay and all kinds of things. But this morning in humble prayer I came into
the presence of the LORD my God. I don’t
know what my future holds for me and yes I don’t have a job and I am not sure
how I will meet all my payments. This is
difficult but I have hope, and I believe in God, I believe the Lord Jesus
Christ will lead me in the path I should take.
I stand on the word of God and I take hold of it this morning.
With a firm belief in my heart I entrust my life and
finances into the hands of my Lord Jesus Christ. I will stand on God’s word this morning as He
is my income, He said that He would provide according to my needs.
Darlings take heart and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, as
we face each day there will be difficult times and it will seem there is no way
out. As I come to you with nothing and I
know I cannot help you I do want to encourage you to trust in the Lord Jesus
Christ. We have the opportunity to go to
Him in humble prayer and wait at His feet.
The Lord loves you and me, God sent His only begotten son to die on a
cross for our sins so that we may join Him in heaven.
Father God in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ Your Son I
submit my life into Your hands today. I
want to dedicate my life and the lives of all the people around the world who
are facing a difficult time. A child
whose mother is drunk and has not taken care of them, an abuse father who comes
home angry and frustrated and beats everybody.
A young girl pregnant and not sure how she will make it going
forward. A lost child someone who cannot
go home because life is too difficult to face with the family. A dying spouse not sure if they made the
grade and will be going to heaven. A person
who lost their jobs and aren’t sure if they will make ends meet. Father the list is endless but in humility
Lord I want to bring each heartache and pain into Your presence this
morning. Lord I want to ask You to
please lift us up. Help each one of us
as we face today. Give us the peace,
love, kindness, humbleness and charity we need to face today. Lord gives all of us the assurance that no
matter what happens You are there with us.
In Proverbs 3: 6 I come to You Lord and in all my ways I want to
acknowledge You, and because I believe in You Lord Jesus I know You will make
all my paths straight.
May the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ fill your hearts and
minds, may your Christmas be joyful and happy and may the supernatural favour
of our Lord Jesus Christ sit on You today and the rest of this year. May an abundant bless come to You with these
supernatural favours, with hearts changed and love to follow you all the days
of Your life. God Bless You today, merry
Christmas! Amen
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