HOLY DAYS A TIME OF REFLECTION

WITH THE HOLY DAYS OF CHANUKKAH AND THANKSGIVING, AND CHRISTMAS, WE SEE A TIME FOR REFLECTION. There are so many things that contribute to the times in our lives when we gather with others to think about and mull over who God is, and what He has done. Let us use the time wisely, and well. Let us remember to be grateful for the chance to reflect. In loneliness and sorrow, a person often feels lost and apart from others if a Holiday begins. Let us remember that the memories of that dear loved one is only special because we did celebrate together on those days. It is an honor to them, and to God, then, to take on the celebration of these Holy Days and make them a memorable and meaningful time for ourselves, in the midst of loss. My dear husband is now in the presence of our God Our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. God is a Spirit, Jesus said, and must be worshipped in Spirit and in Truth. The only God we shall see when we die, or when Jesus comes to take us home in the Rapture, will be Jesus, for Jesus Himself told the disciples, to see Him was to be seeing the Father, and to know Him is to know the Father. We are to abide in Him, and His Words are to abide in us, and so then we can ask what we wish, and it shall be granted. Don't lose the J O Y of Christmas, or the J O Y of Chanukkah, or of Thanksgiving. Take your loss, and let God be your comfort in your time of need. Psalm Twenty Three tells us "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want." So let us hold to that. He will fill our loneliness and loss with Himself, as we celebrate the Holy Days. He is God, and God knows and cares and understands our sorrows. He loved us and sent His Son to buy us out of the slave market of sin, and set us free to live and to live in the abundance of Joy. Walk as God would have you walk, in faith that even as Enoch walked with God, and was not, for God took him - so too you can. Walk as Noah walked, in faith that God was going to keep His promise to him. Walk as Abram walked, knowing God would provide as He promised. Most of all, for those of you who are believers in Y'SHUA, WALK AS JESUS WALKED, knowing God is our comfort, our peace, and our strength.