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It’s easy to get stuck looking backward. Past failures. Past pain. Past mistakes. But God calls us to lift our eyes, to set our minds to seek the things above.

In Isaiah forty-three verse eighteen (43:18), He says, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.” God doesn’t want our past to hold us captive. Through Jesus Christ, our past is forgiven, our guilt is removed, and our future is secure.

Jesus took our sin upon Hims...

In a world filled with uncertainty, many people wonder what comes next. Pain, loss, and change remind us how temporary this life can be. But for those who trust in Christ, the Bible offers a powerful promise.

In Isaiah sixty-five seventeen (65:17), the Lord says, “I will create new heavens and a new earth.” God is preparing something far greater than anything we experience here. For believers, Heaven is not wishful thinking. It is ...

Our world is searching for peace. We see it in our neighbourhoods, our cities, and even in our own homes. People talk about peace, but so often what we find is division, fear, and unrest.

The Bible reminds us that true peace doesn’t come from agreements or good intentions. It comes through the person of Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:13-16 tells us that Jesus came to create something new – to bring peace where hostility existed.

Through...

Have you ever wished you could start over? A fresh page. A clean slate. Maybe you’re carrying regrets from last year, or even from years ago - things you wish you could have said or done better!

The good news is, God specialises in new beginnings.

In 2 Corinthians five-seventeen (5:17), the Apostle Paul declares, “if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” Did you hear that? “T...

"Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." - John 14:6

Merry Christmas! Today, we celebrate Jesus' birth! We’re gathered with our loved ones, exchanging gifts, reading Luke two and other passages that tell about His coming. Today, our hearts are full of joy as we remember the best gift this world has ever received — the Messiah, come to save us from our sins. But the ...

"So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was n...

"And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord." - Luke 2:8-14

On one...

"The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land." - Jeremiah 23:5-6

When we picture Jesus as a baby, wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger, perhaps our first thought of Him is not as a powerful and victorious King, Who reigns forever and ever. Jesus is this mighty King will do what is just and right in...

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6-7

Peace. The longing of every heart. Every time I read the story of Jesus' birth in Luke two, the angel's song resonates with me: "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!" Now, I don't know about you, but...

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life." - John 3:16

Have you heard this verse before? Have you thought about it in the context of Christmas? Now, you might be thinking, "Well...that's a very strange thought. While we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus, we’re thinking about His death?"

Well, yes…you cannot separate those two even...

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.[…] The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” - John 1:1, 14

What a picture! God, the Creator, who’s always been and always will be, spoke and created the universe with His voice. The infinite, powerful God of the universe...the v...

"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” - Isaiah 7:14

It was such a glorious miracle that even today, over two thousand years later, people marvel at its fulfillment. Isaiah prophesied to Israel that their Messiah would be born of a virgin (that prophecy was over seven hundred years before Jesus came!). Jesus' birth was a miraculous fulfillme...

"Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert." - Isaiah 35:5-6.

When we celebrate Christmas, it's important for us to remember who our newborn King is. He fulfilled over three hundred different prophecies—showing that He was powerful, everlasting, and divine. J...

"He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain." - Isaiah 53:2-3.

John writes in his gospel, "The Word (Jesus) was with God and the Word was God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us..." If God becoming a human wasn't amazing enough, he also chose to come as a baby born in a manger t...

"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” - Micah 5:2

"Oh little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight." Truly, the night Jesus was born in Bethlehem and fulfilled Micah's prophecy, our hopes for salvation and fea...

"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” - Isaiah 7:14

During His time here on earth, Jesus fulfilled over three hundred different prophecies. One of these is the prophecy that Immanuel, which means God with us, would be born of a virgin. Luke records the fulfillment of this through the angel telling Mary that she would bear Jesus, even though...

"And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!’” - Luke 2:13-14

"Peace on earth"...that is certainly what most people strive to find. We spend our lives searching for things to fill the hole in our heart that lacks joy, hope, and peace. Well today, I have good news, just like the angels had for the shepherds. A...

"After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.’ When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him." - Matthew 2:1-3

When Christ's birth was proclaimed, there were two distinct reactions. The first was like the Magi who ga...

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” - Matthew 2:1-2.

The Magi are known for journeying to Jesus after seeing the star announcing His birth. In Numbers 24, there is a prophecy that "a star would come out of Jacob.” Well,...