MANY OF US HAVE A GARDEN AT OUR HOMES. WE ARE REMINDED OF GOD'S PROMISES TO US IN THAT GARDEN AND LEARN MANY LIFE LESSONS FROM IT AS WELL.

THE ONE THING THAT SEEMS TO GROW BETTER THAN ANYTHING ELSE ARE THE WEEDS. THE WEEDS REMIND US OF THE SINFUL WORLD WE LIVE IN. AND WHEN WE FOCUS ON THE WEEDS IN OUR LIVES, WE MAY EVEN MISS THE MANY BLESSINGS WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN.

THE devil LOVES IT WHEN WE FOCUS ON THE WEEDS. IT KEEPS US FROM GROWING IN THE LORD.

JESUS USED THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER AND THE SEEDS TO HELP US GROW SPIRITUALLY IN HIS WORD.

SOME SEED WAS PICKED AWAY BY THE BIRDS. MANY PEOPLE ARE ALSO PICKED AWAY BY THE EVIL LIES OF PEOPLE AROUND US ENCOURAGED BY THE evil one.

SOME SEEDS DID NOT TAKE ROOT BECAUSE IT WAS PLANTED IN POOR SOIL. THAT REMINDS US THAT SOME PEOPLE ALLOW LIFE'S CARES AND TROUBLES TO DISTRACT THEM AND FROM MAKING IT THEIR TOP PRIORITY TO PURSUE GOD AND HIS WILL FOR OUR LIVES.

SOME SEED DID NOT GROW BECAUSE IT GOT CHOKED OUT BY THE WEEDS. MANY PEOPLE ALLOW THE WORLD'S VALUES TO CHOKE OUT BIBLICAL VALUES IN THEIR LIVES.

ONLY THE SEED THAT FELL ON GOOD GROUND GREW TO MATURITY. THE BIBLE AND GOD'S WORDS WILL HELP YOU DAILY TO BE CAPABLE OF BEARING THE HARVEST THAT GOD WANTS IN YOUR LIFE AND WILL HELP DEEPEN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.

WE PRAY THAT GOD WILL HELP YOU TO HARVEST THE BLESSINGS HE HAS IN STORE FOR YOU AND WILL BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY AS YOU CONTINUE TO HEED HIS WORDS FOR YOUR LIFE.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL  

AMEN

Unfortunately during this joyous season....the season we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, some how we tend to get caught up in the hussle and bussle of the preparation and buying of gifts.

Unfortunately this is also the time of year we hear of more than average numbers of people taking their own lives and more folks suffering from depression.  Rather than getting caught up in this type of downward spiral, let us remember it is not about how much you can spend; it is not about presents.....it is about the birth of OUR LORD.....CELEBRATE....GIVE THANKS...LET YOUR HEARTS BE FILLED WITH REJOICING.

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. God did not send His Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it."

                            THE MAGI

NO SINGLE TRADITION IS MORE WIDELY OBSERVED DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON THAN THE GIVING OF GIFTS.

THIS TRADITION IS FIRMLY ROOTED IN THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT OF THE MAGI WHO SAW A STAR IN THE EAST AND CAME TO WORSHIP JESUS.

" On coming to the house, they saw the child and his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold, francincense, and myrrh." Matthew 2: 11

IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT, CONTRARY TO POPULAR TRADITION, THE MAGI WERE NOT NECESSARILY THREE KINGS.