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Zechariah 8:1-23 ~ Revelation 16:1-21 ~ Psalm 144:1-15 ~ Proverbs 30:29-31
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Merry Christmas! Busy week with Christmas - full posts will be back on December 26th.
Old Testament - Bible.org's commentary on today's readings in Zechariah titled "Oracles Concerning Hypocritical Fasting" is at this link.
New Testament - Bible.org's commentary on today's readings in Revelation chapter 16 titled "The Bowl Judgments" is at this link and "The Super Bowls" is at this link. Below is artist Pat Marvenko Smith's "The Seven Bowl Judgments" and "The Plagues of the Seven Bowls:

To order prints visit her "Revelation Illustrated" site.

To order prints visit her "Revelation Illustrated" site.
Psalms - Psalm 144 verses 3 & 4 are fairly well known: "O LORD, what are mortals that you should notice us, mere humans that you should care for us? For we are like a breath of air; our days are like a passing shadow." If our days are like a passing shadow, how then should we be spending our days? What types of things should we be investing our time & money into? What should we be investing our very hearts and minds into? Are you wisely spending your passing days in godly ways?

Merry Christmas! - I will close out this Christmas day blog entry with a quick reflection here on A Charlie Brown Christmas. :)

I think sometimes many of us wonder the same things that Charlie Brown did during this time of year. "What is the meaning of Christmas?" Well, I'll leave you will Linus' wonderful answer to Charlie and the Peanuts gang straight from Luke 2:8-14 (King James Version):
"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."

YouTube: Here's Linus in Charlie Brown's Christmas reciting the verses from Luke per above:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKk9rv2hUfA
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Please join us in memorizing and meditating on two verses of Scripture today: "LORD, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them? They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow." Psalm 144:3-4 (NIV)
Prayer Point: Pray in thanksgiving that the Lord cares for you and thinks about you. Pray in thanksgiving that the Father sent his son, Jesus, to dwell with us as a baby in a manger.
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God bless,
Mike
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Merry Christmas!!
It is unfortunate that we have reached this part of Revelations on Christmas Day. What struck me most is that even though they went through all these plagues the people did not repent. It struck me but did not surprise me because people have very fragile minds and generally not very smart. We are capable of being more intuitive but we generally choose not to be. There is a kind of sick pleasure that one gets when one is suffering. People who are depressed are comfortable feeling bad and if they feel good they feel uncomfortable. They do not do or want to do anything to get out of that state.
Any way, today is a day to remember the gift of Jesus and to be exhilarated about it! In fact everyday should remind us of his gift. We live because of Jesus. There are so many levels to this statement that I don't have the time to get into it now. We need Jesus all the time.
Posted by: David | December 24, 2015 at 08:17 PM