One of the beautiful things about Christmas is the countless number of carols and songs that fill the air with love and joy through the holidays. Think of the song, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”. The words tell us to let our hearts be light, and that our troubles should be out of sight. If that is true, then why are so many people lonely and hurting? While Christmas is a time of celebration, the world is not exempt from sorrow during the season. For many, heartaches from the past or fears of the future are intensified. Disease and death do not cease to exist during the holidays. How is it that a hurting heart can have a merry, little Christmas? Isaiah prophesied that a child would be born, to us a son would be given, and one of the most amazing things He would be called was Mighty God. “Mighty” is a translation of the Hebrew word “gibbor”, which is defined as “strength, power, hero, warrior.” The fact that Jesus came from heaven and stepped into our time and space is proof that He is a Mighty God. Jesus came to earth as a tiny baby, but as He walked the earth, He revealed the heroic power of a Mighty God. DECEMBER 21 The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. ZEPHANIAH 3: 17 “
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