Beloved Friend,
Let’s welcome December 2024 with heartfelt gratitude and praise to God.
As we end this year, we want to give God thanks for who He has been to us, and all that He has done throughout this year. Let’s thank God for every soul He has reached with the good news of the gospel.
Friend, as we celebrate Christmas let’s pay particular attention to practically meeting the needs of the poor and hurting with the gospel and also the practical demonstration of the love of Jesus Christ.
The holy scriptures says, God is love, His love is perfect, never fails, casts out fear, and we can totally depend on God’s love, 1 John 4:7-21
Nothing can stop God’s love for us!
“Keep me near you like a seal. Keep the seal on your arm because love is as strong as death. Strong love is as strong as death. It quickly becomes like a flame. And that flame becomes a great fire!
If love were like fire, then even plentiful water could not put it out. A river can be powerful. But nothing can stop our love. A man might offer all his wealth for love. But someone else would not want this offer.” Songs of Solomon, 8:6-7
Let us Love in deed and truth not just in words, 1 John 3:18
God’s Love is what causes faith to work, Galatians 5:6
The perfect love of God will move us into obedience, and action in doing the word of God. This obedience makes a difference, and births miracles and breakthroughs in people’s lives.
The active perfect love of God will expel the fear of the past, present, future, sickness, death, poverty, etc. 1 John 4:18, instilling hope that God can provide and keep us in all circumstances.
God’s love will free the heathen from the bondage of sin into salvation and the Holy Spirit will come and live and abide in you. Love has the power to change you and others, and your circumstances.
Throughout this month let the love of God move you to preach and demonstrate the gospel of the kingdom to the poor and hurting all around you. You can:
- Make time to specifically pray for God to heal, and deliver the sick and oppressed.
- Pray for the unsaved to respond to salvation and for God to meet all their needs.
- You can also reach out in kindness to the needy and hurting by providing food, shelter, clothing, a listening ear and so on.
Take time to meditate on Matthew 25:31-46 and go forth to put the word of God into practice.
“When the Son of Man appears in his majestic glory, with all his angels by his side, he will take his seat on his throne of splendor, and all the nations will be gathered together before him. And like a shepherd who separates the sheep from the goats, he will separate all the people. The ‘sheep’ he will put on his right side and the ‘goats’ on his left.
Then the King will turn to those on his right and say, ‘You have a special place in my Father’s heart. Come and experience the full inheritance of the kingdom realm that has been destined for you from before the foundation of the world! For when you saw me hungry, you fed me. When you found me thirsty, you gave me drink. When I had no place to stay, you invited me in, and when I was poorly clothed, you covered me. When I was sick, you tenderly cared for me, and when I was in prison you visited me.’
“Then the godly will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty and give you food and something to drink? When did we see you with no place to stay and invite you in? When did we see you poorly clothed and cover you? When did we see you sick and tenderly care for you, or in prison and visit you?’
“And the King will answer them, ‘Don’t you know? When you cared for one of the least of these, my little ones, my true brothers and sisters, you demonstrated love for me.’
“Then to those on his left the King will say, ‘Leave me! For you are under the curse of eternal fire that has been destined for the devil and all his demons. For when you saw me hungry, you gave me no food, and when you saw me thirsty, you gave me no drink. I had no place to stay, and you refused to take me in as your guest. When you saw me poorly clothed, you closed your hearts and did not clothe me. When you saw that I was sick, you didn’t lift a finger to help me, and when I was imprisoned, you never came to visit me.’
“And then those on his left will say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty and not give you food and something to drink? When did we see you homeless, or poorly clothed? When did we see you sick and not help you, or in prison and not visit you?’
“Then he will answer them, ‘Don’t you know? When you refused to help one of the least important among these my little ones, my true brothers and sisters, you refused to help and honor me.’ And they will depart from his presence into eternal punishment. But the godly and beloved ‘sheep’ will enter into eternal bliss.” Matthew 25:31-46 TPT.
Thank you for your faithful partnership in prayer, giving and sharing the gospel of the kingdom worldwide.
May God bless you and increase you more.
Have a blessed Christmas!
APOSTLE DARLENE ERBYNN
