C4 Connextion Corner

  I saiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Here is the Good News I have always had a disdain for hearing “I have good news and bad news.” My disdain for the statement comes from the thought that the purpose of the good news is to soften the blow of the bad news . If I am completely honest, we live in an era where bad news is common. So much so, that good news can, quite literally, take our breath away. We live in a sin-filled, sick-ravished, fiscally impoverished, morally inept, and inebriated society. The gift for us is that our gracious and loving God decided that this world and people (us); who are corrupt and sinful in nature, are the people in which God would deposit His son in the earth. This gift has given us direct and deep relationship with the father. And we have one job: to remind others

“ When joy and prayer are married, their first-born child is gratitude” Charles Spurgeon   1 Thessalonians 5:16-18    Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.   Happy Thanksgiving to you my sister and brother! I have a question for you, can you be grateful when circumstances are not what you want them to be?  Can you rejoice, pray and give thanks to God when things in your life may be upside down?  This scripture, written by the Apostle Paul commands us to do three things that are uplifting when many things around us may not be uplifting.   We must realize that being a Christian means we are not allowed excuses for not having a grateful, thankful heart toward the God that loved and saved us. Regardless of our past, our current conditions or hopeful future, we are to give thanks! Another Thanksgiving holiday has come before us and while some of us may experiencing the refreshing of God, let