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Be of Good Cheer This Christmas

As a pastor with the mission of reaching people with the message of the Lord's love, I invite you to read my newly released book, Be of Good Cheer: Discovering the Redeeming Quality of Struggle. God wants you to know that He is always there for you. God created you because He loves you. He created you to go to heaven if you want to be with Him. On a deep, spiritual level, we know this and want a relationship with God, but sometimes we just don’t know how get there. Especially when life throws us curve balls and sinkers we can forget that God's answers always work, God's power is complete, and God's leadership can gently guide us to success, peace, happiness, and eternal life.

When John the Baptist came to prepare the way for our Savior's birth, he preached, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" (Matthew 3:1).

With these words came the most powerful sentiment John the Baptist expressed during his entire ministry of preparing the world for Christ. He was saying,

"Before you will know the Lord Jesus Christ, before you will understand the purpose of His life, before you will experience everlasting peace in your own, you have to clean the inside of tthe cup of your mind, and reach for what's above it. Reach for the Lord Himself, in thought and affection, shunning evil and death, accepting love and life, and you will find all that God has planned for you from the beginning."

Be of Good Cheer, Day 16 - Christmas More Often Than Not

And so every day we can celebrate the joy of Christmas, we can celebrate the gift of eternal life, we can celebrate the work that God does every moment to enrich our lives with His blessings and His peace. Merry Christmas and may God bless you.

Yours in Faith and Life,
Ethan McCardell