Verse of the Day 12/14

Through the Bible - Amos 4-6, Revelation 7   

 

Good morning,

There is a commercial that is shown this time of year where you see a woman finding a large present as she enters her house.  You know the drill, show opens box after box, finally coming to the smallest package containing the precious gift.

In some respects, Christmas, the true Christmas story is like that.  So much has been wrapped around it; from Santa and the reindeer to the Grinch to Scrooge that many people never get to, never take the time to unwrap the story of the greatest gift.  Those of us who are drawn to keep unwrapping all the empty boxes to get down to the true gift.

 

Colossians 1:13-14 (Amplified Bible) [The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,

¹⁴In Whom we have our redemption through His blood, [which means] the forgiveness of our sins.

We should continue to unwrap this gift every day, desiring to find out more about this child this gift, because - "He is the exact likeness of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible]; He is the Firstborn of all creation.  Colossians 1:15 (Amplified Bible) 

What Child is this who, laid to rest
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
Whom Angels greet with anthems sweet,
While shepherds watch are keeping?

[CHORUS]  
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing;
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Matthew 4:16 (New King James Version) The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light,
      And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned."

In Christ,
Mike
mikevw@bellsouth.net
http://mikesvotd.blogspot.com
Eph 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace  NIV

Colossians 1:13-18 (New King James Version)

¹³ He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, ¹⁴ in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. ¹⁶ For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. ¹⁷ And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. ¹⁸ And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.