{"id":15110,"date":"2024-12-09T11:04:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T11:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/?p=15110"},"modified":"2024-12-20T11:09:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T11:09:30","slug":"my-special-christmas-digest-letter-to-you-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/my-special-christmas-digest-letter-to-you-4\/","title":{"rendered":"MY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DIGEST LETTER TO YOU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DIGEST LETTER TO YOU: WORTH KNOWING AND PONDERING!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Friend,<\/span><\/p>\n

HEREIN ARE SOME TEN GOLDEN RULES TO ASSIST YOU IN THIS CHRISTMAS IF YOU MAY.<\/span><\/p>\n

WHAT IS CHRISTMAS? It is a yearly COMMEMORATION and CELEBRATION of God\u2019s LOVE to mankind in the BIRTH of our Lord and Saviour – Christ Jesus and His REDEMPTION cause on earth for the good of ALL mankind.<\/span><\/p>\n

SOME TEN GOLDEN RULES I LOVE YOU TO OBSERVE – It will secure you in GRACE and BLESSEDNESS in this Christmas.<\/span><\/p>\n

1ST RULE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You shall PREPARE your soul for Christmas \u2013 Romans 12:1-2.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We need to PREPARE a room in the Inn of our heart for the Lord in this Christmas \u2013 Revelation 3:20; Luke 2:7b<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2ND RULE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You shall not over BURDEN the Sale clerk with your worries \u2013 Matthew 6:25-34 [note especially vs. 33 \u2013 the need to seek right].<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We need not let the worry of gifts \u2013 Shoes, games, transport, groceries, clothing\u2019s, jewelleries and other forms of shopping and shoppers, to weigh us down and get us into debt. More especially the BUY today syndrome for NOTHING to Pay in WORRIES with a heavy HEART and BURDEN LATER after the December and Christmas seasons are all over. BE wise – don’t be tricked by any sales outlet there.<\/span><\/p>\n

3RD RULE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You shall GIVE yourself with your gift \u2013 2 Corinthians 8:1-5; 2 Corinthians 9:7-11; Psalm 49:6-9.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Give God your heart before your material gains and gifts: Give me your heart, the Lord requires first before anything. Your life is worth to God than your gift.<\/span><\/p>\n

4TH RULE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You shall not VALUE gift by their cost \u2013 Luke 21:1-5; Matthew 2:11.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The least expensive gift may speak LOVE and with great hearts than the costly. So, let your love expression and expectation be of the good spirited and heartedness that speaks graciousness and gracefulness of God in Christ Jesus stead. Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n

5TH RULE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You shall not LEAVE [keep] Christ Jesus outside your Christmas \u2013 Matthew 2:13.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Joseph was with Christ Jesus on and in Christmas mood hence he could hear God of the plan of the enemy and cohorts \u2013 King Herod\u2019s \u2013 against baby Jesus. Don\u2019t let Christmas be used for evil work to you and your family – keep your being connected to the heavenly during the season and more so, after too.<\/span><\/p>\n

6TH RULE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You shall not ALLOW Father Christmas to replace Christ Jesus in your heart and that of your family \u2013 Ephesians 3:13-14; Colossians 1:27; Luke 2:11.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Some has put up some masquerade acts to display in devilish mood, terrorising and frightening people in the name of Christmas. Don’t get people hurt please.<\/span><\/p>\n

7TH RULE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You shall not FORGET and NEGLECT the needy \u2013 James 1:27; 2:14-20.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Christmas is a very good time to extend God\u2019s love to you to the needy around you. For the have not will always be among us the scriptures says – Deuteronomy 15:11; Mark 14:7.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

8TH RULE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You shall not NEGLECT your Church of gathering for Fellowship and Worship \u2013 Hebrews 10:25.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What is the Church? It is the voluntarily gathering of people to fellowship with one another and to worship God in spirit and truth. The service in the Church highlights the Christmas. In the morning it is called MASS \u2013 Celebration and Commemoration while in the evening – it is called BENEDICTION.<\/span><\/p>\n

9TH RULE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You shall be as a LITTLE Child \u2013 Mark 10:15.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It takes a childhood heart to embrace the spirit of Christ birth called Christmas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hence it\u2019s a time of childhood spirit and not childish attitude which we see on our<\/span><\/p>\n

streets during this period.<\/span><\/p>\n

10TH RULE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You shall WORSHIP and give your heart to Christ \u2013 Matthew 2:11; John 3:16; Revelation 3:20; John 1:12.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Let Christ be at the top of your Christmas. Prepare and decorate your hearts much more to your house.<\/span><\/p>\n

AND FINALLY:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

SELFISHNESS makes Christmas a BURDEN but LOVE makes Christmas – PEACEFUL, LOVELY, GOOD WILL and JOYOUS in everyway.<\/span><\/p>\n

BLESSED COMMEMORATION and CELEBRATION in God’s grace and BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus stead. Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wishing you a MERRY Christmas and BLESSED Regards.<\/span><\/p>\n

In God’s LOVE in Christ Jesus,<\/span><\/p>\n

Further Scriptural Reading Text: Matthew 1:18-25; Matthew 2:1-23; Luke 2:1-20<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Revd Chukie MORSI Snr.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DIGEST LETTER TO YOU: WORTH KNOWING AND PONDERING! Dear Friend, HEREIN ARE SOME TEN GOLDEN RULES TO ASSIST YOU IN THIS CHRISTMAS IF YOU MAY. WHAT IS CHRISTMAS? It is a yearly COMMEMORATION and CELEBRATION of God\u2019s LOVE to mankind in the BIRTH of our Lord and Saviour – Christ Jesus and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1780],"tags":[5077,8498,5591,8499,8497,2273,8496,2340,3574],"class_list":{"0":"post-15110","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-social-media-wisdom-nugget-publication","7":"tag-celebrate-2","8":"tag-celebratingthebirthofchristjesus","9":"tag-celebrationandcommemoration","10":"tag-christjesussaviourandlord","11":"tag-christjesusthereasonfortheseason","12":"tag-christmas-2","13":"tag-commemoratingthebirthofchristjesus","14":"tag-godslove","15":"tag-merrychristmas","16":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15110\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}