December 11

John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Many lives are perishing and wasting away here in the land of France. You watch as lives are destroyed by the choices that are made and it breaks your heart. At the same time, you see the love of God reaching down into the destruction and death, bringing life to each one of us. Pray for the love of God to fill hearts and lives this Christmas season. May we think like God and see that it is up to us to share God's love with everyone around us.

Thank you, God, for your love for each of us. Continue to reach into our world and change lives. Use me to share your love with everyone around me, on this day. Bring Salvation's love to France.  I pray in the name of Jesus, who loves me. Amen.

December 8 The Love of God

THE LOVE OF GOD

The love of God is greater far

Than tongue or pen can ever tell;

It goes beyond the highest star,

And reaches to the lowest hell;

The guilty pair, bowed down with care,

God gave His Son to win;

His erring child He reconciled,

And pardoned from his sin.
Refrain
O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure
The saints’ and angels’ song.

Frederick M. Lehman      1948

Holy Father,

You have loved us with an everlasting love which we can not measure and no words can adequately express your love. I humbly come before you to worship you, for you alone are worthy of worship. Lord, you love us even when we only deserve your judgment. Each day you bring to us your love in so many ways that we need to stop for a moment and praise you for your boundless love to us. Lord, I thank you for the gift of Jesus born in a manger so long ago. He came because of your love for me. In obedience he died in my place. He took all of my sins and washed them away with his very own blood. Lord, I thank you for this gift I do not deserve, but yet you love me. 

I pray all these things in the name of Jesus the gift of God's love.  Amen.

December 5

John wrote in
 I John 3:1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!


God, out of his love and mercy chose to step into my life and make me His Child. As we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the Son of God, let us remember God’s free but costly gift of love that He so lavishly gives to each one of us. Take a moment today and thank Him  and for His love.

Lord,
It is only because of you that I have become a child of God. I thank you for your great love and for this gift from you to me. I am grateful. Lord, Thank you for your great love which stills flows from the Father to all nations and people. Lord, let your love flow in and throughout the nation of France.  Let us see and understand your wonderful gift of love for us all. We thank you for sending Jesus to be born in a manger as our Savior. I pray in the Name of the Jesus, the Christ Child.
Amen.