So grateful as we are nearing the end of the year, look back, have we helped to make someone's time better



                                         HAPPY NEW YEAR

Psalm 95:1-3Amplified Bible (AMP)

Praise to the Lord, and Warning against Unbelief.

95 O come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord;
Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.
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Let us come before His presence with a song of thanksgiving;
Let us shout joyfully to Him with songs.
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For the Lord is a great God
And a great King above all gods,

     When we seek God's wisdom, we can never go wrong, try it

                                         be a blessing

                                   HAPPY NEW YEAR

Proverbs 3:27-28Amplified Bible (AMP)

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[a]Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due [its rightful recipients],
When it is in your power to do it.
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Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”When you have it with you.

God's strength, wait on it, it's always available to us

Psalm 116:3-5Amplified Bible (AMP)

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The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me,
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
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Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, please save my life!”

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Gracious is the Lord, and [consistently] righteous;
Yes, our God is compassionate.

Even when you don't feel His presence, remember, He was right there all the time

Matthew 11:28-30Amplified Bible (AMP)

²⁸ “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavily burdened [by religious rituals that provide no peace], and I will give you rest [refreshing your souls with salvation]. ²⁹ Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me [following Me as My disciple], for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest (renewal, blessed quiet) for your souls. ³⁰ For My yoke is easy [to bear] and My burden is light.”

      We have to find JOY in every situation, THANK YOU JESUS

Romans 12:19-21Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹⁹ Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for God’s wrath [and His judicial righteousness]; for it is written [in Scripture], “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. ²⁰ But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for by doing this you will heap ^[a]burning coals on his head.” ²¹ Do not be overcome and conquered by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Nothing is too hard for God, now go tell someone else, they need to hear this  

Psalm 38:19-22Amplified Bible (AMP)

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But my [numerous] enemies are vigorous and strong,
And those who hate me without cause are many.
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They repay evil for good, they attack and try to kill me,
Because I follow what is good.
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Do not abandon me, O Lord;
O my God, do not be far from me.
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Make haste to help me,
O Lord, my Salvation.

When we say, "what would Jesus do", say it with your lips, but mean it from your heart 



                                   MERRY CHRISTMAS

Does this face look like he got what he wanted for Christmas


                                      Merry Christmas

Matthew 1:21-23Amplified Bible (AMP)

²¹ She will give birth to a Son, and you shall name Him Jesus (The Lord is salvation), for He will ^[a]save His people from their sins.” ²² All this happened in order to fulfill what the Lord had spoken through the ^[b]prophet [Isaiah]: ²³ “Behold, the ^[c]virgin shall be with child and give birth to a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel”—which, when translated, means, “God with us.”

 Life is wonderful, especially when you put someone above yourself


                                       MERRY  CHRISTMAS

Luke 2:9-11Amplified Bible (AMP)

⁹ And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord flashed and shone around them, and they were terribly frightened. ¹⁰ But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for ^[a]all the people. ¹¹ For this day in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord (the Messiah).

Oh come let us adore Him Christ, The Lord


                               let us adore Him by blessing someone today 

Luke 1:34-35Amplified Bible (AMP)

³⁴ Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin and have no intimacy with any man?” ³⁵ Then the angel replied to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you [like a cloud]; for that reason the holy (pure, sinless) Child shall be called the Son of God.

Everyday should be Christmas-celebrating Jesus

Luke 1:32-33Amplified Bible (AMP)

³² He will be great and eminent and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; ³³ and He will reign over the house of Jacob (Israel) forever, and of His kingdom there shall be no end.”

Take this wonderful time; give a toy, food, clothing, blanket, shelter or just an encouraging word to someone in need of it

Luke 1:45-47Amplified Bible (AMP)

⁴⁵ And blessed [spiritually fortunate and favored by God] is she who believed and confidently trusted that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her [by the angel sent] from the Lord.”

⁴⁶ And Mary said,

“My soul magnifies and exalts the Lord,
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And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.

When God say bless we bless



                                        this Christmas season open up your heart

Luke 1:37Amplified Bible (AMP)

³⁷ For with God nothing [is or ever] shall be impossible

       Let's put true LOVE in our Christmas


                            help make somebody's Christmas brighter

Luke 1:30-31Amplified Bible (AMP)

³⁰ The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. ³¹ Listen carefully: you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. 

Start your week off with these words


    I know you know someone who could use a helping hand this Christmas

1 Peter 4:8-10Amplified Bible (AMP)
⁸ Above all, have ^[a]fervent and unfailing love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins [it overlooks unkindness and unselfishly seeks the best for others]. ⁹ Be ^[b]hospitable to one another without complain
t. ¹⁰ Just as each one of you has received a special gift [a spiritual talent, an ability graciously given by God], employ it in serving one another as [is appropriate for] good stewards of God’s multi-faceted grace [faithfully using the diverse, varied gifts and abilities granted to Christians by God’s unmerited favor]. 

You should be smiling, God has not forgotten, just let Him do it His way

Show some love this Christmas time, it's a wonderful feeling

Proverbs 3:13-15Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Happy [blessed, considered fortunate, to be admired] is the man who finds [skillful and godly] wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding and insight [learning from God’s word and life’s experiences],
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For wisdom’s profit is better than the profit of silver,
And her gain is better than fine gold.
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She is more precious than rubies;And nothing you can wish for compares with her [in value].

Let me say this again; devil defeat, me victory, now go out and win



                             bless someone, it's Christmas

Proverbs 3:3-4Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Do not let mercy and kindness and truth leave you [instead let these qualities define you];
Bind them [securely] around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
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So find favor and high esteemIn the sight of God and man.

Your midnight mindset can determine your next day, get into praise and worship right where you are, and watch Jesus meet you there



                                THEN GO TO SLEEP

You are still here, you have time to get it done



    be a blessing this Christmas season, it's the Jesus thing to do

Matthew 16:18-19Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹⁸ And I say to you that you are ^[a]Peter, and on this ^[b]rock I will build My church; and the ^[c]gates of Hades (death) will not overpower it [by preventing the resurrection of the Christ]. ¹⁹ I will give you the keys (authority) of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and unlawful] on earth ^[d]will have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth ^[e]will have [already] been loosed in heaven.”

Get up, get moving, show man he cannot keep you down


                       be a blessing      do something for a family

John 14:12-15Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹² I assure you and most solemnly say to you, anyone who believes in Me [as Savior] will also do the things that I do; and he will do even greater things than these [in extent and outreach], because I am going to the Father. ¹³ And I will do whatever you ask in My name [^[a]as My representative], this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified and celebrated in the Son. ¹⁴ If you ask Me anything in My name [as My representative], I will do it.
¹⁵ “If you [really] love Me, you will keep and obey My commandments.

We love making things for others, at this time of year, it warms your heart

Psalm 26:11-12Amplified Bible (AMP)

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But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
Redeem me and be merciful and gracious to me.
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My foot stands on a level place;
In the congregations I will bless the Lord.

So, let's think, if I turn it over to Jesus, He'll work it out, so I will

James 1:19-20Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹⁹ Understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to hear [be a careful, thoughtful listener], slow to speak [a speaker of carefully chosen words and], slow to anger [patient, reflective, forgiving]; ²⁰ for the [resentful, deep-seated] anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God [that standard of behavior which He requires from us]. 

                             God is just so good to me, I'm blessed

Psalm 40:5Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Many, O Lord my God, are the wonderful works which You have done,
And Your thoughts toward us;
There is none to compare with You.
If I would declare and speak of your wonders,
They would be too many to count.

                   Do you believe


                                                    can you believe

                        believe with your whole heart, mind and soul

                                                                         I do


                                  THANK YOU JESUS

We know the Lord will make a way, SOMEHOW

Proverbs 1:33Amplified Bible (AMP)

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“But whoever listens to me (Wisdom) will live securely and in confident trust
And will be at ease, without fear or dread of evil.”

Sometimes life hurts, but we have to know where our strength lies, in CHRIST JESUS

Ephesians 4:25-27Amplified Bible (AMP)

²⁵ Therefore, rejecting all falsehood [whether lying, defrauding, telling half-truths, spreading rumors, any such as these], speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are all parts of one another [and we are all parts of the body of Christ]. ²⁶ Be angry [at sin—at immorality, at injustice, at ungodly behavior], yet do not sin; do not let your anger [cause you shame, nor allow it to] last until the sun goes down. ²⁷ And do not give the devil an opportunity [to lead you into sin by holding a grudge, or nurturing anger, or harboring resentment, or cultivating bitterness]. 

Ummmmm, I'm remembering what God has already done, it's a blessing to be able to remember, THANK YOU JESUS CHRIST

John 11:25-26Amplified Bible (AMP)

²⁵ Jesus said to her, “^[a]I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in (adheres to, trusts in, relies on) Me [as Savior] will live even if he dies; ²⁶ and everyone who lives and believes in Me [as Savior] will never die. Do you believe this?”

I know you know somebody you can forgive; do it, do it, do it


                       open your heart

Psalm 120:1-2Amplified Bible (AMP)

Prayer for Breaking Away from the Treacherous.

A Song of ^[a]Ascents.

120 In my trouble I cried to the Lord,
And He answered me.
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Rescue my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,
And from a deceitful tongue.

When it seems like nobody else love us, God does


                                            give love receive love

2 Peter 3:14-15Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹⁴ So, beloved, since you are looking forward to these things, be diligent and make every effort to be found by Him [at His return] spotless and blameless, in peace [that is, inwardly calm with a sense of spiritual well-being and confidence, having lived a life of obedience to Him]. ¹⁵ And consider the patience of our Lord [His delay in judging and avenging wrongs] as salvation [that is, allowing time for more to be saved]; just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given to him [by God], 

              Jesus is my JOY, make Him your JOY

Psalm 92:8-9Amplified Bible (AMP)

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But You, Lord, are on high forever.
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For behold, Your enemies, O Lord,
For behold, Your enemies will perish;
All who do evil will be scattered.

          You could actually bloom together, when Jesus is in the mix

Proverbs 13:9Amplified Bible (AMP)

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The light of the righteous [within him—grows brighter and] rejoices,
But the lamp of the wicked [is a temporary light and] goes out

                            When things go wrong, SMILE

John 1:1-2Amplified Bible (AMP)

The Deity of Jesus Christ

1 In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (^[a]Christ), and the Word was with God, and ^[b]the Word was God Himself. ² He was [continually existing] in the beginning [co-eternally] with God.

We know, Jesus is the center of our joy, and all that's good and perfect comes from Him


           and we are passing some of this goodness around

2 Peter 3:10-11Amplified Bible (AMP)

A New Heaven and Earth

¹⁰ But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish with a [mighty and thunderous] roar, and the [material] elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and the works that are on it will be ^[a]burned up.
¹¹ Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be [in the meantime] in holy behavior [that is, in a pattern of daily life that sets you apart as a believer] and in godliness [displaying profound reverence toward our awesome God], 

                                                                 IT IS WELL

                                   go back and get somebody

1 Chronicles 16:8Amplified Bible (AMP)

Psalm of Thanksgiving

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O give thanks to the Lord, call on His name;
Make His deeds known among the peoples.

       Let God handle it, He knows and He sees all

James 1:2-4Amplified Bible (AMP)

² Consider it nothing but joy, my ^[a]brothers and sisters, whenever you fall into various trials. ³ Be assured that the testing of your faith [through experience] produces endurance [leading to spiritual maturity, and inner peace]. ⁴ And let endurance have its perfect result and do a thorough work, so that you may be perfect and completely developed [in your faith], lacking in nothing.

One thing we know, God is not a some time God, but He's an on time God,


                                                 A L W A Y S

Hebrews 12:28Amplified Bible (AMP)

²⁸ Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, and offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship with reverence and awe; 

          JESUS, You have done so much, THANK YOU

                    
                                               be a blessing

Psalm 31:24Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Be strong and let your hearts take courage,
All you who wait for and confidently expect the Lord.

Thank You Lord, for loving us, in spite of us, thank You 

Colossians 3:17Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹⁷ Whatever you do [no matter what it is] in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus [and in dependence on Him], giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, yes He is good 

Psalm 105:1Amplified Bible (AMP)

The Lord’s Wonderful Works in Behalf of Israel.

105 O give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the people.

                Everywhere we go we are on display for God


                                     thanks  -  always

             
                                    giving   -   always


                        H A P P Y  T H A N K S G I V I N G

            This thanksgiving; love, peace, compassion, mercy, financial


                       give it to the next person you meet 

1 Corinthians 15:57-58Amplified Bible (AMP)

⁵⁷ but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory [as conquerors] through our Lord Jesus Christ.
⁵⁸ Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord [always doing your best and doing more than is needed], being continually aware that your labor [even to the point of exhaustion] in the Lord is not futile nor wasted [it is never without purpose].

Thank You Lord for waking me up this morning; more time, more time to love You, to praise You, to worship You, to help somebody in need. Thank You Lord for more and more and more....

Luke 1:37Amplified Bible (AMP)

³⁷ For with God nothing [is or ever] shall be impossible.” 

   Thinking on Thanksgiving, lets just have thankful thoughts

James 2:18Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹⁸ But someone may say, “You [claim to] have faith and I have [good] works; show me your [alleged] faith without the works [if you can], and I will show you my faith by my works [that is, by what I do].” 

Today, SMILE, for me, can you just SMILE, for me

Psalm 5:3Amplified Bible (AMP)

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In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice;
In the morning I will prepare [a prayer and a sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart].

          Do you want to be happy, it's a choice

Matthew 16:26-27Amplified Bible (AMP)

²⁶ For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world [wealth, fame, success], but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? ²⁷ For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory and majesty of His Father with His angels, and then He will repay each one in accordance with what he has done.

These are some of the best days of my life, and why I say some, because I'm expecting greater

When we take our eyes off of God, that's when we give the devil permission to come in