2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFTS

We all love receiving gifts, especially at Christmas and on our birthdays. amen.

But as Christians, we have received gifts that are beyond measure, we are totally blessed.

What have we received:

Firstly

Grace- simply unmerited favour, we do not deserve anything God gives us. What we have is God's gracious gift to us, he doesn't have to give us anything, but he does, that's why it's grace.

Secondly

Peace-with God and with others. We are now at peace with God, Paul outlines this much more in chapter 2, peace with people and most importantly God

Finally- where do these gifts come from, they are personal gifts to us, given by God the Father, because of the sacrifice of Jesus.

They are personal to us; they are HIS love gifts to us.

In the following devotions, we will open some of these beautiful love gifts.

Praise his name

God bless you

KK






3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places

WE HAVE IT ALL

We often complain that we are lacking this or that in our lives, but spiritually speaking, we have it all.

Every single spiritual blessing we could ever dream of is ours.. amen

God has blessed us, these are of course applied to every true believer, they are personal gifts from the Lord to us.

They come to us, because of Christ, his work on the cross and resurrection, it is nothing to do with us, grace gives every gift listed in the following verses. We have these blessings because of Christ's finished work, not to boast about ourselves, but to show God's glory.

These are not ordinary gifts, they are heavenly gifts, we cannot find these gifts anywhere on earth, they are given by God the Father, because of the finished work of Christ and applied to us by the blessed Holy Spirit.

Every true and perfect gift comes from the Father of lights, he has given you these love gifts,

No wonder the first word in this awesome passage is of praise, BLESSED. Oh, he is to be blessed, who else can give gifts, ones that we don't deserve. BUT GOD

As a Christian, you truly

HAVE IT ALL.. AMEN

God bless you

KK

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Depriving Kamala her chance to finish the Biden agenda was at least as important as electing Trump to the presidency.

Revoke Biden’s Orders and Memoranda​

Beginning on January 20, 2025 President Trump will have the opportunity to repair the damage that Joe Biden and Kammy Harris have done in the past four years. But the next four years will pass quickly, so Trump has to start on his first day and keep charging ahead.

Hamas still holds about one hundred Israeli and three U.S. citizens as hostages. Biden did nothing to gain their release. Trump can force it.

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The Dems will have their own agenda. If they get a majority in the House — which seems unlikely at this writing — they’ll impeach Trump by Saint Patrick’s Day.

The agenda for Trump’s first month begins on Inauguration Day.

The simplest and best action Trump can take is to revoke all of Biden’s executive orders and presidential memoranda. According to Ballotpedia.

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Maria Billingsley said:

Direct from scripture...

Bible Gateway passage: Acts 2 - New King James Version

Coming of the Holy Spirit - When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of...

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Ah, I see.

Thanks for the Bible verses.

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Aimed at reaching out to people unable to go to Rome for the Holy Year and helping the millions who are expected to visit St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican teamed up with Microsoft and other specialized experts to create a “digital twin” of the church for an immersive and more meaningful experience.

St. Peter’s Basilica will be launching a new website to feature the virtual views, streaming services of religious celebrations and podcasts of prayerful meditations as well as an app on Dec. 1, that will help visitors with suggested itineraries, audio guides and real-time updates about the lines to the Holy Door and other sites.

Also, in January, young students around the world will be able to explore the basilica on Microsoft’s game-based learning platform, Minecraft Education.

The multiple projects use AI technology to help people weave together the historical, artistic and spiritual meanings connected with the world’s largest church, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of the basilica, told reporters at a Vatican news conference Nov. 11.

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How kind of him to speak well of someone who would call him a "loser."
My take is that Putin figured with a 2020 Trump win, he could stroll into Ukraine and have half of Eastern Europe by 2024--with no American opposition and a weakened NATO, which the US might have left.
But in 2020 American voters knew better.
By 2022, Putin figures he had to do it the hard way. By all objective standards, Biden and America were thriving. He gave up hope on getting an appeaser back.

When a soldier dies on the battlefield he or she gives their life blood. Blood is life, we go to the Red Cross to donate our blood for those who need it. Sometimes that blood will be the difference between life and death. It is an act of love.

Christ Jesus also died in battle for our souls. He allowed himself to be beat down, tortured, abandoned and betrayed, yet in all of that as His blood ran from his body, he loved and forgave. To forgive is a great sacrifice. We all know it because for most people to forgive can be a very long process. If we do not forgive, we stay under the power of those who harmed us, we become like them. It is a very terrible situation lived out all over the world.

The human situation is often a ‘Gordian Knot’, it cannot be untied by us, but only from the center where grace is at work. God’s infinite love is grace, stronger than death, nothing can extinguish the love God has for us.

We can extinguish our love for God and others and for that we pay a heavy price. Our very humanity is swallowed up in evil, we cease to exist as humans and become monsters if it is allowed to continue to grow. The wrath of God is against the horror of sin, not at his children.

We live in a cold culture, and perhaps as time goes on, more unloving. Today abortion is celebrated, and as the laws become more liberal and crueler. Yet it has become mundane, expected, and yes celebrated. For Christians it has simply become one issue among many.

In the Christian faith, God is not above and far away, but in the lives of each of us. One with our pain, love, suffering and our often despairing quest for truth. We are never alone.

Precious Blood of Jesus Christ save us and the whole world!-Br.MD

Reminds me of

Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows, so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”(Proverbs 26:19)

FaithT said:

I’ve never seen it extend to the face either. The woman in my parish just covers her head.

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Yes I just seen the veil head covering. Nothing that covers the face.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has pulled out his clubs “for the first time in eight years,” his office told NBC News, in an effort to curry favor with the president-elect.

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Most money laundering occurs with crypto. Do you really want to deregulate money laundering? Really?

FEMA supervisor who told team to ‘avoid’ homes with Trump signs says she’s a ‘scapegoat’

That supervisor, Marn’i Washington ... told the Washington Examiner that not only did she and her teams canvas houses with Trump signage, “we’ve registered and provided resources to Trump supporters.”

She explained the full context: Washington let her supervisors “know specific streets we could not do because of hostile political encounters,” and according to communications obtained by the Washington Examiner, she was encouraged and supported in her decision to avoid certain streets “to keep the team safe.”

Washington noted that the next bullet point on the leaked message spoke about de-escalation, which she said was necessary because “FEMA workers were having their lives threatened.”

Several of these hostile encounters were documented in the media, but Washington is demanding FEMA “turn over incident reports” showing additional hostilities that resulted in her having to avoid certain streets.

The Washington Examiner filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Department of Homeland Security to obtain these reports.

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Could be she's lying to try to save some semblance of dignity. Could be she isn't. Maybe we'll find out.

eleos1954 said:

You do realize Joe isn't running things ... right?

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Does anybody know who really is running the show?

Yup. I pray for the dead everyday.

Most common for the dead prayer:

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen. May their soul, and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

God help those who speak up for the most vulnerable!

He says it like it is.

I'm proud of him!

President-elect Donald Trump is starting to fill key posts in his second administration, putting an emphasis so far on aides and allies who were his strongest backers during the 2024 campaign.

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Trump described Zeldin, a four-term House Republican from Long Island, as “a true fighter for America First policies,” in a statement announcing his pick.

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May God bless them abundantly

God bless my bishop! Thankful he is standing up for children's rights!

I remember learning that in 3rd grade. I don't think it was ever taught to me after that.

Thanks for posting.

What a sad day for Cuba