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~ On The 11th Day of Christmas.

Posted on by Pure Joy

~ The True 12 Days of Christmas ~

On The 11th Day of Christmas my True Love (Jesus) 'Said' to me:
“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature".
(Mark 16:15)
The 'Good News' of Jesus is to be Shared & Enjoyed by Everyone.

The Gospel is The 'Good News of Jesus'.

When the Son of God, Jesus Christ came to earth and Lived amongst the people for 33 years, it was the most 'Important' moment in the History of Human kind.

The Creator of Everything, the most powerful Being in existence is so Loving & Humble that He came to earth to Live as a Human being, to 'Show' us how to Live, to Heal us, and Ultimately to 'Save' us from our wrong doings.

That is Great News to Share.

You don't need to be a Preacher to Preach 'The Gospel'. 

You don't need to be a Vicar, a Pastor or a Bible Expert to Share the Good News of Jesus. 

All You need is a Genuine Personal Relationship with Jesus.

Then You can then Share with others the 'Personal Experiences' You have with Jesus and the things You Learn from Him.

The 12 Disciples Simply Shared their own Personal Experiences that they'd had with Jesus. That's literally how Christianity started.

When Jesus said to His Disciples “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature", He was Simply meaning Go and Share with others the things that He had taught them ~ The Truth, Wisdom, Understanding, Love and All the other Wonderful Blessings that Jesus Revealed to his Disciples.

He was Simply saying Go and Share the 'Good News' that I have Shared with you.

Because the Disciples 'Did' what Jesus asked them to 'Do', we are All now Blessed with knowing the Truth about God & Jesus.

We are Blessed with the Freedom & Opportunity to Enjoy a Close and Personal Relationship with Jesus ourselves.

The Disciples Preached the Gospel, yet they were not Preachers.

You Can Do it as well.

The very first people to ever Share the 'Good News' of Jesus was The Shepherds.

After The Angel of The Lord had visited them and Gave them the Good Tidings of Great Joy, that Jesus the Savior has been Born, they Immediately went to Find Him.

When they found Baby Jesus in The Manger, they were Blessed with their Own Personal Experience with Jesus. 

They had a Joyful Experience that they could then Share with others.

Even though at that time Shepherds were considered as 'outcasts' and were generally 'ignored' by others, the Experience of Meeting The Savior of the world (God's Own Son), Filled them with the 'Joy' and 'Passion' to Share it with others.

They made 'Widely Known' the Good News that The Angel had told them and that they could Confirm it was 'True' because they had Experienced it themselves.

That's the Power of The Gospel, to Know 'The Truth' and to Share 'The Truth'.

Jesus is 'The Truth'. (John 14:6).

If You are already Blessed with having a Personal Relationship with Jesus, then Share the things You have Experienced and Learned from Jesus with other people.

Good Things Are To Be Shared.

The Angel said to The Shepherds "Don't be afraid". 
You don't need to be afraid of anything that is to do with Jesus, whether it's getting to know Him or Sharing what You know with others. There's Nothing to be afraid of.

The Shepherds put their Trust and Belief in God & Jesus. In return they were Blessed with 'Courage' to Go and Share with others the Truth they knew about Jesus.

People Listened to them and were Amazed. 

When You have a Personal Relationship with Jesus and You're Willing to Share it with others to Help them Enjoy 'The Truth', then God will Fill You with a Passion & Joy that will Shine Brightly to Inspire others.

You'll be Amazed at what can be Achieved when You Simply let the 'Love of Jesus' Shine through You.

Many people are Still Living in the 'darkness' of the 'world'. 

They need 'The Light'.

You can be a 'Shining Light' to Guide them to the 'True Light' of Jesus.

Jesus is the 'True Light of the world'. He is the 'Only' One that can Set people Free.

Even though Jesus is the 'True Light', He Lovingly and Humbly Shares His Light with His Followers so that we can All do Great and Wonderful things with Him.

Jesus says to You:
“You are the Light of the world. Let your Light shine before others, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven".
(Matthew 5:14-16)

~ Be the Light.
~ Guide people to Jesus.
~ Share the 'Good News' of Jesus.
~ A Positive thing to Enjoy Doing on this Day of Christmas ~
~ Share the 'Good News' of Jesus with others.

Let the Wonderful Blessings that You have Personally Experienced with Jesus, and the 'Truth & Wisdom' that You have Learned from Jesus, Flow Through You like a 'Flowing River' of Crystal Clear 'Pure' Water.

Let the 'Truth' You Share with others be Refreshing to their Souls.

Let it Inspire them and Enlighten them to the Wonderful Joyful Love of Jesus.

Be 'Positive & Cheerful' when You Share the 'Positive & Cheerful' Goodness of Jesus.

You can Share 'The Gospel' in Many Ways, from Big Worldwide Ministries, or a Simple Chat with a Friend.

Whether You Guide One person to be Saved by Jesus or a Million people, Every 'Soul Saved' is Precious to Jesus.

Whatever You Do to Guide people to Jesus and however many people You Guide, Jesus will be 'Truly Grateful' to You.

If You don't know where to start then here are a few ideas of how You can Share 'The Gospel'.

~ A Simple Chat with a friend or someone You work with to Share the things You have Experienced with Jesus.
Maybe Share a story of how You where Blessed with something and You just Knew that it came from Jesus. 
Maybe Share the Answer to a Prayer that You Prayed (whether the answer was how You had Hoped it would be or maybe a Better Solution that Jesus Blessed You with). Jesus will Always Do what is Best for You. 

~ Maybe write a Inspiring Poem about the Love of Jesus.

~ If You are able to then maybe Organise a group where people can Share with 'Each Other' their own Experiences with Jesus.

~ Get Creative. Design and Make something that is based on the Truth & Love of Jesus.

~ Write a Positive Inspiring Book to Guide people to Jesus.

~ Share Inspiring Bible verses with people.

~ Use the Skills & Talents that God has Blessed You with to Inspire others, and then Give All the Praise to Jesus, because it's 'Through Jesus that we can Do All Things' - (Philippians 4:13).

Whatever You Do, ask Jesus to Shine Through You.

Maybe say this short Prayer:
"Thank You Jesus for Trusting me to Share Your Truth & Love with others.
Please Shine Through me with Your 'Joyful' Love and Your 'Cheerful' Goodness to Guide people to You. Amen".

When You 'Follow' Jesus, You can then 'Lead' others to Him.

~ Lead and Follow, Follow and Lead.

The Angel Guided The Shepherds.
The Star Guided The Wise men.
Now You can Guide 'Lost People' to Jesus.
~ Please feel free to look through the pages of our website for more ways to Help you Enjoy the True Meaning of Advent & Christmas. 
www.JourneyingWithJesus.co.uk

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True Advent ~ 8th December.

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~ The Courage of The Shepherds ~

The Shepherds at the Original Nativity had Wonderful Courage. They Demonstrated Courage in many different ways.

Back then the Shepherds would have lived Outside most of the time.

They were Out in the Fields at Night. Their main purpose at Night was to 'Protect' the Sheep.
There would have been Wolves roaming around and the Shepherds needed to keep the Sheep 'Safe' from any attacks.
There would also have been 'thieves' hiding in the darkness waiting to Steel the Sheep.

A 'Good Shepherd' would do 'Anything' to Protect his Sheep. That takes Real Courage.

It's a Wonderful part of God's Creative Plan in the Nativity that the Very First people to Ever Visit Jesus were 'The Good Shepherds' who were Protecting their Sheep.

Jesus Himself is 'The Good Shepherd' and we are all His Sheep who He is Protecting.

~ ~ ~ 

When the Angel appeared to The Shepherds in the field at Night, they were very afraid, but when they realised the Angel was from The Lord, their fear turned to Courage as they made the 'Choice' to go and 'Search for Jesus'.

They made an 'Instant Decision' as they knew in their Hearts how Important & Special 'The Savior' is, and they didn't want to 'Miss' the Amazing Opportunity to meet God's Only Son.

The Shepherds only had a Small amount of information from the Angel that they would 'Find a Babe lying in a Manger'.

There would have been many Stables with Mangers in Bethlehem and it would have taken a Lot of Courage to Go and Search for Jesus when only a few people knew who He was.

The Shepherds showed us that you don't need all the Answers when you've got Faith & Courage.

~ The Faith & Courage of The Shepherds led them to Jesus.

When they met Jesus, it Filled them with even More Courage as they went out and Shared what they had Experienced with many people.

At that time Shepherds were seen as 'nobodies' who were 'ignored' and 'looked down on'.

Yet they were Inspired & Strengthened by the Wonderful Experience they had with Jesus. It gave them Courage to be 'Bold in their Faith' and Share the 'Good News of Jesus'.

The Love of Jesus 'Shone' through The Shepherds and people Listened to them and were Amazed.

The Shepherds Demonstrated Wonderful Faith & Courage in Lots of ways.

That same Courage is Available to You.     

~ Positive Bible Verses ~
Stand firm in the Faith; be Courageous.
(1 Corinthians 16:13)

~ ~ ~

When they saw the Courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
(Acts 4:13)

~  ~ ~

"Be strong and of good Courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
(Deuteronomy 31:6)
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On The 11th Day of Christmas.

Posted on by Pure Joy

~ The True 12 Days of Christmas ~

To Enjoy the Full Experience of this message, it’s Best viewed on our Website on a Laptop/PC. www.JourneyingWithJesus.co.uk

On The 11th Day of Christmas my True Love (Jesus) 'Said' to me:
“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature".
(Mark 16:15)
The 'Good News' of Jesus is to be Shared & Enjoyed by Everyone.

The Gospel is The 'Good News of Jesus'.

When the Son of God, Jesus Christ came to earth and Lived amongst the people for 33 years, it was the most 'Important' moment in the History of Human kind.

The Creator of Everything, the most powerful Being in existence is so Loving & Humble that He came to earth to Live as a Human being, to 'Show' us how to Live, to Heal us, and Ultimately to 'Save' us from our wrong doings.

That is Great News to Share.

You don't need to be a Preacher to Preach 'The Gospel'. 

You don't need to be a Vicar, a Pastor or a Bible Expert to Share the Good News of Jesus. 

All You need is a Genuine Personal Relationship with Jesus.

Then You can then Share with others the 'Personal Experiences 'You have with Jesus and the things You Learn from Him.

The 12 Disciples Simply Shared their own Personal Experiences that they'd had with Jesus. That's literally how Christianity started.

When Jesus said to His Disciples “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature", He was Simply meaning Go and Share with others the things that He had taught them ~ The Truth, Wisdom, Understanding, Love and All the other Wonderful Blessings that Jesus Revealed to his Disciples.

He was Simply saying Go and Share the 'Good News'.

Because the Disciples 'Did' what Jesus asked them to 'Do', we are All now Blessed with knowing the Truth about God & Jesus.

We are Blessed with the Freedom & Opportunity to Enjoy a Close and Personal Relationship with Jesus ourselves.

The Disciples Preached the Gospel, yet they were not Preachers.

You Can Do it as well.

The very first people to ever Share the 'Good News' of Jesus was The Shepherds.

After The Angel of The Lord had visited them and Gave them the Good Tidings of Great Joy, that Jesus the Savior has been Born, they Immediately went to Find Him.

When they found Baby Jesus in The Manger, they were Blessed with their Own Personal Experience of Meeting Jesus. 

They had a Joyful Experience that they could then Share with others.

Even though at that time Shepherds were considered as 'outcasts' and were generally 'ignored' by others, the Experience of Meeting The Savior of the world (God's Own Son), Filled them with the 'Joy' and 'Passion' to Share it with others.

They made 'Widely Known' the Good News that The Angel had told them and that they could Confirm it was 'True' because they had Experienced it themselves.

That's the Power of The Gospel, to Know 'The Truth' and to Share 'The Truth'.

Jesus is 'The Truth'. (John 14:6).

If You are already Blessed with having a Personal Relationship with Jesus, then Share the things You have Experienced and Learned from Jesus with other people.

Good Things Are To Be Shared.

The Angel said to The Shepherds "Don't be afraid". You don't need to be afraid of anything that is to do with Jesus, whether it's getting to know Him or Sharing what You know with others. There's Nothing to be afraid of.

The Shepherds put their Trust and Belief in God & Jesus. In return they were Blessed with 'Courage' to Go and Share with others the Truth they knew about Jesus.

People Listened to them and were Amazed. 

When You have a Personal Relationship with Jesus and You're Willing to Share it with others to Help them Enjoy 'The Truth', then God will Fill You with a Passion & Joy that will Shine Brightly to Inspire others.

You'll be Amazed at what can be Achieved when You Simply let the 'Love of Jesus' Shine through You.

Many people are Still Living in the 'darkness' of the 'world'. 

They need 'The Light'.

You can be a 'Shining Light' to Guide them to the 'True Light' of Jesus.

Jesus is the 'True Light of the world'. He is the 'Only' One that can Set people Free.

Even though Jesus is the 'True Light', He Lovingly and Humbly Shares His Light with His Followers so that we can All do Great and Wonderful things with Him.

Jesus says to You:
“You are the Light of the world. Let your Light so shine before others, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father Who is in Heaven".
(Matthew 5:14-16)

~ Be the Light and Guide The Way to Jesus.
~ A Positive thing to Enjoy Doing on this Day of Christmas ~
~ Share the 'Good News' of Jesus with others.

Let the Wonderful Blessings that You have Personally Experienced with Jesus, and the 'Truth & Wisdom' that You have Learned from Jesus, Flow Through You like a 'Flowing River' of Crystal Clear 'Pure' Water.

Let the 'Truth' You Share with others be Refreshing to their Souls.

Let it Inspire them and Enlighten them to the Wonderful Joyful Love of Jesus.

Be 'Positive & Cheerful' when You Share the 'Positive & Cheerful' Goodness of Jesus.

You can Share 'The Gospel' in Many Ways, from Big Worldwide Ministries, or a Simple Chat with a Friend.

Whether You Guide One person to be Saved by Jesus or a Million people, Every 'Soul Saved' is Precious to Jesus.

Whatever You Do to Guide people to Jesus and however many people You Guide, Jesus will be 'Truly Grateful' to You.

If You don't know where to start then here are a few ideas of how You can Share 'The Gospel'.

~ A Simple Chat with a friend or someone You work with to Share the things You have Experienced with Jesus.
Maybe Share a story of how You where Blessed with something and You just Knew that it came from Jesus. 
Maybe Share the Answer to a Prayer that You Prayed (whether the answer was how You had Hoped it would be or maybe a Better Solution that Jesus Blessed You with). Jesus will Always Do what is Best for You. 

~ Maybe write a Inspiring Poem about the Love of Jesus.

~ If You are able to then maybe Organise a group where people can Share with 'Each Other' their own Experiences with Jesus.

~ Get Creative. Design and Make something that is based on the Truth & Love of Jesus.

~ Write a Positive Inspiring Book to Guide people to Jesus.

~ Share Inspiring Bible verses with people.

~ Use the Skills & Talents that God has Blessed You with to Inspire others, and then Give All the Praise to Jesus, because it's 'Through Jesus that we can Do All Things' - (Philippians 4:13).

Whatever You Do, ask Jesus to Shine Through You.
Maybe say this short Prayer:
"Thank You Jesus for Trusting me to Share Your Truth & Love with others.
Please Shine Through me with Your 'Joyful' Love and Your 'Cheerful' Goodness to Guide people to You. Amen".

When You 'Follow' Jesus, You can then 'Lead' others to Him.

~ Lead and Follow, Follow and Lead.

The Angel Guided The Shepherds.
The Star Guided The Wise men.
Now You can Guide 'Lost People' to Jesus.
You can view the Full 12 Days of Christmas messages on our website by clicking on  (The True 12 Days of Christmas).  
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25th December ~ Christmas Day.

Posted on by Pure Joy

~ Jesus is the Greatest Gift ~

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For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given.

God has Given You 'The Greatest Gift'.

His Son Gift Wrapped in Swaddling Cloth and Lay in a Manger.

There is No Greater Gift than Jesus.

The Birth of Jesus is a 'New Beginning'.

God 'Came To Earth' to 'Be With You'.

Jesus has many names, one of them is Immanuel, which means 'God With Us'.

Jesus is 'God in Person'. The Creator of the Entire Universe Humbled Himself to come to earth as a Human Being. WOW.

Today is the Celebration of The Greatest Moment in History, the 'Birth of Jesus Christ'.

Today is Jesus' Birthday.

~ Happy Birthday Jesus ~

Give Jesus the Greatest Gift You can Give Him.

~ As You Celebrate the Birth of Jesus,
~ You can Do Your Part,
~ Make The Choice 'To Follow Him',
~ And 'Give Him Your Heart'.

Make the 'Wisest Choice' of Your Life Today.

Put Jesus at 'The Centre' of Your Life.

By that One Simple yet Powerful Choice, You will Enjoy the Best Christmas You've ever had, and the Rest of Your Life will be Full of God's Peace, Love and Joy.

Don't ignore the Greatest Gift that God has ever Given You.

Welcome Jesus with Excitement & Joy.

Imagine the Joy that Mary & Joseph felt when Jesus was Born.

You can Experience that Joy when You Allow Jesus to be Born in Your Heart.

~ The Angels sung Praises to God.
~ The Shepherds were Amazed with the Good Tiding of Great Joy.
~ The Wise Men were Filled with Exceedingly Great Joy.
~ The Guiding Star Shone Bright.

Jesus is Joy.
Jesus is The Light of the World.

Christmas is All about Jesus.

Jesus is 'The Greatest Gift'.

~ May Your Heart be Filled with the Peace, Love and Joy of Jesus as You Celebrate His Birth Today, and May The Joy of Christmas be With You Always.


~ Positive Bible Verses ~
For unto us a Child is Born,
Unto us a Son is Given; . . .
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
(Isaiah 9:6)

~ ~ ~ 

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”
(Matthew 1:23)

~ ~ ~ 

Jesus said, “These things I have spoken to you, that My Joy may remain in you, and that your Joy may be Full".
(John 15:11)
This message was Inspired by The Nativity Prayer. You can view the full Prayer on our website by clicking on The Nativity Prayer.  
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24th December.

Posted on by Pure Joy

~ O Holy Night ~

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~ The Wonderful Nativity,
~ Is All about Love,
~ A Gift from God,
~ In Heaven Above.

As You Prepare for Christmas Day, remember that Christmas is All about Jesus.

Imagine what is was like for Mary & Joseph as they were just reaching Bethlehem.

They had travelled a Long way (about 100 miles through difficult terrain)  and Mary was about to Give Birth to God's Son. 

They must have been exhausted and wondering if there was anywhere for them to stay. But the Excitement about Welcoming Jesus into their Lives would have Filled them with Joy & Energy.

They knew that the Gift that Mary carried inside her was 'The Savior' and they were going to 'Meet Him' for the first time. WOW, what a Blessing.

Because they put their Faith & Trust in God with the Willingness to Believe God and Follow His Guidance, God Blessed them with being the First Ever people to have a 'Close and Personal Relationship with Jesus'.

God Will Always 'Thank You' in Wonderful Ways when You Trust & Believe Him and Follow His Plan.

~As the Sun started to Set,
~And day turned to night,
~ The Stars Twinkled,
~ Sparkling and Bright.

When Mary & Joseph arrived at Bethlehem they found that there was No Room at the Inn.

Imagine what that must have felt like. Mary Needed somewhere to Give Birth and they Both needed a Place Rest.

God 'Provided' for them, and it was the Perfect Place for the Humble Birth of His Son. 
A Place where He would be Surrounded by the Wonderful Nature that He had Created and a Place where The Shepherds would have felt Comfortable & Welcome to go to visit Baby Jesus.

God knows All of our Needs and He will Always Do the 'Right' thing to Provide for us.

God Guides ~ God Provides.

~ The Greatest Moment in History,
~ Was on it's Way,
~ Mary & Joseph Prepared The Manger,
~ And Filled it with Hay.

As You Prepare to Celebrate 'The Birth of Jesus', remember that You don't Need Elaborate & Expensive 'things' to Experience The Joy of Christmas.

Mary & Joseph where in a Humble Stable yet they would have Experienced The 'Most Joyful Day' of their Lives, because Jesus was at 'The Centre' of their Christmas.

If you are Fortunate enough to have lot's of things, then Make Sure that You Appreciate them and don't take them for granted.
If  You can then 'Share with Others'.

No matter what You have got to Celebrate with, from simple Cheese on Toast to a Full Roast Dinner, or from a Home Made Cracker (that you need to say "Crack" when you pull it) to a room full of party things, however You Celebrate, Make Sure You 'Keep Jesus' at the Centre of Your Christmas, and You will be Filled with His Wonderful Joy & Happiness.

~ As you look forward 
~ To eating a Mince Pie,
~ Think about The True Meaning,
~ Of The Brightest Star in the Sky.

Jesus is 'The Light of the world'.

He came to Light the Way, so You can 'See Clearly' in Your Life.

God Guided The Wise Men with 'The Bright Shinning Star'.
Jesus is Now 'Your Guiding Star'.

Simply 'Follow Jesus' and He will Show You 'The Way' in Every Area of Your Life.

The Wise men were Filled with 'Exceedingly Great Joy'.

That same 'Christmas Joy' is Available to You.

~ May Your Christmas Day,
~ Be Full of Peace, Joy & Love,
~ As You Welcome Jesus Into Your Heart,
~ Sent from our Loving God Above.


~ Positive Bible Verses ~
Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
(John 8:12)

~ ~ ~ 

Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
    but we Trust in the name of the Lord our God.
(Psalm 20:7)

~ ~ ~ 

Better a dry crust with Peace and Quiet
    than a house full of feasting, with strife.
(Proverbs 17:1)

~ ~ ~ 

Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me".
(John 14:6)

~ ~ ~ 

The Lord God said, "I will provide a place for my people".
(1 Chronicles 17:9)
This message was Inspired by The Nativity Prayer. You can view the full Prayer on our website by clicking on The Nativity Prayer.  
~ Please feel free to look through the pages of our website for more ways to Help you Enjoy the True Meaning of Advent & Christmas. 
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Posted in Advent

23rd December.

Posted on by Pure Joy

~ We Love You Lord ~

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Love is a Wonderful Gift from God.

To Love and To be Loved is a Beautiful Experience.

Love is The True Meaning of Life. ~ God is Love, (1 John 4:8).

Many people use the 'word' Love in the wrong way. Worldly/society ways of living just throw the 'word' Love around about anything.

People say 'I love this new gadget', or 'I love these shoes'. But then not long after they get another gadget or shoes because they got bored with the other one, or a 'newer' version came out. That's Not love.
"They are of the world, therefore they speak as of the world" (1 John 4:5).

Many people also think of Love in the wrong way, they think that Love is just a 'feeling'.

But the Truth is, Love is a Doing word, it's an Action.

If You Truly Love someone You will be Willing to 'Do' things to 'Show' them that You Love them.

It also works the other way, if you're Doing something that 'hurts' somebodies feelings, then You can 'Stop Doing' the thing that hurts them so that You can 'Show' them that You Love them.

The Way we show our Love will be different towards different people.

The Love of a Husband or Wife will be different to the way we Show Love to a Good friend or someone we work with. The Love between Husband and Wife is a Deep Spiritual Love because God has Joined the Two Together as One.

There are different types of Love, but All True Love comes from the same source ~ God.

So we can Love in different Ways, but all Love is Important because it comes from God.

1 Corinthians, Chapter 13 tells us a Lot about God's True Meaning of Love. The essence of it is that even when we 'Do' Good things, if we're not doing them with 'God's True Love' then it's worth Nothing.

If You Do a Nice thing for someone but then Complain about having to do it, then that's Not Showing God's Love.
If You Do something 'grudgingly' with the attitude of 'I don't see why I should have to do this', then that's Not Showing God's Love.
If You Do something Nice just to get something Nice back, or if you're always reminding people that you did something nice for them, then that's Not God's Way of Showing Love.

God's Love is 'Pure & Simple'.

God's Love is 'Genuine & Sincere'.

God 'Showed' us His Love for us by sending His Only Son to Save us from our wrong ways of living, ~ that's Love.

Jesus 'Showed' us His Love for us by Willingly taking the punishment for our wrong ways of living, ~ that's Love.

Always remember ~ God & Jesus Loves You.  

Jesus Never Complained.

His Entire Life from His Humble Birth in a Stable to His death on a Cross and the Wonderful Resurrection to Eternal Life, all 'Showed' us His 'True' Love for us.

God & Jesus Showed us How to Love.

We are to Love 'Each Other' with God's Pure Love.

More Importantly, we are to Love God & Jesus 'Above' Anything and Anybody.

Show God & Jesus that You love them by the Way that You 'Live You Life'.

If You need to 'Do' more Loving things to Show them You Love them, then 'Do More'.

If You need to 'Stop Doing' certain wrong things, then 'Stop Doing them'.

Whatever ways that You need to Show God & Jesus that You Love them, Do them with 'Pure & Sincere Love'.

Don't just say You love them, 'Show' them that You Love them.

Maybe say this Prayer:
"Thank You Lord for Showing me that You Love me, 
I'm Truly Grateful for All that You Do. 
I'm Sorry for my wrong doings and mistakes.
I'm Willing to Put them Right and Show You that I Love You.
I'm Willing to Follow You Jesus.
I Love You Lord.
Amen".

~ Positive Bible Verses ~
Love must be sincere.
(Romans 12:9)

~ ~ ~ 

 “Love the Lord your God with all your Heart and with all your Soul and with all your Mind".
(Matthew 22:37)

~ ~ ~ 

And now these three remain: Faith, Hope and Love. But the Greatest of these is Love.
(1 Corinthians 13:13)
This message was Inspired by The Nativity Prayer. You can view the full Prayer on our website by clicking on The Nativity Prayer.  
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Posted in Advent

22nd December.

Posted on by Pure Joy

~ The Peace of Baby Jesus ~

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Jesus is The 'Prince of Peace'.

From the moment He was Born into the world, 'He' Restored God's Peace towards people. 

The Angels sung about it. When The Angel visited The Shepherds and gave them the Good Tidings of Great Joy that 'The Savior' has been Born, there was a Multitude of Angels singing "Glory to God in the Highest, and on earth 'Peace' toward people".

The Peace that had been Lost because of the 'wrong way' that people had been living, was Restored by Jesus.

He is the 'Connection' between people and God. He Restores our Souls.

The Peace that Jesus Gives us is Not the same as the way that the world/society think about Peace.

Worldly Peace is based on Circumstances and Situations. People think that if everything is going well then you feel Peace. 

But the Peace that Jesus Gives us goes 'Beyond All Understanding'. It's a Peace that is Deep in Your Heart, Mind and Soul. A Peace that no matter what the situation is, You can still Experience the Wonderful Peace of Jesus.

Your Mind can still be at Rest, even in difficult times.
Your Heart can still be Full of Joy, even when bad things happen.
Your Soul can still Be Free, even when people try to oppress You.

That kind of Peace goes Beyond Understanding. Words can't explain how it's possible. But when we Give Our Heart to Jesus, All things Are Possible With Him.

He can Do 'Exceedingly Above all that we think or ask'.

Jesus 'Can & Will' Give You Peace that is like Nothing You have ever Experienced before.

The Peace that Jesus Gives is Everlasting. No one can take it away from You.

There's Wonderful Power in Jesus' Peace.

The way to Experience this Amazing Peace is to 'Welcome Jesus' into Your Heart, Mind and Soul. Put Jesus at the Centre of Your Life, and Your Life will be at Peace.

When God Originally Created You, he put Peace in Your Soul. It was there from the Beginning. It's only because we 'stray away' from God's Way of Living that we lose that Peace.

Jesus Will Restore Your Peace.

Simply Stay 'Focused on Jesus' and He will keep You in Perfect Peace.

~ Positive Bible Verses ~
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.
(John 14:27)

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You will keep him in Perfect Peace,
Whose mind is Stayed on You.
(Isaiah 26:3) 
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21st December.

Posted on by Pure Joy

~ The Faith, Trust and Belief of Mary & Joseph ~

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To be Chosen by God to Give Birth to 'His Only Son', and then to 'Look After Him' and 'Raise Him' is the greatest Honor and Privilege that anyone could be given.

Mary & Joseph were Engaged to be Married and would have been Excited about their Wedding. 

They would have been Living their Lives in the Best way they could ~ God's Way.

God had Guided people Not to be Intimate and to remain a virgin until After they were Married. 
At that time the rulers made it that if a women broke God's Guidance, she would be Stoned to death as punishment.

Mary & Joseph would have known the Importance of sticking to God's Guidance and they remained virgins until after they were married.

They Lived at a time when The Roman Empire made it Very Difficult for people to Live a Happy Life and many people were living in fear.

Most people back then knew 'Scripture' and God had said that He will send 'The Messiah' to Set Them Free.

Even in Difficult situations there's Always Hope, and You can Be Positive knowing that God Will Help You.

Many people though Chose to ignore God's Word and they wanted to be 'In Control', but they actually made the situation worse by Interfering.

God had a 'Plan Ready' to send His Son to 'Set People Free', but He needed to Find the Right People who would 'Trust Him' and 'Believe' in 'His Plan'.

Mary & Joseph had obviously Demonstrated to God by the Way they had already been 'Living their Lives' that they would 'Trust Him' with His Plan, even though it would have 'Seemed' impossible that Mary could be pregnant as she was a virgin. 
But they 'Believed' that 'With God, Nothing will be impossible' (Luke 1:37).

They must have Shown God that He could 'Trust Them' with His Son,
because as well as being an Honor & Privilege to Raise God's Son, it's also a Big Responsibility.

When God has a 'Plan' He needs to know that the people He 'Trusts' it with will 'Take Good Care of It' and 'Do the Best they can to Fulfill It'.

Even though Mary & Joseph didn't Understand how God's Plan could happen, they 'Welcomed It' with Faith, Trust & Belief in the 'Amazing Abilities of God'.

God is Limitless in what He can Achieve.

He made the Stars & the Universe, the Flowers & the Trees, the Birds & the Wildlife, the Butterflies & Bees.

If God says He will Do something, we can be 'Sure' that He Will Do it.

~ Never Doubt God, Simply Believe.

When The Angel told Mary that she would conceive from the Holy Spirit and Give Birth to God's Son, her response was "Let it be done to me according to Your word". ~ WOW, that's Faith. 

Every time The Angel spoke to Joseph, he Immediately Did what The Angel said, even when it meant getting up in the Night to pack all their belongings and Leave their home to escape to Egypt because King Herod was trying to kill Jesus after He had been Born (see Matthew 2:13-14). ~ WOW, that's Trust.

Whatever God Guided Mary & Joseph to 'Do', they both 'Did It' with Faith, Trust & Belief that God's Way is Best.

Because of that, God's Plan was Fulfilled. His Son came to earth and was Born as a Human being ~ God in Person, 'God With us'.

We can all now Enjoy a 'Personal Relationship' with God through His Son Jesus Christ. That's a Wonderful Blessing for us All.

When people 'Do' the 'Will of God', it will always Bless other people as well as themselves.

Mary & Joseph would have Lived the Best possible Life because they Believed God's Way and 'Did His Will'.

We All have a Lot to be 'Thankful' for to Mary & Joseph.

~ Their Faith has Helped 'Save' people all around the world.
~ Their Trust has Helped 'Set People Free'.
~ Their Belief has Given us a Wonderful example of what can be Achieved when God & people are in Complete Harmony. 

God still has many 'Plans & Dreams' that He is Waiting to Achieve.
He Simply needs to Find the Right people who are 'Willing' to put their 'Faith, Trust & Belief' in Him.

~ Are You 'Willing' ?
 


~ Positive Bible Verses ~
Jesus answered and said to them, “Have Faith in God".
(Mark 11:22)

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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding.
(Proverbs 3:5)

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And without Faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must Believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
(Hebrew 11:6)

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Blessed is she who Believed, for there will be a Fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.”
(Luke 1:45)

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Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.
(Ephesians 3:20)
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20th December.

Posted on by Pure Joy

~ Joy to the World ~

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The most Joyful event in human history is 'the Birth of Jesus', God's Only Son.

What is Joy?

~ Jesus First.
~ Others next.
~ Yourself last.

When You Live Your Life with that Attitude as the Basis of how You 'Think, Feel, Plan, Speak, Act and Believe', then You will Experience True 'Joy'.

To be able to Feel 'Real Joy', Jesus Needs to be 'First' in Your Heart, Mind and Soul.

God Created humans to have a Deep & Loving 'Connection' with Him.

Jesus is 'Our Connection' to God.

When God placed Adam & Eve in The Garden of Eden, God was actually 'In the Garden With Them'. 
~ They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden'. (Genesis 3:8). 

It's because Adam & Eve Disobeyed God when the devil 'Tricked' them, that humans became separated from God. (see Genesis 3:1-24)

But God has Always wanted to become Re-Connected to us All, so He sent His Only Son to earth to 'Be' the 'Connection To God'.

That's why Christmas is so Special, it's the Day that we can Celebrate being Re-Connected to 'Our Creator'. 
That's something to be Truly Joyful about.

The Angel said to The Shepherds "I bring you Good Tidings of Great Joy".

There's no Greater Joy than to Experience God's Love for You through His Wonderful Son Jesus Christ. 


~ Positive Bible Verse ~
The Lord has done Great things for us, and we are Filled with Joy.
(Psalm 126:3)
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15th December.

Posted on by Pure Joy

~ Simply Believe ~

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Before Jesus was Born, many people had Studied Scripture for a Long Time.

At that time peoples Lives where Focused on 'The Word of God'.

For over 700 years people would have known that The Messiah (God's Son and The Savior of the people) would come through the Lineage (blood 'Line') of King David (as it was wrote in Scripture).

At that time of Jesus' Birth, it's Likely that many people would have known that Mary & Joseph were part of that 'Line'.

For many years people would have been Closely Following that 'Line' and Expecting that The Messiah could come at Any Time. They were Eagerly Waiting for their 'Savior'.

The people such as the Pharisees, Scribes and Chief Priests would have known the Scripture inside out and Studied Every Detail.

They knew that The Christ would be Born in Bethlehem. They even told King Herod when he asked them where The Christ would be Born, and they said to him "In Bethlehem, for it is written by the prophet". 
(Luke 23-6).
So they knew many Details about the Savior who they were Waiting for.

After Jesus was Born, The Shepherds made it Well Known to many people about the Amazing Blessing they had Experienced when The Angel told them The Savior had been Born, and that they had Visited Him in the Stable (in Bethlehem).

Later The Wise Men came and asked "where is He who has Been Born 'King of the Jews'."
Many people would have known who they meant by that ~ The Savior, Christ, The Messiah.

All this Information would have Spread through people to the Pharisees and Chief Priests etc.

So they would have had All the Details they needed about The Savior who they were Waiting for.

They knew what 'Line' of people He would come from. They knew where He would be Born.
Then they would have known that He 'Had Been Born' by the messages of The Shepherds and The Wise Men.

Yet even with All that Knowledge & Information, they 'Didn't Believe'.

30 years later when Jesus performed His Miracles, they still 'Didn't Believe'. They Doubted that Jesus was the Son of God and their Savior. They Didn't Believe the things Jesus told them.

The Pharisees even said "Isn't this Joseph the Carpenters Son". So they knew he was part of the 'Line' of David.
The Blindingly Obvious was 'Right In Front of Them', yet they still 'Didn't Believe'. 

The Pharisees said that they Believed in God and God's Way to Live, but when Jesus arrived, they Pushed Him away and Showed that they Didn't Actually Believe.

Why didn't they Believe?

Maybe it was because of stubbornness or arrogance. 
Maybe they Listened to people instead of God.
It might have been that they wanted to be in Control and not Accept Jesus as their Lord.

Whatever their reasons were, it Prevented them from Experiencing True Freedom & Joy, and they Missed Out on the Wonderful Blessing of having True Peace in their Heart.

The Shepherds and The Wise Men 'Simply Believed God', and they Experienced Exceedingly Great Joy.

If You want Peace, Love and Joy in Your Life, ask Yourself the question:
~ Do You Believe what people say about how You should Live Your Life?
or
~ Do You Believe God & Jesus? even if it's different to what you might think yourself. Do You Believe God & Jesus Above Everything?

God Reveals new things to us to help us Enjoy Life.

Jesus is 'The Way, The Truth and The Life'.

'Simply Believe'. 


~ Positive Bible Verses ~
The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them?
(Numbers 14:11)

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Jesus said to him, “Don’t be afraid; only Believe.”
(Mark 5:36)

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To those who Believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
(John 1:12)
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