Almost ready……………

The tree is trimmed, the presents are wrapped, the lights are strung, the garland is up!  The cookies are in the oven, Christmas music is filtering through the house, we are almost ready for family to arrive!  Everything possible has been arranged to make them feel welcome and loved. Gifts were carefully selected, food, in abundance, is prepared.  All is well, but how about my soul?  Am I ready to receive the new born Savior?  Do I really want Him to come into my life, to guide my life, and instruct me.  Do I really need a Savior?  Do I know I need to be forgiven?   Yes!!!, I have accepted who I am, what I’ve done and how much I needed Jesus to be born and die for me!

I had a friend once that said, “I might consider being a Christian accept for all those hypocrites in the church!”  Yes the church is filled with hypocrites and sinners, and people that have done awful things.  Christians have hurt people, done terrible things, that’s why we are called sinners. Just in case you are wondering why I would say such a thing. it’s because it’s true.  Scripture teaches us that we “all” are sinners, we have all fallen short of the glory of God.  Don’t let the fact that others have hurt you, and they were Christians, hold you back from knowing God.  God didn’t hurt you, He has only loved you.  There is a big catch in all of this, we all have sinned, we all are forgiven, that makes no one worse than you, you no worse than others, we are all sinners, we are all able to be forgiven, if we can accept it.  Christmas is the celebration of being set free!

Accept the gift of His forgivness, love, and grace, and enjoy the first Christmas of your life………

the pilgrim

* Special note:  If you have to go out for any last minute shopping, and i hope you don’t, but if so, drop by any Target and pickup a CD by Jim Brickman call All Is Calm.  It’s some traditional Christmas Carols and a couple of new beautiful songs that will bring calm and peace to your home this Christmas Season.  Sit down with some hot chocolate and listen to “I Pray” with your eyes closed, what a devotional…….

Note Two:  My dear friend R.C. Concepcion jumped on the blog and fixed our posting, all you have to do now is go to the end of any blog entry and see how man posts or make a post yourself by simply clicking on the link at the bottom!  Thanks so much R.C. !!!!