WORD OF HOPE FOR TODAY with Ptr. Rolly Custodio: The greatest gift ever!

Friday, 24 December 2021

Word of Hope for Today with Ptr. Rolly Custodio

Message: The greatest gift ever!

Key Verse: ‘Good news…great joy for all the people.’ (Luke 2:10 NIV )

Today's Insight:

For many people Christmas is filled with dread instead of delight. Author Jon Walker writes this: ‘I’m sitting in a fast-food restaurant observing a young girl celebrating an early Christmas with her mother. Her presents are spread out across the booth and she just said, “I miss you, Mommy.” “I miss you too, Baby,” her mother says. Beyond the booth…a woman casually, but carefully watches them. Using my journalist’s eye, I put it all together. The watching woman is a social worker supervising a structured visit for a mother and child who are doing their best to celebrate Christmas…a few minutes later foster parents arrive and take the little girl home.

The mother leaves alone. There’s a darker side to Christmas we rarely acknowledge. We create this fantasy that seldom matches reality, even in the best of homes…many Christmas memories are full of tension, not tinsel…the holidays are just another excuse for Mommy to get drunk, or Daddy to be with his new family…yet another reminder that the one we love is far away or perhaps never coming back…The suicide rate is extraordinarily high in December…depression as common as “Joy to the World”…more people hurt at Christmas than we initially imagine.

For those tired of the hollow hope…of Christmas, the good news is, God is with us. Jesus came to earth to “bring…good news…for all the people.” Regardless of your situation, Christmas is the greatest gift you’ll ever get, because:

1) it’s the costliest you’ll ever receive because it cost Jesus His life;

2) it’s the only gift that lasts forever;

3) it’s one you can enjoy for the rest of your life.’

Parallel Reference Verses:

Zechariah 3-4, Revelation 16

Prayer for Today:

Lord thank you for this very hour, which is the preparation for our Noche Buena. You are truly our living God (The God of Israel, the God of all the Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ whom the same God we worship ) because despite of Covid19 Pandemic you have protected us not to be infected and likewise, you give us consistently our daily needs even so many of us lost our jobs. Lord you are awesome God and you don't leave us naked but you are there Lord for thick and thin because you fulfilled your promises to us for not to leave nor forsake us and wherever we are you are there to guide, protect and watch over our life. Lord thank you for this greatest gift that you gave to us which is a season of Christmas which we are remembering that you were born to save us and and even you are God, Lord Jesus you still humble yourself to be born in a manger and until to the point of death you gave your life to us as a ransom or payment for our sins, you took our sins instead we will be cursed to go to hell for we are born sinners as we inherited form Adam and Eve. Lord thank you for your unconditional love to us and for this Noche Buena we thank you for this greatest gift ever we received who is Jesus Christ our Savior and we joyful on this Christmas celebration because God is with us. In Jesus Name, Amen!

PRAYER FOR SALVATION:

Lord thank you for this opportunity to hear your Word and I admit Lord that I am a sinner and I repent of all my sins and accept you as my Personal Lord and Savior. Amen,

If you mean that from the bottom of your heart you are now saved as he promised in John 3:16 that if you believe in Him (Jesus) you will receive Eternal Life.

In order for you to grow spiritually follow these steps below;

a. Attend Church service regularly.

b. Attend Bible Study or prayer meeting.

c. Find your gift or ministry in the Church.

d. Witness Christ to others.

God bless you!

In Christ,

PRC

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