Giving Christmas gifts to children is so much fun. Seeing the joy on their face as they jump up in surprise, walking all around showing and telling everyone about the great gift. The Christmas Gift really brings us to the heart of the season.
QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK: EMMANUEL: JOY IN THE MIDST - Christmas Gift
When was the last time you had joy giving a gift?
Read John 5:1-9. What gift does Jesus bring to the man by the pool?
Read Luke 2:8-20. What gift does Jesus bring the shepherds?
What gift does Jesus give to all of us?
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Samson is set apart. He has a special diet and ways to groom himself. He is powerful and can defeat those who should be stronger than him. But even though he is blind to the ways of God, God is not blind of him.
Japhthah tragically misunderstands God's nature, thinking that God will only act because of grossly large devotion. But the actual kingdom of God is one of grace and forgiveness that sets us free.
The Book of Judges, though a difficult read, confronts us with the ugly truth of how easily we turn away from God and calls us to acknowledge and confess our own sins instead of ignoring them or destroying others.