We were brought into God’s Kingdom for such a time as this. It’s time for us to stop living our lives the way we want, but instead to start living for the Kingdom. God desires to bring life, where there is death.
- The Lord saw and ordained our path and our days before we were ever created.
- He has worked out the plan for our lives.
- He will perfect that which concerns us.
- The Father chose us to be adopted before the foundation of the world.
- Symbol of the Christmas tree
- The first part is choosing the perfect tree for your purpose; God chooses us as the perfect ones for His purposes
- The tree represents life.
- It’s green and living when it comes into the house, but is slowly dying.
- Our natural bodies are dying, but our inward spirits are being renewed.
- We hang ornaments to enhance the beauty of the tree.
- The ornaments represent the fruit of the Spirit – they are a form of beauty that we did not have on our own.
- The real beauty in a Christmas tree is evident when the lights are on.
Key Verses: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Psalm 139, Psalm 138, Ephesians 1:3. John 15:16, 2 Corinthians 4:16, John 15:8, Isaiah 60:1-2; 61:3