Sharon JaynesChristmas Inspiration, Expectant Living 2 Comments

He’s Coming Again

Today’s Truth
“Blow a trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm on my holy mountain.  Let all the inhabitants of the earth tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming, surely it is near” (Joel 2:1 NIV)

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In just a few days, you will most likely be taking down those Christmas decorations and packing them up until next year…when you will be pulling them out and decorating all over again!   Read more…

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The Day I Became a Sheep

Today’s Truth  “When the angles had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” (Luke 2:15 NIV)

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Today I want to share with you a story that I wrote a few years ago.   Read more…

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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!

Today’s Truth 
“Suddenly a great company of heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests’” (Luke 2:13-14 NIV)

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When my son was four-years-old, I overheard him singing “O Holy Night” in his best vibrato voice.   Read more…

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The Day I Became a Sheep

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 Today I want to share with you a story that I wrote a few years ago.  In it, I tried to imagine what it would have been like to be one of the shepherds that visited Jesus the first Christmas night. For just a moment, I want you to pretend that you are reading a letter that one of the shepherds wrote to his brother,  Read more…

Sharon JaynesDealing with Your Past, Forgiveness 3 Comments

Battered and Bruised

Today’s Truth
2 Corinthians 4:7 (NIV) “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” 

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The speaker came out onto the stage. He pulled out a one-hundred dollar bill.

“Who would like this one-hundred dollar bill?”  Read more…

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Grumbling to Grateful Part 2

Today’s Truth
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) “Give thanks in all circumstances.”  

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Yesterday, we looked at how the grumbling Israelites were not allowed to enter the Promised Land because of their unbelief and grumbling attitude. Now, let’s take a look at what happened with the next generation.

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Grumbling to Grateful part 1

Today’s Truth
“Give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV).

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Grumbling is as old as Methuselah. Actually, it goes way back before him. After Satan enticed Eve to disobey God and eat the forbidden fruit, there was a whole lot of grumbling going on.

“The wife You gave me made me do it,”  Read more…

Sharon JaynesIdentity in Christ, Women in the Bible 4 Comments

Valued

Today’s Truth
Mark 5:32 (NIV) “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”

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If you have ever felt worthless, this woman knows how you feel.  For twelve years she suffered from bleeding, and no one could find a cure. The more money she spent on treatment,  Read more…