Preparing Your Heart for Christmas
1:40 PMHeatherIt may be a few weeks past the end of the scheduled Bible study, but yesterday I finally finished the last lesson of Nancy Leigh DeMoss' Lies Women Believe. Although I finished the book, if that study taught me anything it's that I will spend the rest of my earthly days unraveling the lies that entrap me. I will always need to work on clinging to that Truth that frees us. It's just an ongoing process, living here in my broken flesh, awaiting my Heavenly reward.
But, the end of the book leads me to my usual dilemma. You see, I need the discipline of a regular Bible study--preferably with the accountability of a group setting. I just don't seem to be one of those people who can go it on my own, without some sort of guidance. So, as I climbed out of bed today, I simply prayed for wisdom about how to direct my time with God this morning. Then, I remembered a pin from pinterest that outlined Scripture readings designed to prepare our heart for Christmas.
Now, I was too sleepy this morning to go find my lap top and look it up, but I remembered that Isaiah offers some very specific prophesy about who the Messiah would be. That seemed like a good place to start. Perhaps I'm not the only one who at some point may have sent out Christmas cards with this passage:
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the greatness of his government and peace
there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the LORD Almighty
will accomplish this.
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