MICHA 5:2

Slow down and savor time with the Savior this season. Choose to pause and ponder as Mary did, to get lost in the wonder of Immanuel, of God with us. This year, let it be simply Christmas.

The false gods invented by humankind to give definition to a god they knew must exist, were, unsurprisingly, very much like humankind. They had to be cajoled and bribed by acts of devotion to take notice of us. But the one true God has taken the initiative and seeks us out––to rescue us back to himself. And that is the Christmas story.

Christmas is truly the greatest story ever told: one of God’s perfect faithfulness, power, salvation, and unfailing love. Let’s take a journey over the next 25 days to discover God’s intricate plan to save the world from sin and the promises fulfilled in the birth of His Son.

Il messaggio di Michea vale ancora oggi: Dio ama il Suo popolo, si rallegra in esso e desidera vedere i Suoi figli allontanarsi dal peccato e guardare verso di Lui. Michea dice chiaramente cosa vuole da noi, e consiste in sole tre semplice regole: “Che altro richiede da te il Signore, se non che tu pratichi la giustizia, che tu ami la misericordia e cammini umilmente con il tuo Dio?”