God With Us,
We ponder the meaning of Immanuel and try to wrap our minds around the understanding that You are indeed a God who “pitches His tent” with us. Even so, we often act as though You are distant and unavailable to us. Forgive us, O Lord, when we are distant from You. Open our eyes and our hearts to receive Your light which came and comes into our world as the spirit of eternal love. We offer this prayer in Jesus name. AMEN.
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Remember: tomorrow at the 10:15 the Chancel Choir present their Christmas Cantata. Tomorrow evening the children will present a children’s Christmas program. It will be a great day at Central.
Grace and peace,
John McLemore
Advent Devotion for Today. Please read Philippians 2:1-11:
As a mother, the most humbling thing is realizing that the Lord has entrusted me responsibility for the proper raising of my children. What an awesome responsibility! Each time I held my newborn son, I was in awe that my husband and I had been given such precious gifts. How small I felt at those moments, but through the Lord we are given strength to be what He needs us to be. That responsibility has humbled me to believing we should never place ourselves in a privileged position above others, never saying we are more blessed or favored than they are. Instead, each true Christian needs to forget his own ego, but rather loving and helping others in whatever need they have without a desire for thanks or payback. From a young age, children need to understand and acknowledge God is the source of their accomplishments, talents, and gifts. While we want our children to be proud of a job well done, we must press upon them the virtue of humility. It is only with God we are able to receive these blessings, and the consistent praise belongs to God alone. May we strive to adopt the servant’s attitude as we seek to be more humble.
Beth Kelly
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