It really has nothing to do with the pagan roots of the holiday. That is in the past. What I object to and what I believe God objects to is what is happening in the present.
The Focus on Santa Claus
For one, Christmas is primarily about Santa Claus. It does not matter if you have never done...
‘Twas the life before Santa,
And all through the church,
They were praising their Lord,
And His righteousness searched.
The bells that were ringing
Were calling for prayer.
They were calling on God
To His righteousness wear.
Confessing their sins,
Thus, they humbly did bow.
Forsaking their...
“So Jesus again said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to...
When death comes a knocking on your door,
Will you be ready to meet your Lord?
Have you repented of all your sins?
Have you made Jesus your Lord within?
Or are you still living your life for self,
While you put Jesus up on the shelf?
Is your life consumed with pleasing you?
Fulfilling your...
Filibuster of the luster
Putting off what he can’t muster
Stalling tactics light his candle
Honesty he cannot handle
Twiddling thumbs is now his mission
While he’s lacking any vision
He’s wasting time, which makes no sense
While waiting for his recompense
So, looking back, he sees no harm
In...
So Christmas is that time of year
When folks give others words of cheer
Folks seem in a holiday mood
With lots of drinks and lots of food
They hustle bustle to and fro
And some put on a great big show
They buy their trees, and tinsel, too
And many friendships they renew
They get their cards...
"Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Repent, turn away from your idols, and turn your faces away from all your abominations. Ezekiel 14:6 NKJV
Christians today don’t think or speak much about idols or idolatry. To most of us, that’s Old Testament stuff. Besides, we...
For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual...
The Lord Jesus led me to read Matthew 11 (Select vv. NIV).
“‘I will send my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way before you.’” V. 10b
“From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it. For all the...
Saturday, October 21, 2017, 3:34 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “To Be Like Him.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Corinthians 10 (quoting select vv. ESV).
Examples for Us (vv. 6-10)
Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they...
Sunday, June 11, 2017, 3:11 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “The King is Coming.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 97 (ESV).
The Lord Reigns (vv. 1-5)
The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice;
let the many coastlands be glad!
Clouds and thick darkness are all...
Saturday, April 29, 2017, 7:45 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Softly and Tenderly.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Ezekiel 24 (quoting vv. 1-16a ESV).
In the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man...
Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 4:54 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Give Ear to Jesus.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 12 (ESV).
You will say in that day:
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
for though you were angry with me,
your anger turned away,
that you...
Saturday, December 31, 2016, 11:30 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “My Jesus, I Love Thee.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Corinthians 10:14-22; 11:23-32 (ESV).
Flee Idolatry (10:14-22)
Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to sensible people; judge...
Tuesday, December 04, 2012, 8:09 a.m. – the Lord Jesus woke me with this song:
Blessed Are You / An Original Work / August 29, 2012
Based off Luke 6:20-49 NIV 1984
“Blessed are you;
Blessed are you who are poor
For God’s kingdom is yours.
Blessed are you;
Blessed are you who are hungry...
Monday, December 5, 2016, 9:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “When in the Stillness.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 19:23-41 (ESV).
Man-made gods (vv. 23-27)
About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way. For a man named Demetrius, a...
Thursday, December 1, 2016, 7:44 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Give Ear to Jesus.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 17:16-31 (Select vv. ESV).
Provoked in Spirit (v. 16)
Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw...
Just realised that I’ve not really thought much about what the ten commandments mean - or at least my thinking about them is vague and sloppy.
The first commandment ‘you shall have no gods before me’ is perfectly clear to me. But what to make of the second?
I’d been taught (or maybe assumed)...
Tuesday, March 1, 2016, 3:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Living Water.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Luke 19:45-46 (ESV).
And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold, saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but...
Monday, November 23, 2015, 5:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “A Believer’s Prayer.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Jeremiah 39-40 (Select vv. NASB).
Disaster, Not Prosperity (39:15-16)
Now the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah while he was confined in the court...