Inspiration Monday

"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign.

Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,

and shall call his name Immanuel."

~Isaiah 7:14

"And she will bear a Son, 

and you shall call His name Jesus,

for it is He who will save His people from their sins."

~Matthew 1:21

"And suddenly there was with the angel

a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace

among those with whom he is pleased!'"

~Luke 2:13-14

Playlist:

"Christmas Offering" ~Casting Crowns

"I Need A Silent Night" ~Amy Grant

"A Christmas Prayer" ~Nicholas Jonas

Quotes:

"What can I give Him,

Poor as I am?

If I were a shepherd

I would bring a lamb.

If I were a Wise Man

I would do my part.

Yet what can I give Him?

I give Him my heart."

~Christian Rossetti

"Christ traveled from limitless eternity

to be confined by time in order to become one of us...

When he saw the size of the womb, 

he could have stopped.
When he saw how tiny his hand would be, 

how soft his voice would be,

how hungry his tummy would be, 

he could have stopped.

At first whiff of the stinky stable, 

at the first gust of cold air...

At any point Jesus could have said, 

‘That’s it! That’s enough! I’m going home.’

But he didn’t.

He didn’t, because he is love."

~Max Lucado

"God grant you the light in Christmas, which is faith;

the warmth of Christmas, which is love;

the radiance of Christmas, which is purity;

the righteousness of Christmas, which is justice;

the belief in Christmas, which is truth;

the all of Christmas, which is Christ."

~Wilda English