News To Improve Your Life
“And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were
accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn
son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because
there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country
shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And,
lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round
about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not:
for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all
people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is
Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 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, good will toward men. And it came to
pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said
one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is
come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste,
and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had
seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this
child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them
by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her
heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the
things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.” (Luke 2:6-20)
Today’s
Morsel:
The story of the life of Jesus Christ is the good news that we all need to
improve our lives. If we never apply the gospel to ourselves, we cannot have a
changed life. Paul taught that if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature (2
Corinthians 5:17). Once you have the knowledge of Christ, have repented of your
sins, and been baptized in His name, you are now commanded to walk in the
newness of life (Romans 6). Don’t expect your life to improve without
Christ. As Jesus said, without me, you can do nothing (John 15:5). But in Him,
we live, move, and have our being. This gospel will improve your life if you
accept it. Consider the stories of Ruth, Esther, Mary Magdalen, Mary the mother
of Jesus, the apostles that were chosen by Jesus, The Woman at the well,
Abraham, Noah, and Moses. All life-changing stories for the better, and they
were all written for our learning. These stories are to show you how God can
improve your life for the better just as He did theirs if you will let Him. If
you feel that life is mundane and boring, try Jesus and let Him improve it for
you.
Sing: Something beautiful,
something good, all my confusion, Jesus understood. All I had to offer
Him was brokenness and strife, but He made something beautiful out of my life.
Thought For
Today: “And
I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will
take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and
they shall be my people, and I will be their God.” (Ezekiel 11:19-20)
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