Dewey's Daily Cup

Dear Family of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Thank you for coming to the CUP!

We have much to share with you all this day…Merry Christmas!

May you and yours be with God this day and all days.

May the United States of America Bless God! AMEN!

Let me give you a PRAISE NOTE! I talked to little Jayden’s Mom yesterday from Socorro, NM and she told me that the Doctor’s consider Jayden a miracle! PRAISE GOD! If you remember last week we asked you to pray for the little guy as he fell on a knife that came less that an inch to piercing his heart! He was rushed to an Albuquerque Hospital where he was attended to and The Holy Spirit moved in and all is healed! The Family is so very thankful for your prayers!

Let us pray for all this in a deep, deep hurt this Christmas……so many people, more than in the past are hurting this Christmas season. Let us be sensitive to the needs of others.

I felt so bad for my my account being hacked yesterday, I am so sorry!
I was at lunch today with Angelo Winfield of Computer Network Designs and he was telling me about all the computer hacking going on and why he was not on facebook, then Pastor Leonard R Navarre called me just at this time and said my AOL account had been hacked!!Once again I am sorry, we got it all fixed up now! We are surrounded by the best Jannetta and Angelo and hacking does occur, please change your password often on your accounts and never open an email with no subject line and just a hyperlink. Angelo stated to me that hacking is increasing at Christmas time as people are fishing for information. I thank the Lord for all my friends who watch out for me and my family.

I love my Bibles..Pastor Leonard gave me a Thompson Chain Reference, used it Sunday when Preaching…..Love to read the Word of God. As Barbara Gould said awhile back on my radio show, Blessings occur when God’s Word is spoken into the atmosphere! God’s Word brings life..it is the Bread of Life.

My Christmas Scripture this year is:

Found in John 18:36:

Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my Kingdom is from another place.”

You are the King, then! said, Pilate.

Jesus answered, “You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”

Who is your King? is it money? Is it sports? Is it the lottery? Is it “stuff”?

Are you on the side of the Truth? The Complete Word of God? Not part, but complete?

I ask the questions not only to all of us, but so that we can in a loving way ask others these questions as we read the Bible to them. Get people thinking in a loving way.

And then read to them the angel coming to Mary in Luke 1, A Virgin conceives.

Please watch our Christmas TV Special, Dewey and Friends this Saturday night at 6pm on KAZQ CH 32 with Leonard R Navarre A presentation of FGGAM! Merry Christmas from all of us atwww.fggam.org

Gotta share this with you……Most of you know I am from Minnesota……..Jerry Cheesehead Fisher has fun with that, him being from Wisconsin and all.he likes to make fun of me and Norwegians…..Darlene Fick Quiring from Mt. Lake, Minnesota which is 14 miles from my hometown of Windom, posted this” “The Norwegians Mexico Vacation”……….

Ole, Sven, and Lars decide they are going to Mexico for a vacation. They get falling down drunk and wake up in jail and find out they all have been sentenced to die in the electric chair.

Sven is the first to be strapped in the electric chair and the guards ask if he has any last words. Sven says, “I yust graduated from St. John’s College in Minnisota, with a degree in divinity studies, and I am a good Christian man…. but if it is God’s will for me to die, so be it.”

The guards throw the switch and nothing happens. The guards get on their knees and say, “You are surely a Godly man and we are going to let you go.”

Lars is next to be strapped into the electric chair and the guards ask if he has any last words. Lars says, “I yust graduated from Concordia college in Moorhead, Minnisota, with a degree in divinity studies, and I am a God fearing man. If it is my time to die, it is God’s will.”

The guards throw the switch and nothing happens. The guards say, “You also are a Godly man and we are going to let you go.”

Ole is the last to be strapped into the electric chair. The guards ask him if he has any last words. Ole says, “Vel, I yust graduated from South Dakota Tech in electrical engineering…. and I’ll tell ya right now, if you don’t plug dat ting in, it ain’t gonna work.”

I just love a good hearty laugh, Grandma Caraway who told me back in 1974 that I would be a Preacher always said that Laughing was so good for the soul! Good clean humor! Thank for that Darlene, I know Jerry will tell this one for ages! I invite all to send me good clean humor!

Darlene also sent this into share here at the CUP………

by Jack Wellman on January 7, 2012 ·
Many people are seeking to find their purpose in life. What is Gods purpose for them? Frequently, the desires of our hearts are also the will of God. How can you find out what Gods will is for your life? The answer to these questions is of supreme importance, not only for believers, but for God as well. God wantsyou to know His will for your life. A good place to start is in prayer, reading the Bible, and in seeking counsel from Christian friends.

If you are not a believer in Jesus Christ and have not placed saving faith in Him, then you are out of the will of God for He desires that all to come to repentance and faith and to be born-again. If you are not a Christian, then you will never truly find out what Gods will is for you. For non-believers, Gods will is for you to place your faith and trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior to repent and ask Him to forgive your sins.

The Bible is clear about what God desires from Christians. God wants us to glorify His Sons name, Jesus Christ.

Biblical Purpose for Your Life

The Bible is clear about what God desires from Christians. God wants us to glorify His Sons name, Jesus Christ. He desires that we tell others about the good news of the Gospel. Apart from these two obvious wills of God for us, what other Scriptures tell us what God wants us to focus on?
Romans 12:1-2 says, Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of Gods mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to Godthis is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what Gods will ishis good, pleasing and perfect will. When Paul says I urge you the Greek indicative is to beg or plead with the brothers and sisters. The word urge is more like a desperate plea for your own sakes and in fact the word urge is from the root word for urgent. This means it is of critical importance. Also, notice in verse two that it says, Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. This renewing is the same Greek word that typifies the Transfiguration of Jesus on the mount of Transfiguration (Matt. 17:1-6). This is where the Shekina Glory was revealed to Peter, James, and John.
So we know that God desires for us to not be conformed to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind by the Holy Spirit. In Romans 1:2 it says, Then you will be able to test and approve what Gods will ishis good, pleasing and perfect will. It says that only then, that is after the renewing of the mind and not being patterned after this world, that we can know his good, pleasing, and perfect will. Thats it! This is His perfect will! Gods will for our lives is that we not be conformed to the world but allow the Holy Spirit to transform our minds and then we can what Gods will ishis good, pleasing and perfect will. How clearer can it be? That is Gods will for our lives. It is not for us to be rich, to never be sick, and to not suffer, but to conform to His will and His will is a perfect will! Wouldnt you expect to know where to find Gods will? Naturally you can find it in the Bible, because Gods Word to us is the Bible.
So Gods will for our lives is to be transformed by the Holy Spirit, to not be conformed to the world, and maybe even to suffer. Wait! To suffer? First Peter 3:17 says, For it is better, if it is Gods will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. Jesus had to suffer more than anyone else in human history and just before Calvary Jesus fell with his face to the ground and prayed, My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will (Matt. 26:39). There it is. Jesus wanted to seek and do God the Fathers will over His own. And what was Gods will for Jesus? The prophet Isaiah tells us what Gods will was for Jesus just before the brutal Calvary: Yet it was the LORDs will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand (Is. 53:10). Yes, this was God the Fathers will for Jesus. His will for Jesus was to crush him and cause him to suffer and to make his life a guilt offering for those who would believe in Him. It should not surprise us then that sometimes Gods will is for us to suffer and this suffering is for Gods glory! I realize that for some who are reading this article about how to find Gods will for your life would not ever think about it being to suffer, but this is from the Bible and the Bible is God speaking to us from His Word (2 Pet. 1:20-21, 2 Tim. 3:16).

Seek Godly Counsel

Another way to find Gods will in your life is to seek the counsel of an adviser, a friend, a pastor, or teacher. The Bible says that in the multitude of counselors there is safety (Prov. 24:6b). Proverbs 11:4b also says that there is safety in having many advisers. The key word in these proverbs is many. Asking your best friend may not help you find Gods will for your life. It may be good advice but it may not be Gods will.
Its not like God is trying to hide His will from us or that He will not help us find His will for our lives. Just read Ephesians 1:11, In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will. Everything will work out for our best and things in our life will be according to the purpose of his will. Romans 8:28 confirms that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Trust Gods Sovereignty

As we read in Romans 8:28, Christians can rest in the fact that God is sovereign over everything that happens in this life. He directs events, He puts people in our paths, and essentially He enables us to be in the right place at the right time. Proverbs 21:1 is one of my favorite Scriptures for reassurance when I am praying for Gods will in my life, The kings heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He wishes. If God can direct the kings heart to wherever He wishes, then surely He can direct you to the right employer, to the right woman or man, to the right ministry, or whatever His will is for you. The key here is that your will must be aligned with His will or you will be frustrated.
We already know that Gods will is for us to not be conformed to this world, to be renewed in our minds by the Holy Spirit, and to seek godly counselors, but He also wants us to know that He is directing your life in His good and pleasing sovereignty for what is best for you (Rom 8:28). He wants you to trust Him in this directing. Proverbs 16:33 indicates that The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD. This clearly means that if we cast some dice, God not only knows where they will land, but what their sum total will be. That decision is from the LORD. The question is, will you trust Him with it?
Daniel 4:35 says All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: What have you done? If God does what He pleases with the nations of the world, and no one can hold back His hand, then surely you must know that He can help you find your will for your life which will also be His will for your life. An important lesson here is that Gods will for your life should be what you are seeking as your will for your life. You do not want to seek your will unless it is also Gods will. To seek a will for your life that is different from that of Gods will for your life will be a continual frustration.

Aligning Your Will With Gods

The true joy in your life will be finding Gods will for it. Anything short of this will not be pleasing to God and will not please you in the end. Gods will for your life is also revealed in these Scriptures.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 It is Gods will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is Gods will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 John 2:17 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.
Matthew 28:18-20 Then Jesus came to them and said, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

Gods Will is Found in the Bible

God doesnt want to frustrate us in seeking His will for our lives. As it says in Deuteronomy 19:29, The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law. We can see that finding Gods will for our lives is found in the Bible. His words to us are His Word in print the Bible. You will be amazed at how much of Gods will for your life will be plainly revealed to you by simply reading the Bible every day. God is not trying to hide His will for your life. That is not His way. He wants you to know His will and the will of God are in the words of God in Scripture.

Final Thoughts on Finding the Will of God

This is not an exhaustive list, but we can sum up some of the know will of God for your life:

• Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world.

• Be transformed by the renewing of your mind by the Holy Spirit.

• Suffer for doing good.

• Seek a multitude of godly counselors.

• Trust in Gods sovereignty.

• Abstain from sexual immorality.

• Live a holy, sanctified life.

• Being thankful to God for everything.

• Read His Word, the Holy Bible.

Gods will for your life is much more than an occupation (a teacher, a janitor, a painter, an accountant, or a carpenter) it is for you to live a life pleasing to Him, allow the Holy Spirit to renew your mind, suffer for good, trust in Him, live a holy life, and read His Word. This is the will of God for you and for every Christians life.

Now the question is, will you make His will for your life, your will for your life?

Thank you for sharing Darlene!

For God’s Glory Alone in the Love of our Lord Jesus Christ, Dewey Sharon and family

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Dear Family of Our Lord Jesus Christ, My account was hacked and you may have received an email from me with a hyperlink and no subject line do not open.

Dear Family of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Thank you for stopping by for a CUP!!!

Please drink this CUP slowly……..pray as you read……….

Jesus said in John 18:37 as He answered Pilate’s statement that He was a King, Jesus said this, “You are right in saying that I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”

Let us share this Truth of Jesus Christ with the World! AMEN!

This from Pastor Leonard Navarre..

thank you to my friend Robin Sigars for this great quote: “When we choose to seek satisfaction and pleasure in things or people other than God, we commit spiritual adultery by chasing other lovers. And these other lovers cannot satisfy us because they are cracked cisterns. They are incapable of curing our thirst.” – Eric Geiger – iDentity – (Jer. 2:13

Thank you for sharing with us Pastor Leonard. By the way, I pray that you saw Dewey and Friends Saturday night on KAZQ CH 32! Pastor Leonard was my guest and we really got a lot of good comments on the program! PRAISE GOD! We are gaining more viewers each week, I can tell from all the comments that are coming in and the viewing on our youtube channel continues to grow! Thank YOU LORD! For God’s Glory Alone! Pastor Leonard is back with me again this week!

Ken asked if giving a a love offering to FGGAM was tax deductible yes it is, we are a non-profit ministry, 501c3. We would be so thankful this Christmas season for your love offering! You can give at our web site www.fggam.org The works that we are doing each day and week are shared with you here on the CUP! There’s more that is going on than what we have time to tell you, but our testimony is to you each day here on the CUP on what the Lord has us doing. The Cup is free to you all……A Cup of Coffee at Starbucks is what over $2.00? This CUP is Free, has been for 14 years. What if you prayed about giving $25.00 a month to FGGAM, so we can continue to reach out and be Salt and Light to the World, one person at a time. By the way Ken gave a gift, Thank you Ken and to your lovely wife Naomi, Merry Christmas, and thanks to you all who are supporting the efforts of myself and Sharon and those of you like Jannetta and Wanell who give of yourself each day to move this Ministry forward for God’s Glory Alone!!!!!!! We walk the road that God has put us on.

My life verse is……Acts 20:24

My life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus

Please pray for us as we walk this road for our Lord Jesus Christ. First time in my life I do not have what the secular World calls a “job and income”

I have the best boss in the World, our Lord Jesus Christ! AMEN AMEN

And WOW is HE teaching me much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And I will continue to share my testimony until the day I die!

Colleen Erbes shares this with us! Thank you Colleen!

Morning
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength;
loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Yesterday Sharon and I were at Emmanuel Ministries in Rio Rancho (see report below)then we go to a Baby Shower at the Lighthouse Church in Chimayo and get to meet Baby Eden Dec. 8th Then Preaching
in Rio Rancho on Dec. 16th at Pastor Marty Coop er

‘s church, Christ Full Deliverance Ministries Then on Dec. 23rd and 30th I will be Preaching in Quemado, NM in Catron County, at the First Baptist Church. I Praise God for what He is doing in my life, traveling the road He has paved for me and Sharon and for FGGAM! www.fggam.org I have prayed for years to become a circuit preacher, John Wesley one of my heroes!

My life’s verse for God’s Glory Alone Acts 20:24 My life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus.

Sharon and I are thankful for your love and prayers as we go forth here at FGGAM!

Thank you Barbara Gould and Sonja for having me and Sharon at Emmanuel Ministries International yesterday! What a Godly experience!!! 3 hours of heaven!!!!!!!!! My prayer this day is that all will spend more time each day in worship and praise of our Lord Jesus Christ! Let us Worship and Praise our Lord Jesus Christ each day not just on Sundays and Wed.

It is right to give Thanks and Praise to our Lord Jesus Christ!

Before I go any further please pray and worship over this….but keep reading as the CUP is far from done……keep reading below……

Psalm 106……..

106:1,47-48pp — 1Ch 16:34-36

1 Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. 2 Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the LORD or fully declare his praise? 3 Blessed are they who maintain justice, who constantly do what is right. 4 Remember me, O LORD, when you show favorto your people, come to my aid when you save them, 5 that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may share in the joy of your nation and join your inheritance in giving praise. 6We have sinned, even as our fathers did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly. 7 When our fathers were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea. 8 Yet he saved them for his name’s sake,to make his mighty power known. 9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them throughthe depths as through a desert. 10 He saved them from the hand of the foe; from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them. 11 The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them survived.12 Then they believed his promises and sang his praise. 13 But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel. 14 In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wasteland they put God to the test. 15 So he gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease upon them. 16 In the camp they grew envious of Moses and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the LORD. 17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it buried the company of Abiram. 18 Fire blazed among their followers; a flame consumed the wicked. 19 At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal. 20 They exchanged their Glory for an image of a bull, which eats grass. 21 They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt, 22 miracles in the land of Ham and awesome deeds by the Red Sea. 23 So he said he would destroy them– had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them. 24 Then they despised the pleasant land; they did not believe his promise. 25 They grumbled in their tents and did not obey the LORD. 26 So he swore to them with uplifted hand that he would make them fall in the desert, 27 make their descendants fall among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands. 28 They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods; 29 they provoked the LORD to anger by their wicked deeds, and a plague broke out among them. 30 But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was checked. 31 This was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come. 32 By the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them; 33 for they rebelled against the Spirit of God, and rash words came from Moses’ lips. 34 They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them, 35 but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs. 36 They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them. 37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. 38 They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was desecrated by their blood. 39 They defiled themselves by what they did; by their deeds they prostituted themselves. 40 Therefore the LORD was angry with his people and abhorred his inheritance. 41 He handed them over to the nations, and their foes ruled over them. 42 Their enemies oppressed them and subjected them to their power. 43 Many times he delivered them, but they were bent on rebellion and they wasted away in their sin. 44 But he took note of their distress when he heard their cry; 45 for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented. 46 He caused them to be pitied by all who held them captive. 47Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise. 48 Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the LORD.

We had a great discussion at Emmanuel yesterday about the need for each of us to be Salt and Light to the World. I talked about the darkness in society……..just talking the headlines of the day………all the killings in America……Children killing their parents………etc……the pain-that these killers must be in……many say, I knew him as a nice boy….or a nice man like the football player who killed his girlfriend then killed himself at the KC Chiefs Training Facility. The staff member of the Cleveland Browns Football organization that hung himself yesterday. The New Mexico 14 year old that killed his Mom and Sister, The boy who traveled to Casper, Wyoming to kill his Father and his Father’s girlfriend, The man who killed the Police officer in Minnesota, ambushed him, the man who shot dead two teenagers in Minnesota. The 7 people shot to death in Chicago on Saturday, the Four people in California who were killed.

Hang with me here…let us face the reality of the situation and the need for the Church to get it’s hands dirty and reach out and help the hurting with one on one ministry.

Our Society is going to hell in a hand basket day by day……….

Headlines Albuquerque Journal today:

Timing Right For Pot legalization

In the story, Rick Steve’s the travel guru known for his popular guide books and a top supporter of legalizing Pot across the United States says, ” It’s amazing where we’ve come, It’s almost counterculture to oppose us.”

That is a huge statement! is it Counterculture to oppose legalizing pot? Is it counterculture to be a Christian in the United States of America?

This is just great, we have drunk drivers killing people every week, now we will have Pot Heads doing the same!

With only about 20% of America going to Church on Sunday and the laws being passed in this Country, I have almost accepted being a Christian in the United States put’s you and me in the minority.

Sharon and I will stand in the gap for God’s people, that is what He has called us to do. Our Solution to today’s problems is a relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. We are not just sounding the alarm of what is going on in our World, we have the solution, which is our Lord Jesus Christ and we are out telling people one by one about Him. We are talking to the people who do not have a Church, who do not believe in Him. We are also out talking to the Body of Christ and encouraging them to keep on, keep on being Salt and Light and do not retreat! We are to carry out the Great Commission and occupy until our Lord Jesus Christ returns, we dare not give up and retreat!

I had a young lady tell me this past week that the University of New mexico, a taxpayer supported University, teaches that God does not exists, it was in this persons psychology class.

This is the World we live in, and it is our duty to be Salt and Light for our Lord Jesus Christ, reaching one person at a time.

Sharon and I confirm these words each day….will you with us? These words our from Henry Nouwen.

The great Spiritual task facing me (us) is to fully trust I belong to God that I can be free in the world—-free to speak even when my words are not received; free to act even when my actions are criticized, ridiculed or considered useless; free also to receive love from people and to be grateful for all the signs of God’s presence in the world. I am convinced that I will truly be able to love the world when I fully believe that I am loved far beyond its boundaries!

Now let’s hand the CUP over to Shari………..

John 15:26
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
Truly the Spirit of Christmas!
I know that I am one who underestimates the power of the Holy Spirit that dwells within my soul. My mind cannot grasp the thought of God, in the Spirit, living in me… else I’d live better. I’m just being honest. It’s a daily struggle to keep my mind pure in thought. The wrong person walks by me and old hurts revive, an unsaved person spouts profanity and I bristle, a saved person spouts profanity and I want to lay hands on them! And those are the times that I consider to be righteous rage; I won’t even go into the sins and thoughts in my life that are just flat out wrong. And to top it all, I drag the Holy Spirit right along with me, all the while He’s saying, “Don’t do it.”
What a gift we have in the Holy Spirit! My ingratitude reminds me of a YouTube video I seen last Christmas of a child who opened up a book for Christmas and just went off on his Mom. “A book, you got me a book for Christmas, why? Who buys books for Christmas, Christmas is for toys!” It was funny in a sad kind of way. It was kind of America in a nutshell. God gave us the gift of the Holy Spirit, and I think sometimes we’d like to return it. It’s convicting to have God hanging out inside of you. But when you think of life without the Holy Spirit, it’s terrifying.
The absence of the Comforter
How many times a day do I turn to the Lord for comfort? Too many times to count. Sometimes it’s a small thing, but there have been times that were it not for the comfort of the Holy Spirit, life would have been too much to bear. When I lost my Dad; when I lost my good friend Doyle; when I lost my job… the list goes on and on of times that I thought my world was never going to be right again and the Holy Spirit whispered “Peace,” and the turbulence ceased. What a gift!
The absence of Truth
The truth revealed by the Holy Spirit is what keeps us grounded in life. If not for the Word of God, where would we be? Those who do not read the Bible have no concept of the gift that is within their reach; there is no power in any other book in the world like that of the Scripture. To imagine the world without the Truth of God is to imagine the world without a conscience, and we’ve seen what just a few people without a conscience can do on the evening news.
Truly the Spirit of Christmas dwells with you if you are a child of God. It is a gift that keeps giving in bountiful supply and the more you seek to know God the greater the gift. The more time you spend in His word, the greater the gift! The more you praise Him the greater the gift! Woohoo, let’s open it!

Shari Johnson,
www.theJesusChick.com.