WHAT IS THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL? AND HOW SHOULD WE CELEBERATE CHRISTMAS AS CHRISTIANS?

without a Godly vision, what and where will we be? we be but a dust blowing in the wind. without a direction and purpose. 

In the end, only you can decide whether you spend eternity in heaven or in the lake of fire. The generation that perished in the flood thought it was foolishness that Noah talked about rain. But when the waters began to rush in they all perished all because they chose not to believe. 

GOD told Joshua that the promised land is theirs to take. But the LORD didnt just hand it to them in a silver platter but they had to fight for it. and just as the children of Israel had to fight for their promised inheritance, we too need to fight for our inheritance, for the salvation. YES it is indeed free but we have got to step out and take it.

What keeps us from going all in and be a true follower of CHRIST? is it tradition? or culture or maybe we dont want to let go of our addictions? if we cling on to them and will not let go, these things will weigh us down and prevent us from moving forward to where GOD wants us to be. 

An Altar without a sacrifice on it is just a furniture and a sacrifice without an altar is just empty labor. Just as faith without works is dead because it is alone. For as the body is without the spirit is dead, faith without works is dead also. GOD meets us at altars, but GOD will not visit an empty altar. But equally important is that our sacrifices must be what GOD requires.

Matthew 19:27-28 tells us: Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. My friends we shall reap Inheritance if we faint not. If we hang on to our faithful walk with GOD abiding in his will then we will surely enter into the joy of the LORD.

James 1:19-20 tells us: Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. A true elder brother lifts and takes care of the younger. we are not in competition with each other but we lift each other up for we are members of one body. Let there be no strife between brethren for what we do to a brother it is as if we do it unto the LORD. 

Romans 12 talks about us being members of ONE body. We were not created to stand out by ourselves but as members fitly framed together as the bride of Christ. And as part of that body nobody is more important than the other but every member is equally important. But when preeminence and selfishness enters into that one member it causes division and the body to malfunction. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of smell be? Let all glory and preeminence be unto GOD and let GOD be GOD and let us be the members and vessels that GOD uses. We are stronger united than divided. 

What happens when you pray and you doubt it will be answered, do you think it will be answered? NO sir. JESUS told his disciples, If you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to this fig tree , but if you say to this mountain, be removed and be cast into the sea; it will be done. One of the reasons we get stuck in prayer is we do not believe the things we pray for. But have faith, pray and start acting on that prayer and start preparing yourself to receive that answered prayer. Have faith and trust GOD for he is well able to perform his word.