Christmas is coming!

I look forward to the Christmas season. I put out the decorations and start preparing our home and business for celebrating the birth of Christ. 

The book of Micah was written around 700 years before the birth of Christ in Bethlehem. Micah and those waiting for the Messiah waited a long time. But it happened! I know I am called to wait as well. Indeed, the Bible says to patiently wait upon the Lord. And those that do will renew their wings, regain their strength and be restored.

I can plod along each day as Christmas Day approaches, taking in each moment with family, friends and customers. But I can't do it without prayer!

Please remember to Pray for Jerusalem. And while you're at it, remember Bethlehem as well. I was blessed with a wonderful trip to the Holy Land a few years ago...a great pilgrimage for any Christian. It is good to pray for Israel, and not because I say so, but because God tells us to in His Word.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:

May those who love you be secure.

Psalm 122:6

Our woods here are, well, drab. But that is usually the case at this time of year. We need the clean, white snow to cover it all up. We have had some snow fall but there is none on the ground at this writing. I guess we wait for that too. 

Like a little sapling in the woods which will one day become a mighty tree, a lot can happen to a person who has faith like a mustard seed. I trust you call upon, in prayer, the only name that can grow your faith.