WILL I HAVE CHRISTMAS?

I will "remove from your midst the proud braggarts." —Zephaniah 3:11

"I will leave as a remnant in your midst a people humble and lowly." —Zephaniah 3:12

To deprive yourself of Christmas:

be rebellious (Zep 3:1),
accept "no correction" (Zep 3:2),
be a proud braggart (see Zep 3:11),
"exalt yourself" (Zep 3:11),
have "a deceitful tongue" (Zep 3:13), and
refuse to repent.

To meet Christ in a new way this Christmas:

trust in the Lord (Zep 3:2),
draw near to God (Zep 3:2),
"change and purify" your lips (Zep 3:9),
"call upon the name of the Lord" (Zep 3:9),
"serve Him with one accord" (Zep 3:9),
bring Him offerings (Zep 3:10),
be "humble and lowly" (Zep 3:12),
"take refuge in the name of the Lord" (Zep 3:12),
"do no wrong" (Zep 3:13),
pasture and care for God's people (see Zep 3:13), and
repent and believe in Him (see Mt 21:32).

Prepare the way of the Lord (Mt 3:3; Is 40:3).

Prayer: Father, prepare me for the best Christmas ever.

Promise: "When John came preaching a way of holiness, you put no faith in him." —Mt 21:32

Praise: Raul, a Baptist deacon, received the gift of praising God in tongues while stuck in a traffic jam listening to a Catholic radio program. Later, his pastor and several members of his congregation also received this gift.