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GOOD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord,"
Luke 2:10-11.

Beloved, the greatest wonder ever revealed in heaven or earth was the wonder recorded in the verses before us for consideration. In His sovereign good pleasure the God of heaven sent His angel, together with a multitude of heavenly host to proclaim, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."

Never before was such a joyful message proclaimed; never was such peace proclaimed; never was such overwhelming and soul's ravishing tidings brought to fallen man that Jesus was born in Bethlehem's manger.

This eternal wonder was the fulfilling of the promise made to our first parents in the garden of Eden, and the answer to the prayers and longing desires of all God's dear children-including many righteous kings and prophets.

According to God's eternal decree and His adorable providence, the moment had come wherein the wonder of wonders should be revealed to the amazement of heaven and earth-God manifest in the flesh! The tidings of great joy were that, "Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other," in this God Man, Psalm 85:10.

Rather than leave one sin unpunished our heavenly Father "...gave his only begotten Son..." to suffer, bleed and die, making "...peace through the blood of his cross," Colossians 1:20. This is the peace spoken of by the angel to the shepherds of Ephratah.

This peace between an offended God and a guilty sinner could only be obtained by God, "...who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ," not imputing our trespasses unto us. "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him," 2 Corinthians  5:18-21.

Sin would be the only thing that could cause fear for such a heavenly host, so what were these good tidings? His name shall be called "JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins," Matthew 1:21. "Fear not!" Oh, beloved, I would to God that we could say this to every one, but have you been saved from your sins? Has Jesus been born in your heart? Or do you still love sin?

Does your heart cry out with the Apostle Paul, in Philippians 3:10, "That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death"? Do you long as Paul did, for that intimate relationship with Christ, desiring to be raised with Him unto that newness of life? Do you long to be made conformable unto His death? "For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God," Romans 6:10.

If we can say with the apostle Paul, "For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ," then we have nothing to fear, and we can take part in those good tidings with great joy.  Amen.





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Hi Larry....I just wanted you to know I clicked on the link for Pandora and it came up no bother. I did not even registar but it let me type in the name of a singer of song. Just off the top of the head I put in Jim Reeves and they played him and then other singers of similiar style as you had indicated. This is very good and thank you very much for the link.

Hi to everyone else!!

Isn't that strange, Colin, that you can and we can't here in Canada!  That's good you can though so enjoy!

How's the weather over there?

PAT, I owe you another heartfelt Thank You!!!  (You know why.)

I spent FOUR hours in the ophthalmologist's office this morning, they put me through every eye test they can do.  My head hurt and my eyes were so tired and blurry I could barely see.  They had used dilating drops, deadening drops, other drops I don't know, and did tests, tests and more tests.  I was so worn out I didn't even want to go try on any clothes, and Darrel had planned to buy me a new outfit for Christmas.  We got home around 5 this evening and I immediately took a nap.  My eyes are still burning, so as soon as I finish this, I will go put drops in them.

I will have surgery on my left eye this Friday (14th) and on the right eye Dec. 28.  I pray for excellent results, I am so tired of not seeing clearly.

I did hear tonight, Carol, that both shootings were done by the same young man.  How horrible, when even churches need security guards!  So sad.

I must get off this computer! 

Good Evening (in the voice of  Alfred Hitchcock). It has been a long day. I had 1½ hours between jobs as I left the first job early to go to Eureka  to my Chiropractor. I was 20 minutes late for my 2nd job. I sure feel a lot better after my adjustment as I woke up this morning with a glitch in my hip and neck. The Hand surgeon's office called today so I will return the call tomorrow and make the appt to see him. I also need to make an appt for both dogs to have a bath this week end hopefully.

Good night.

Good evening....echos Marilyn's Alfred Hitchcock's voice.   I forget what he sounded like, but very distinct.  That doesn't say much for my memory does it?  Distinct....but I forget. lol

I spent time visiting Megan, my new grandbaby, today.  She wasn't really impressed and slept most of the time, but I was thoroughly impressed with her.    I made a Dump Cake and took it for Kim and Paul's desert tonight.  A friend brought dinner too.

I was surprised to hear that Paul (and Kim...but mostly Paul)have decided not to allow Megan to have a pacifier.  Paul heard it ruins their teeth.  Kim said she's beginning to change her mind already. haha   We'll see.  I know babies really like to suck and don't need to eat everytime they do.    Babies...such fun.  She is sooooo sweet. 

I've been listening to Rejoice radio when I remember to go there.  It's nice.

Larry, it sound like Pandora is sort of like Yahoo Music that I get with Verizon.  You choose who you like, singer and song, and what kind you don't like.  The program plays songs according to your likes, and as you said, adds some it thinks you might like.  I can't remember if I downloaded anything or not.  The less I have on this computer the better. 

Blessings, Y'all.   Nita and boys

I just registered with Pandora and then put in Jim Brickman, and now am listening to his beautiful piano.  

The weather is not too bad here Pat at the moment. A little chilly at times but pretty good for this time of year.
Hi everyone else!

Awesome poem Colin I have saved it as well as printed it.

Hi everyone from the balmy South.  We are suppose to get up to close to 80 today.  However, this morning they are saying that by the end of the week it will turn colder and we might even see a few snow flakes.

I have a meeting to attend this morning and then the rest of the day is clear.  I need to go over the Christmas Cantata music a couple of times as haven't practiced in the last several days. 

I learned yesterday that the college from which I graduated many years ago (Northwest Missouri State University)  is going to play for the national championship in Division II of college football.  The game will be on ESPN on Saturday during the time I will be at the church for the dress rehearsal for the Christmas Cantata on Sunday evening.  My friend has offered to Tivo it for me and put it on a DVD, which I thought was very nice.

Nita, glad you are enjoying the Pandora.  I have Jim Brinkman in my list of artists on one of the Pandora stations I set up.

Marilyn, it sounds like you are going to keep the doctor's busy.

Janet, it sounds like you went through quite an ordeal but that better vision is on the way.  I assume the surgery is to remove the cataracts from your eyes.  I think my wife will be facing that fairly soon.

Pat, I did a little quick checking on the Pandora and found in their help section the following:  "Our music license requires our listeners to be United States residents, which is why we require your US zip code during registration. We are working as fast we can to make Pandora available internationally."  I think this explains why you couldn't register but I expect you could put in an individual artist and be able to play music as a guest but not be able to create your own stations, which is remembered.  It doesn't download any software permanently on your computer. Thanks for the fine devotional for this week.

Colin, glad you got the Pandora to work for you.  (It sounds like I am a cheerleader for the site but it is just one I have enjoyed very much.)

HELLO ALL
it is cold here 28 degrees is what the weather thing says. it rained last night froze and is now snowing i don't like that at all makes life too cold for me anyways i must be off so i can travel to work today and not have to be pressed for time HAVE A GOOD DAY
Sarah

Yes Larry; Pandora is very good. I will take more time to explore it but the music they brought up to go along with Jim Reeves has been very enjoyable. I looked up to see who else liked Jim Reeves and there were over 1000!

Hi Marilyn...thank you for your kind comment and you are very welcome to print the poem out. God bless

Good Morning - in Carol's voice.   LOL

Tis snowing and we have another 5 or more inches of snow on top of the 4 we had - so we will stay put all day.   Feel so sorry for those who have the ice storms and no power in the midwest. 

Janet:  Bless your heart.  Today will be better.  Yes, that church and the missionary school episode was the same deranged young man.  He was asked to leave the missionary school about 4-5 years ago for some health problem & now I wonder if they had meant mental health.  Two sisters were killed in the Springs church and the father injured.  There is a memorial tomorrow for the two killed in Arvada (a northern suburb of Denver - we lived there years ago).  Mental health - it is one of our largest problems in this country and we should be doing more for these people. 

Welcome to jeradhill

Larrry:  How sweet is that?  I mean, your friend giving you a copy of the game.  Enjoy. 

Maybe I should make the peanut brittle today.  Come on over. 

Carol

Good morning all y-all, I have to do the rest of my Christmas cards this evening. I had sent off a few with a short news letter need to print out more of the letters.

Janet are the going to be able to remove the cataracts? Was any of your  eye problems caused from the Radial Keratotomy (Laser) you had years ago? How is your mother doing?

I sure do not envy any of you in the Midwest with all the freezing rain and snow. I do not  like being cold and I don't like being too hot either that is why I dearly love where I live now.  Yes it gets cold but not that bitter  below zero cold.  I don't have  to be out in that cold either. Remember Janet's photos of last years freeze?

Nita Alfred Hitchcock used to host a program on TV eons ago on Sunday night. The show always started with his  profle and him saying Good Ev-en- ning. I will never forget the sound of his voice.

Good Morning Afternoon Everyone!

Well, it WAS morning the first time I came here to post but then the phone rang...

Colin, thank you so much for that poem and I am keeping that in my Poems folder on my computer.  Oh, do be able to write verse like that!!!  Wow!

As you can see in my temperature "thingy" in my signature, the weather here is chilly. 

Thanks for the information, Larry, on pandora.com  Hopefully they will get things worked out so that others who are not USA citizens will be able to set up their own radio stations.

I'll be back.

Go out and take a photo, folks!

G-g-g-good morning all y'all ... It's c-c-c-cold in my corner of the world too!  At least not as bad as the midwest ... I'm thankful I'm not still living in Oklahoma!

I have read and enjoyed all the messages here for the past few daze.  I'm praying for those in need and rejoicing with the others.  (Nita and her newest grandbaby, for instance).  I have said this before, but will repeat the fact that I have dial-up, so usually just forego anything that requires several minutes of connecting to stuff on the internet.  That said, I would very much like for you to check out this one.  Watch the video and listen to the song and enjoy!

http://www.andiesisle.com/thefirstchristmasgift.hs.html

My neighbors are leaving in their motorhome this weekend ... Going to Arizona where it's warm!  They plan on being gone for 3 months so gave me an early Christmas gift yesterday ---  a log carrier!  I love it!!  Now, when I go out for wood I don't have to make so many trips with only a couple pieces.  So .... I need to get out there and bring in more wood for my li'l ol' stove ......

Then it will be back to my corner.................. See yah!     

Got my car back but it isn't fixed.  I am thinking this is deja vu.  Already told ya!! 

We went to Photo Guild last evening.  A pitch-in dinner and two slide shows.  One was on places in Utah this past fall.  200 photos.  Wonderful, lovely, stop-breathing, WOW pictures!  God's eye candy!!  The other slide show was the members of the guild send or gave pictures to Michelle and she made a 210 picture slide show of all pictures from the members.  They club will use the slide show as a project....$5 for a DVD.  I want one but I am probably the only member that doesn't have a DVD player yet!! 

Today I went shopping.  I exchange my Quick Start for a more amperage quick start.  I got some gift certificates, some Christmas cards, a Christmas top to wear, and my telephone blocked so I won't get text messages.  Seems that someone in the west got Verizon cell phone numbers from the midwest and are sending SPAM text messages.  I have to pay for each text message I get so now all text messages are blocked!  Tony will just have to call me! 

Now I have some gifts to wrap. 

A foggy day in Indiana today.  Worse when I came home.  Below is a photo out my front window at 1:30pm...a half an hour ago.



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Hi Etta Sue!   Yup, that's snow all right.

Colin, your poem was wonderful!

And Jane....that site you linked to is too.  I saved it to send on.  The First Christmas Gift is really what it's all about.

Dog bathing day here.  I just finished Ty, towel dried him, cut his hair some, and now he's sleeping.  So is Rocko.  I think his "nap" is just in case he is next.  "Let sleeping dogs lie"...haha   He's watching me pretty closely while he naps.

I just wanted to check in and see what everyone was up to.  See ya later.  Nita

Thank you Nita. Etta Sue that is a beautiful view out of your window. Take care everyone.

What a nice site, Jane.  You should put that in Manna for the Soul in the Religion folder on SeniorNet.  I'd so appreciate it if you would.

Nice view, Etta Sue.  Our snow is melting away.  It's raining here.

But we still have lots.

I just noticed a post by Oldiesmann on our site that you all should listen to.

It's lovely...

There's a link at the bottom to listen.

http://www.christianphotographers.com/community/index.php?topic=6485.0

Please post so he'll know you saw it?

Thanks!

Are you enjoying the Christmas music folks?

I have enjoyed reading all of the greetings.

I am still going to the chiropractor for my back problem  I do feel that there is a slight change.  As for today we are sure getting a mix of weather, rain snow sleet slippery roads etc etc and this evening when the temp. drops we are to get lots of snow 4 cm I think.

Tomorrow a large group of present and past co-workers are meeting for breakfast in a little rest. north of here so I hope the weather is settled by then.

Ruth

Good evening!  I've been busy today, just now getting in here.

Yes, to those who asked, I will be having the cataract removed from my left eye on Friday.  Marilyn, the RK surgery was not the lazer--that was back when they made the radial cuts in the cornea.  Now they know they should never have done that, but too late for those of us who had it!  Had I had any idea the lasik surgery would be available in another year, I would never have had RK.  But that's water under the bridge, now we just have to deal with it.  The right eye will be done on January 4.  I think I said Dec. 28, but that isn't right.

We went to see Abby's Christmas play this afternoon.  She was a cute reindeer--Cupid--in tan sweatshirt and sweatpants with antlers, and had several lines.  And on Saturday she is a snowflake in The Nutcracker.  Busy girl!

Tonight was the Care Home Christmas dinner, and Darrel and I went to be with Mom and Beth.  Mom seems to be doing quite a lot better now, so I'm thankful for that.  I had to feed Beth part of her meal, her poor hands just won't work much any more. 

I will check out those links tomorrow.  My eyes are getting heavy lidded now.  Soon I will be    ....I hope, anyway!

Hmmmm........everybody must be either sleeping in or busy doing "stuff" this morning!

I just remembered that I forgot!  Forgot to tell Colin how much I love his new poem about the donkey--unique point of view!  Thanks for sharing it, Colin.

Now I'm going to wrap gifts and see where we stand on that score.

Later!

Yesterday in that picture, the snow was almost gone.  The day before the ground was covered.  Today it will be all gone.  Suppose to get to 42°.  Now to get another snow December 24, warm up December 25 and the snow be gone December 26 and the temperatures rise each day until around 70° and stay there.  I can dream, can't I?

Today is Red Hats day.  First we were meeting.  Then we weren't.  Then it was today.  Then next Wednesday.  Then we were going out to eat.  Then we were eating at Harriets.  We were to purchase three $2-$3 gifts.  So now we are meeting at Harriets at 10:30am.  Still don't know where we are eating.  But afterwards we will meet at Harriets to exchange gifts!

Good Morning; I went to bed early last night 8PM, sometimes I go to bed at 7:30. Nothing is new here. No frost on the ground this morning I guess that is new.

Going to Tai Chi in a little bit then on to work. I think I am about done with the shopping I am not doing much this year. one each for Gilbert, Sarah and the kids. After being off work there for awhile and not working enough, I have to pay my bills first and put back in savings what I spent  on bills before buying gifts.

Hope y-all have a great day.

Hi everyone.  Just stopped by to read the postings since yesterday.  I am pressed for time today as was gone all morning to Bible study and have choir tonight.  I am having to rebuild the website for our user group and keep running into difficulties.  I had a beautiful site developed and the files corrupted someway and I lost a lot of hours of work.  I tried again and when I got to the same point I had the same result so am building it a different way.  I also have some webwork to do on the church website so am busier than I really want to be.  Maybe I will have more time to post tomorrow.  It is very warm here again today.