Karen's thoughts: O Holy Night!

Monday, December 21, 2009

O Holy Night!

Last night someone sang "O Holy Night" at my church. Just the title alone can get you thinking. Imagine what that night must have been like! The Holy Child was born, in a barn and laid in a manger. And that same Child came to Earth for the sole purpose of saving us sinners! Wow! Can you imagine? I know I can't. What was it like for Mary, to hold the Son of God in her arms? She held a sinless child. How heavenly that must have been:0) She held Him, rocked Him, sang to Him and nursed Him! I cannot begin to imagine how unworthy she felt while doing this. I am so thankful that God was able to find a woman with whom he could entrust this mighty deed with. Mary must have worshiped God with a pure heart and she must have been kind. I know as a Christian, I need to strive to be more like Mary. If the Christ Child would have been born today, could God have looked upon my heart and said "there is a young lady with whom I could trust the life of My Child with"? I know the answer and it makes me want to try harder to be a better Christian. What is your heart like today? If you are a lady, could God have used you to bring His Child into the world? In the Bible it is written, "Be ye holy for I am holy". That's a lot for me to think about. As Christmas approaches, let's not forget the reason we have Christmas. It's all about Jesus! I hope you have a very, merry CHRISTmas!

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Are you 100% sure you'll go to Heaven when you die.
The most important decision you'll ever make is to trust Jesus as your peronal Saviour!

1st:Realize you are a sinner.
"For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God."
Romans 3:23

2nd: Realize that a price must be paid for your sin.
"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for all have sinned." Romans 5:12
"For the wages of sin is death..." Romans 6:23 (a)
"And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." Revelation 20:14-15

3rd: Realize that Jesus paid the price!
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
"For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures." 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

4th: Repent! (Yes, repentance IS in the Bible).
"I tell you, Nay: but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." Luke 13:3
"For Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death." 2 Corinthians 7:10

5th: Receive Christ!
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation." Romans 10:8-9
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Romans 10:13

Are you willing to ask Jesus to be your Saviour? Then please ask Him to save your soul in a prayer like this:
"Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner. I deserve to go to hell. I now ask you to forgive me for my sins and save me. Please take me to Heaven when I die. Thank you for saving me! Help me now to live for you. In Jesus' name I ask, Amen."
You have to mean it in your heart, just saying a prayer (without a believing heart) will not save you. In John 14:6 it says "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth and the life. No man cometh unto the Father but by me."