Saturday, December 1, 2012

ABC'S OF CHRISTMAS




 
A
A IS FOR ABIDE

Thank you for sending your precious son to live among us. 
Thank you that when you ascended into heaven
 that you sent your Holy Spirit to abide with us.
 
PSALMS 91:1
He that dwelleth in the secret place
of the most High
shall abide under the shadow
 of the Almighty.


B
B IS FOR BABY
He was born as a baby in Bethlehem town
In conditions so lowly it would cause us to frown,
This baby Jesus, the King of all Kings
On the day of his birth the angels did sing.

LUKE 2: 13-14
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.

C
C IS FOR CLOTH
A manger, sheep and cattle around
A baby in swaddling clothes he was found,
No spot or blemish to be seen in this lamb
The infant Redeemer, The Savior, I AM.
 
LUKE 2: 9-14
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.
 
D
D IS FOR DELIVERER
In Zechariah chapter nine and verse nine
The prophet foretold of the one so divine.
Born of a virgin to live among men
The Deliverer would come to save us from sin.

ZECHARIAH 9:9
Rejoice greatly,
O daughter of Zion;
shout, O daughter of Jerusalem:
behold, thy King cometh unto thee:
he is just, and having salvation; lowly,
and riding upon an ass,
and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
 
ROMANS 11:26
And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written,
There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer,
and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
 E
E IS FOR ETERNAL
The Eternal God, The Everlasting Father, 
The Prince of Peace is He.
 This small child had come to earth
to be the Savior of you and me.

ISAIAH 54: 5
For thy Maker is thine husband;
the LORD of hosts is his name;
and thy Redeemer
the Holy One of Israel;
The God of the whole
earth shall he be called
.

F
F IS FOR FAITHFUL
 
He is Faithful, True and Holy
He is the one and only.
From out of the seed of Abraham

Was born the Pure and Holy Lamb.
GENESIS 22:15-18
And the angel of the LORD called unto
Abraham out of heaven the second time,
And said, By myself have I sworn,
saith the LORD,
for because thou hast done this thing,
and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
That in blessing I will bless thee,
and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed
as the stars of the heaven,
and as the sand which is upon the sea shore;
and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
 
G
G IS FOR GIFTS
The wise men brought the gifts to Christ
Three of the oils of greatest price.
A symbol of His life, a symbol of His death
 Would Mary just ponder this under
her breath?
MATTHEW 2:10
When they saw the star,
they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
And when they were come into the house,
 they saw the young child with Mary his mother,
 and fell down, and worshipped him:
and when they had opened their treasures,
they presented unto him gifts;
 gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
H
H IS FOR HEROD
 Herod was king in the days of Christ’s birth
The King of all Kings was threatening his turf.
We must go, we must find and worship this child
But the deception in his heart was running so wild.
 

 

MATTHEW 2:11-12
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord
appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying,
Arise, and take the young child and his mother,
and flee into Egypt,
and be thou there until I bring thee word:
for Herod will seek the young
child to destroy him.

I 
I IS FOR INCARNATE

Sent from Heaven to show his love
God incarnate from above
Fully God and fully man
Came to fulfil his eternal plan


LUKE 1:31
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb,
and bring forth a son,
and shalt call his name JESUS.
He shall be great,
and shall be called the Son of the Highest:
and the Lord God shall give unto him
the throne of his father David:
And he shall reign over the
house of Jacob for ever;
and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Then said Mary unto the angel,
How shall this be,
seeing I know not a man?
And the angel answered and said unto her,
The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee,
and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee:
therefore also that holy thing
which shall be born of thee
shall be called the Son of God.

J 
J IS FOR JOY

The moment of his birth the angels burst with joy
They couldn't wait a moment, this news they must employ
He is come, He has come, born into this world
For unto you is born this day the Savior, Christ the Lord

LUKE 2:11 
For unto you is born this day
 in the city of David a Saviour,
which is Christ the Lord.

K
K IS FOR KING

Jesus was born King of the Jews
  The word was spread "Good News, Good News"
"A child is born and he will be King"
But the reason he came, a world to redeem.

MATTHEW 2:2 
Saying, Where is he that is born
King of the Jews?
for we have seen his
star in the east,
and are come to worship him.
.
L
L IS FOR LINEAGE

Born of David's lineage, Jesus came forth
The royal line was now set on course
The genealogy was in line with the throne
Our royal priest had come to atone

MATTHEW 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ,
the son of David, the son of Abraham.

MATTHEW 1:7-18

So all the generations from
Abraham to David are fourteen generations;
and from David until the carrying away
into Babylon are fourteen generations;
and from the carrying away into Babylon
 unto Christ are fourteen generations.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise:
When as his mother Mary
was espoused to Joseph,
before they came together,
she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

M
M IS FOR MOON 
 
Christ the one, hung the moon in it's place
Tonight he was born to the human race.
Mary looked down, fingers tiny, so small
How could my baby be the Savior of all?

LUKE 1:35
And the angel answered and said unto her,
The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee,
and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee:
 therefore also that holy thing which shall be
 born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

 N
N IS FOR NEWS

As the shepherds were watching, the sheep lying down.
Good News, Good News was spread all around.
The angels proclaimed it; the birth of the King.
Let's go to Bethlehem and see this great thing.

LUKE 2:13-16
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.
 And it came to pass, as the angels
were gone away from them into heaven,
the shepherds said one to another,
Let us now go even unto Bethlehem,
and see this thing which is come to pass,
which the Lord hath made known unto us.
And they came with haste,
and found Mary, and Joseph,
and the babe lying in a manger.

 O
O IS FOR OBEDIENCE

He was obedient in all that was said and done.
He was Mary's child, but God's only Son.
With his voice the universe was put into place.
And obediently he came to the human race.

HEBREWS 10:7
Then said I, Lo, I come
(in the volume of the book
 it is written of me,)
 to do thy will, O God.

 P
P IS FOR PROMISE

The promise King of Israel,
The Lord of righteousness,
He will be called, "Emmanuel,"
And reign in Holiness.

ISAIAH 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign;
Behold, a virgin shall conceive,
and bear a son,
and shall call his name Immanuel.


Q
Q IS FOR QUESTION

 The question asked in the days of old,
"Will I give birth to this King foretold?"
The prophets said that he would come,
Will I get to be the chosen one?

ISAIAH 7:14
 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign;
Behold, a virgin shall conceive,
and bear a son,
and shall call his name Immanuel.


R
R IS FOR REJOICES

Mary knew the child was a boy.
John the Baptist leaped for joy.
Rejoicing in the children that was to come,
They praised the Lord for what he had done.

LUKE 1:41-47
And it came to pass, that,
when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary,
 the babe leaped in her womb;
and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
And she spake out with a loud voice,
and said, Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
And whence is this to me,
that the mother of my Lord
should come to me?
For, lo, as soon as the voice
of thy salutation sounded in mine ears,
the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
And blessed is she that believed:
for there shall be a performance of those things
which were told her from the Lord.
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

S
S IS FOR SALUTATION

Mary astonished, but the moment savored,
What manner of salutation can this be?
Hail thou, that art highly favored,
The Lord will dwell with thee.

LUKE 1:28-31
And the angel came in unto her, and said,
Hail, thou that art highly favoured,
the Lord is with thee:
blessed art thou among women.
 And when she saw him,
she was troubled at his saying,
and cast in her mind what manner
of salutation this should be.
And the angel said unto her,
Fear not, Mary: for thou hast
found favour with God.
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb,
and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

T
T IS FOR TRAVELED

Joseph and Mary traveled a very long ways,
Following the decree Caesar pronounced.
"Return to your homeland without delay
For a census, the people to count.

LUKE 2:
And it came to pass in those days,
that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus,
that all the world should be taxed.
(And this taxing was first made when
Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
And all went to be taxed,
every one into his own city.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee,
out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea,
unto the city of David,
which is called Bethlehem;
(because he was of the house
and lineage of David:)
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife,
being great with child.
And so it was, that, while they were there,
the days were accomplished
that she should be delivered.
And she brought forth her firstborn son,
and wrapped him in swaddling clothes,
and laid him in a manger;
because there was no room
for them in the inn.

U
U IS FOR UNAWARE

In Judah among the hills was found,
Bethlehem Ephrathah an unaware little town
Emmanuel was born on this holy ground,
The ruler of Israel he has come down.

MICAH 5:2
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah,
though thou be little among
the thousands of Judah,
yet out of thee shall he come forth
unto me that is to be ruler in Israel;
whose goings forth have been
from of old, from everlasting


V
V IS FOR VISABLE

The star was visible up in the sky,
It was seen by the wisemen afar.
Find him and bring me the news Herod cried,
"I will come join you where you are."

MATTHEW 2: 7-9 & 13
Then Herod, when he had
privily called the wise men,
enquired of them diligently
what time the star appeared.
And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said,
Go and search diligently for the young child;
and when ye have found him,
bring me word again,
that I may come and worship him also. 

Vs 13
And when they were departed,
behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth
to Joseph in a dream, saying,
Arise, and take the young child and his mother,
and flee into Egypt,
 and be thou there until I bring thee word:
for Herod will seek the
young child to destroy him.

W
W IS FOR WISDOM

Jesus increased with wisdom and stature
And in favor with God and man.
Proclaimed to be the only Mediator,
Redemption through Christ, God's plan.

LUKE 2:52
And he went down with them,
and came to Nazareth,
and was subject unto them:
but his mother kept all these
sayings in her heart.
And Jesus increased in
wisdom and stature,
and in favour with God and man.

X
X IS FOR EXTREMELY

The trip to Bethlehem was eXtremely hard,
As they traveled the rugged land.
With willing hearts, this couple giving their part,
To fulfil the Father's plan.

LUKE 2:3-6
And all went to be taxed,
every one into his own city.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee,
out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea,
unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem;
(because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife,
being great with child.
And so it was, that, while they were there,
the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

Y
Y IS FOR YEARNING

Simeon was yearning for the Messiah's proclamation,
He would not see death until it was revealed.
His eyes now fixed upon the Lord's salvation;
The light to the Gentiles, and the glory Israel.

LUKE 2:25-35
And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem,
whose name was Simeon;
and the same man was just and devout,
waiting for the consolation of Israel:
and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
And it was revealed unto
him by the Holy Ghost,
that he should not see death,
before he had seen the Lord's Christ
And he came by the Spirit into the temple:
and when the parents brought in the child Jesus,
to do for him after the custom of the law,
 Then took he him up in his arms,
and blessed God, and said,
Lord, now lettest thou thy
servant depart in peace,
according to thy word:
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Which thou hast prepared
before the face of all people;
A light to lighten the Gentiles,
and the glory of thy people Israel.
And Joseph and his mother marvelled
at those things which were spoken of him.
And Simeon blessed them,
and said unto Mary his mother,
Behold, this child is set for the fall
and rising again of many in Israel;
and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,)
that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

Z
Z IS FOR ZEAL

A Son is given, a child is born,
The increase of his reign and peace; no end.
The zeal of the Lord of host will perform,
The Wonderful Counselor, our God will send.

ISAIAH 9:7
 Of the increase of his government
and peace there shall be no end,
upon the throne of David,
and upon his kingdom, to order it,
and to establish it with judgment
and with justice from henceforth
even for ever.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts
will perform this.

(Poem written by Sherry Long)


MERRY CHRISTMAS  

 
 
 



 

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