Christmas, The Gift
What is the best Christmas gift?
The best of all Christmas gifts?
All that our money can buy,
All that we see with our eyes!
The sudden needs of the wants,
Not knowing before their wants;
Or, something we like to give,
Or, for ourselves like to give?
So many months have gone by,
Never for others to buy;
Suddenly we want to buy,
Wordly things that meets the eye?
What is the best Christmas gift?
Our hearts of love that will lift,
telling Jesus is Their Light;
loving them, He most delights!
That's why He was born for us,
to redeem His loving flock;
His flock from sinners to saints,
On the Cross innocently shamed!
What is the best of all gifts?
Our Lord Jesus is our Gift,
To us He gave, He was God;
On the tree, He shed His blood!
And here we are joyousness,
His Holy Birth Christ Jesus;
The One Who cares and loves you,
He is Alive, calling you!
Oh,Yes He is calling you!
To open your heart, please do;
Please, against Him, do not fight,
He wants to give you His life!
His life of His peace and joy,
Not like this world that is void;
He knows your name, He is God,
Watching you, so great His love!
This is your greatest love gift,
Christ, His rest to you He gives;
Within your heart, mind and life,
He, your greatest Gift for.....Life!
Christmas.....2005
LIFE TRANSFORMED AT CALVARLY
My weight of sinful self,
My empty heart I felt;
But Christ, so lovingly,
Drew me to Calvary!
I knelt before my Lord,
At the foot of Holy Cross;
Confessing my sins to Him,
Repenting----I needed Him!
And then my eyes have met,
His painful scars, so wet;
From all the blood He shed,
For me----my heart so wept!
I'll never understand,
Why He should take my stead;
And suffer there for me,
So I, at last----be free!
My God, I give my all,
To Him, Who gave His all;
Transformed in love, I know,
In Christ----Who loves me so!
Matthew 1:21
".......for He shall save His people from their sins." Clairesunday .........June 1960
WITH THIS RING, I THEE WED...
"With this ring, I thee wed," my darling I have kept,
For forty eight years, each year a step, on higher ground in depth;
God molded us and bonded us and made us one in heart,
Thus, one in heart with Christ our Lord, completed His great Art !
"With this ring, I thee wed," my darling is now gone,
I kissed the dew upon his face, with tears and tears of love;
I looked upon him, glowing ever, for God in Christ was there,
Leaving behind his smiling face, heaven's sunshine in the air !
"With this ring, I thee wed," my Saviour, He will keep,
I'll love and serve and sow His Word, together we shall reap;
Then someday, when earth's journing's end, my eyes will behold,
My darling with our King and home, THE BEAUTY OF IT ALL !
"Face to face shall I behold Him, far beyond the starry sky,
Face to face in all His Glory, I shall see Him, by and by."
by Clairesunday-----July 10, 1995
CHRIST OUR VICTOR
CHRIST OUR VICTOR
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My beloved Hymn, "I need Thee every hour,"
Oh! I need Thee every second of the hour;
For every second, this world of woe engulfs me,
Pressing me, in prayers my Lord upon my knees!
Father God, my Lord, how long will this go on,
Fighting to conquer earth, belonging to God?
Justifying slaughtering with deadly songs;
Fierced with hate and guns and fire and swinging swords!
Majesty! God's only Son! Our King, our Lord!
Lived and died and now, ALIVE FOREVER MORE!
Alpha, Omega, beginning and end, is He!
Almighty God! our Lord! Forever He lives!
Who can stand God's Power and Might, Christ's Glorious Strength,
Lashing out this earth, storms of lightening at length?
With His power, earth is silent through the night;
Bursting out, sunshine from Heaven, Christ our light!
Once again, again and again and again,
His love, mercies, grace and truth, just never end;
Those who come to Him, He reigns in hearts and lives,
Christ in you, hope of Glory, Eternal life!
June 30, 2004
The Truth of the Scriptures written in the Holy Bible
Subject: The Truth of the Scriptures written in the Holy Bible by the Holy Spirit of Almighty God, which are not written in the Book of Mormon.
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Christ's resurrection was
"Bodily" resurrection. Every human being is being resurrected after physical death, but, not all go to the same place. There is only one Heaven and one Hell.
John 5: 28 Christ's Atonement for our sins was His Blood shed on the Cross.
"Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness for our sins." Hebrews 9: 22 Jesus said,
"If I wash thee not, thou hast no part of Me." John13: 8 Jesus said, ....
"I am the Son of ( the Living , ) God." John 10: 36 The Bible refers to God's Holy Spirit as God's "Holy Ghost" which of course means the same.
"Holy Ghost" is not a "thing" ...Ghost is a Spirit; Ghost is a person. You and I have a "ghost" inside our flesh and bones, ( though it's not Holy. ) This means, you and I have a "spirit" inside our flesh and bones, ( though it's not Holy. )
God's Spirit is Holy. Christ's Spirit is Holy. Therefore we have the "Holy Spirit." This means, the Holy Spirit is a "Person." He sees, He feels, He understands, He speaks, He communicates, ( in Holy Scriptures. )
When we speak of the Holy Spirit, we are speaking of God and God's presence with us.
When we speak of the Holy Spirit, we are speaking of Christ and Christ's presence with us.
John 14: 26
John 15: 26
John 16: 13 & 14
John 20: 22 When God "overshadowed" Mary, God "breathed" into her soul and formed a tiny little baby in her womb and called Him, "Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins."
Luke 1:34, 35. This of course, makes Jesus both, the Son of the Living God and God Himself......it stands to reason, since God breathed into Mary's soul His "Holy Spirit" being a part of God's plan since in the book of Genesis, this makes Jesus God and "perfect, sinless" man given to the world to save us, being "imperfect & sinful" humans.
Matthew 1: 21 The Book of John's Gospel, chapters 20 and 21 in the Holy Scriptures, is the climax of Christ's bodily resurrection...His followers touched Him, He cooked for them, He ate with them, doubting Thomas touched the print, ( marks, ) of Christ's hands and Christ's feet & Christ's side where Jesus was pierced and doubting Thomas fell on His knees and said,
"My Lord & my God!." Doubting Thomas was changed from an Athiest to a Believer !
There is only one Holy Bible and none other. Jesus said,
"For I testify, unto every man that heareth the words of the prophesy of this book, if any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book, and if any man shall take away from the words of the book, of this prophesy, God shall take away his part out of the book of Life, and out of the Holy City, and from the things which are written in this book, ( Holy Bible. )
Revelation 22:18 & 19.
Everyone of us must take God's Holy Word very seriously, else we shall suffer the consequences later. As long as we have breath, there is great Hope that only God in Christ can give ! Once we leave this earth, it will be too late. One step to Jesus Christ at the foot of the Cross, is all you need for the salvation and security of your soul and life, now and forever ! Christ's Cross is our "destiny," for Heaven.
July 2005
My Hero Son, George
It was in the Mekong delta, Vietnam, in the year of 1969-1970. My son George, fighting for his life. He was a Medic, dragging his comrads to safety to care for their wounds. He was only 18 years of age, just graduated from High School, when the Government grabbed him and shipped him to a battle the Government had no intentions of winning.
One evening, as I was sound asleep, right in the middle of the night, God woke me up to pray for my son's safety, though I had been praying daily for him, but this time it was a "PRAYER ALERT" with an alarming concern!
So, I got out of bed and prayed for my son non-stop 'till morning, at which time, about 7am, I got up from my knees to go downstairs to make breakfast for my two younger children and my husband. When I did go downstairs to make breakfast, my daughter said alarmingly,
"Mom, I had a vision that George and his two other buddies were walking together and they all got shot and got killed!" This grieved my heart like something quickly had stabbed me right through my heart, yet, because I had been praying for my son all night long, the pain in my heart left me just as quickly with great peace, knowing that he was all right. This came from God!
If I had any doubt of his safety, I would collapse! Two weeks later, from the Vietnam hospital, I received a letter from my son George, telling me of the incident, that he and his two buddies were walking together and all three got shot. That was the very moment of the night I had been praying for my son's safety. By God's Grace, he survived!
But my heart aches very heavily for the mothers of the two other boys who never survived! Loosing a child, at any age, is a very excruciating, painful experience, especially when you can't be there to comfort the child.-----------it's the very tearing of the soul! My heart yearns for our God of all comfort, to touch the hearts of the mothers whose sons gave their lives for their country..........though politically undeserved!
For my part, I want to conclude with Praises to our Mighty God in Heaven, in our Lord Jesus Christ, for His MERCIES! I, Clairesunday, have documented what the Lord Jesus has done for me for the sole purpose to share with anyone who reads this, for them to KNOW what God is able to do for them, also!
cvl-----January--1998
LUKE 6:12
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Christmas Greeting ! Merry Christmas !
May our Christmas tree remind us what it cost our Saviour to give us a season of rejoicing at this time:
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"Blotting out the handwriting of our sins that was against us and took it out of the way, nailing to His Cross." Colossians 2: 14
We are also reminded of the Christmas colors: red and green in what they stand for:
Red:...Christ's precious and very meaningful blood shed on the tree for the atonement of our sins and redemption for our souls.
"Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins. "
Hebrews 9:22
" The blood of Jesus Christ, cleanseth us from our sins." 1 John: 1: 7
" Unto Jesus who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood." Revelation 1:5 Green:...His Holy Word left for us to read every day faithfully, so that we may grow just as all other organic plants need to grow by way of oxygen, water and sun and so with us. But in our human aspect, we need to grow "spiritually" along with these vital elements. There is only one way to grow spiritually and that is to read "Spiritual" Words from our Creator God in Christ.
"God is Spirit: and they that worship Him, must worship Him in spirit and in truth." John 4: 24
Where are God's Spiritual Words to be found? Inside God's Holy Bible, bought in any store.
"But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus the Christ." 2 Peter 3:18 Many of us are not aware that Jesus is the only One in this entire universe that has the Power to forgive our sins in order that we may enter into God's Heavenly Kingdom. Without Calvary's Cross of Redemption, there is no forgiveness of our sins, therefore, neither salvation of our souls.
"Whereby, we must be saved." "And she shall bring forth a Son and thou shalt call His name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins." Mathew 1: 21
This means our destiny. Jesus said:
"...I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by Me." John14: 6 "Destiny" for life!
This is what Christmas is all about....It began in Luke 1:35 when God "overshadowed" Mary and breathed into her soul and formed a tiny little baby, Jesus, soley for only one purpose....to take our punishment for our sins, that we would not have to bare the punished for our sins.....is that good news ...or what?
CHRIST...mas is saying to you.....I LOVE YOU !
HAVE A VERY, VERY, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY !!!
GOD'S MIRACLE IN OUR SINFUL HEARTS!
There is no Greater Gift of Love than that which came from God in Heaven to earth, Who incarnated Himself to become the Son of the Living God, The True and Merciful God, Who took the punishment for our sins and sinful nature and forgave us once and for all, by way of the Cross & by His Holy Shed Blood,
"Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins." Grace and God's Love cannot be found in human hearts, unless Jesus Christ is invited to come into the heart, for HE IS LOVE.
His love and forgiveness is reaching out to you and to me. His Love is beyond words and beyond the human mind's capacity to understand. God's love cannot and does not, exist in human hearts, only unless we invite Jesus Christ to come into our hearts and live, then His Love will live in our hearts on this earth preparing us for Heaven.
The Cross and shed blood of God in Christ is God's final Covenant to the world for all mankind, for you and I. From that, He gives us a brand new birth in our lives through God's Holy spirit, breathing into our sinful souls and cleansing our sinful souls, "inside--out," which results into a perfect healing and the contuining healing by way of our obedience to His Will.
This is not a myth...it is FACT!
written: February 26,.2005
The Greatest Love Of All
I am the Light of the world, I am the Bread of Life,
I am the Breath of life, I am the Water of Life;
Anyone who comes to Me, shall not walk in darkness,
Shall not live in darkness, Shall not go hungry;
Shall not be thirsty, Shall not be longing,
I shall never, but never, cast out anyone who comes to Me;
But shall be forever secured and sealed in My heart of love,
My love for you is far much greater than any human love;
You are My child and My love for you is caring,
It's Divine, Holy, Heavenly, listening to every thought;
As you seek for My help in your life, I'm there,
When you are crying, I'm there;
When you are poor in health, I'm there,
When you need healing of heart, I'm there;
When you are grieving, I'm there,
I'm there with you in every instance of your life;
My understanding for you is far beyond human hearts can grasp,
I walk with you, I live with you;
I cry with you, I rejoice with you,
I talk with you, as you keep reading My Words;
I am your very best of all best of friends anyone can have,
I am your Father, your Saviour, your God;
Who died and came back to Life, for you on the Cross of Redemption,
And shed My blood of Life for you, as My forgiveness for you;
No matter what you have done, just come to Me and recieve Me,
As I am recieving you....just as you are....now & forever !
CHRIST, The Only One
From all the religious leaders that appeared on the face of the earth, only One
Lord, Jesus Christ is the only One who ever claimed anything which He was able to
prove.
He was the only One taking the law of gravity into His hands and walked upon the waters. He was the only One able to rebuke the tempest of the wind and the waters to become perfectly still. He was the Only One who had power over life and death and sickness. He raised people from the dead. He healed and cured people from diseases and set people free from darknes and brought them into light
INSTANTLY by His own Word. He fed five thousand people with five loaves of bread and three fishes and still had plenty of left overs. He was the only One who pleaded forgiveness on behalf of those who crucified Him on the Cross when He said
"Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." He never had a lawyer in His life upon this earth, because He is the Law. When He was crucified in Jerusalem, the sun became dark for three hours all over the entire globe----all over the world !
Dioneses, who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Athens, Greece, in the year of our Lord Jesus' time, upon being questioned by the Athenians as to why the
sun was darkened for three hours , replied that,
"either a major god was suffering or it was the end of the world." From all the religious leaders , Christ is the only One who is constantly being counterfeited by others, claiming "to be Christ" or the so-called Christian Sects, calling themselves to be Christiians without even knowing or denying the truth of the Scriptures, the Gospel of God's Redemptive Power of His Cross and His Shed Blood of His forgiveness and Salvation of the souls of mankind and His Deity.
He was the only One who was raised back to life by HIS VERY OWN PREROGATIVE
AND POWER three days after His death on the Cross and left His tomb empty ! His
body was never found because He was raised back to life bodily and was translated
from the earth to heaven.
Finally, He is the only One who is omnipresent, today listening and taking account of every prayer lifted up from human hearts to His Throne in heaven.
Truly and very truly--------
CHRIST IS THE ONLY ONE, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS !
"All things were made by Him and without Him was not anything made that was made." John 1:3
by Phillip L.------June 1995
My Personal Testimony
The Lord had so much mercy for me and brought me to Himself in such a loving caring way, that I shall never forget! In spite of it all, all along, while He was with me, since I was 5 years of age, periodically, He would show Himself to me.
As I look back, I very well remember the times when I needed Him, He was right there with me and kept lifting me up. I was not aware of it then, but in my present memories, I am now fully aware of it! It took some very long years ahead, for me to realize that Jesus was with me all along. In fact, He brought me up.
It was not until I was 34 years old, that I finally invited Christ to come into my heart and life and received Him as my own personal Saviour. Was I convicted of sin? Yes I was!
I began to have awareness of my sinful nature that displeased and grieved God June 1960, that drew me to Christ, seeking for His forgiveness for me!
"I am the door, by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved and shall go in and out and find pasture." John 10:9
To me, the Lord revealed to me, there is a "rest" for me eternally and in Eternity, across the river, in a beautiful garden shining bright! Yes, I have seen the Lord face to face and He brought me to Himself. True, I did not seek Him, He sought me, else I would never have known Him or the brighter side of life in God my Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ!
It's my heart's desire, since I got saved, bringing others to Christ...I always begin in giving out Bibles to those who do not have any, for the Word of God is far more powerful than what we can say.
"He sendeth out His Word and melted them." Psalms 147:18
God's Word melts the hearts of men! It melted mine!
For the first time in my life I saw a "Bible" seven years before I got saved and every page illuminated in my mind and in my heart! I shall never forget! The Bible was given to me as a gift and by now, it's all "dog-eared," but I'm cherishing it, 'till the Lord takes me Home.
As time continued on,, I bought a new Bible for myself and for my entire family and for others. Often times, I wish I can go into details to share my testimony more in depth, to help others who are struggling for life and how Jesus can pull them through, but it's not God's Will, for reason that every Christian will suffer and struggle in some way in life for the sole purpose they belong to God.
The enemy of the Cross targets on those who belong to God to destroy them even before they are born into this earth and during that time of life, God is there with His children protecting them, not from the attacks, but from destruction of life and miraculously, God's children come up whole and wholesome and healed with a higher level of life, with love, grace, compassion, strength and power to live for Christ's honor that is pleasing to Him and go and bring others to Christ.
Believe me, we then KNOW what we are talking about and our testimony is strong, powerful and mighty, that the enemy of the Cross can no longer touch us, neither our loved ones, for any destruction, for reason that our prayers to God in Christ is far more Powerful than the attacks of the enemy!
Yes,
"we have the mind of Christ" 1 Corinthians 2: 16, and we have His strength, His wisdom and His spiritual discernment; above all, we have His Holy Spirit living within us, which is the Holy Spirit of Christ, which is the Holy Spirit of the living Almighty Father God of this entire universe!
The Lord Jesus Christ said,
" ......Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world, Amen." Matthew 28: 20.
Come what may...The Creator and Supreme Being God in Christ and His Holy Spirit is within us and God's Holy Angels are surrounding us!
"Christ in you the hope of Glory!" Colossians 1:27 Jude 21
I, Clairesunday, dated on the 22nd day of January, 2005, Texas, USA, have documented my testimony for and to the public, before the presence of God in Christ, Who's love and care is specially and specifically for YOU. JESUS CHRIST LOVES YOU! I didn't say it....God said it !
COME!
"For whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord, "Jesus Christ" shall be saved." Romans 10:13
".......for He, ( the Lord Jesus the Christ, )
shall save His people from their sins." Matthew 1: 21
