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Tomorrow we celebrate the birth of the Son of God, our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus the Christ.
Today we are going to read three Christmas poems that were grouped together in God’s Rhyme as The Christmas Progression. It seemed fitting to me as I wrote the last poem for the book in December.
THE CHRISTMAS PROGRESSION, (© 2019, God’s Rhyme, pg. 135)
THE WONDER OF CHRSTMAS (GOD'S GIFT)
Oh let us sing today
Filling our hearts with joy
The Prince of Peace has come
With the birth of this baby boy
For to us a child is born
To us a Son is given
And His name will be called
Wonderful Counselor
Mighty God
Everlasting Father
Prince of Peace
Sing with a joyful noise
So those around can hear
As our hearts now rejoice
In our Almighty God today
Father everlasting
In the birth of Your Son
We find the true reason
We do celebrate this season
Wonderful Counselor
The Messiah from birth
God’s gift to us on earth
May we return His love with joy
For to us a child is born
To us a Son is given
And His name will be called
Wonderful Counselor
Mighty God
Everlasting Father
Prince of Peace
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THE FIRST GIFT
Another year again gone by,
Another year older.
We are now near the lullaby,
Are we any bolder?
The manger
The birth
The star
And strangers
Have we met that baby boy child
So glorious and mild?
Is He more than a memory,
A nice Christmas story?
An everlasting gift of God’s
In the birth of His Son.
A miracle that seems at odds
To the world, this one.
With His birth
His death
And resurrection
Our sins
Forgiven
And now it is Christmas again.
His gift, open the door
And you just have to let Him in
And unwrap salvation.
ONE CHRISTMAS DAYS
" In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God and the Word was God. He was
in the beginning with God." John 1:1,2, NKJV
Before the Christmas carols we did sing,
forever before a single church bell did ring,
before we could shout to the world with joy,
was the Word, God's baby boy.
"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among
us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the
only begotten Son of the Father." John 1:14, NIV
The Word was born in the flesh, as is man,
dwelling among us, as only God can,
from creator to sacrificial blessing,
born of a woman to cure our distressing.
What would this world be like without His birth,
amid the chaos what would life be worth?
In His saving grace, if we believe,
our sins, our sorrows, He does relieve.
God loved us before we loved Him.
His love is there for each of us,
today, tomorrow and yesterday,
manifest through the God man, Jesus.
"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take
to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived
in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring
forth a Son, and you shall call his name JESUS,
for He will save His people from their sins."
Matthew 1:20,21, NKJV
We have read His word,
we have heard the story,
songs of joy we have stirred
proclaiming His glory.
Given freely, a gift of freedom
from a world so full of hate and greed,
no longer living in life's serfdom,
now thru His Son we have all we need.
We can sing songs from the mountains high,
we can celebrate His birth on this day,
we can shout joyfully knowing why,
we can speak of Him, knowing what to say.
yes, tis a happy season
an angel, Gabriel
a stable, no room at the inn
shepherds worshiping the Good Shepherd
a star in the sky for three wise men
all, then and now, knowing
joyfully believing
God's gift, His only Son
So on this Christmas day let us pray,
may the songs of the season we are singing
be louder than the church bells ringing.
May our joy prevail past the end of days.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whoever believes in
Him shall not perish, but have life everlasting."
John 3:16, NKJV
Merry Christmas to all
and to all a good life.
Thank you , Lord.
Happy birthday,
Jesus.
Reflection:
My view of Christmas over the years. We sent The Wonder of Christmas out as a Christmas Card. The First Gift languished in the computer. One Christmas Days is a continuation of my view of what we/I need to remember during the Christmas season.
We sent this to a few friends and co-workers (a big leap of faith for me)
Discussion: We wish you all, your family and friends a very blessed Christmas Day as we celebrate the birth of our salvation, Jesus.
If you give
Him the times
As you live
His word rhymes
And don’t forget: We are the King’s kids and you will never get rid of us because we are His with Jesus.
Merry Christmas everyone and God bless you and yours.
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"If you give Him the times As you live His word rhymes "
"We are the King’s kids and you’ll never get rid of us because we are His with Jesus."