December 20, 2020
Greetings and blessings to all of you and a very Merry Christmas. In Phil. 2:9 it says, “God has exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name.” The Word also said, “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” We sing Mary Did You Know. My question is to all of us ..Do we know? Do we know that Jesus is the personification of PEACE. Do we know that the world can offer us only a peace that is shallow and unfulfilling? There is no real peace apart from Christ. We can put our blinders on or simply dismiss what’s going on in the world and our life or we can drown our uncomfortable feelings in liquor or wine/weed or some of the harder drugs but it is all temporary and fake. You may experience a momentary tranquility perhaps stimulated by positive circumstances….like a trip to Hawaii or Belize...but again it is mixed ignorance. What is this Ignorance? It is the belief that you and I can have peace without Jesus Christ and no nation can know peace without God. This culture is attempting to do just that today. They have eliminated God out of most of the institutions and the higher ups say that is what the people want. In Genesis 11:1-9 Nimrod tried to build a tower (The Tower of Babel) to symbolized Power and autonomy and ultimate authority without God. What was God response? He destroyed the tower, scattered the people and confused all the languages compelling the people to form specific people groups in order to communicate. Saints nothing has changed. People are still trying to get rid of all aspects of the authority of God. They want to gag Him. They want God to stay out of their business! The reason there is no peace in the world is “the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked.” (Jer. 17:9) and Jesus has said, “There is no Peace for the wicked.” (Isaiah 48:22) The worlds version of peace is false. Until Jesus is your Savior and Lord of your life you will not experience true peace. Until Jesus returns (just like He came as a baby) there will no Peace in this world. Today the candle of Peace is burning. Jesus left saying, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” Please receive this Peace and apply it ...beginning right now.
With the Love of Christ
First Lady Vivian C. Currie
Pastor ALC