~ Every Knee Shall Bow ~
Good evening, my friends!
As we enter the last week prior to Christmas Day, I felt led to offer this prayer ...
Dear God,
I join with so very many people around the world who are once more heralding Your Son, Christ Jesus's birth. What great joy and amazement we feel as we once again join together to celebrate Your gift of immeasurable love toward us!
We see the much-championed concept of Santa that has risen from the work of the real-life man from Christmases past, Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, Lord. May we be equipped with the Spirit of truth and boldness to properly speak about this truth so that people will come to understand that Saint Nicholas was a Christian man who honoured Jesus Christ with his life and his material possessions.
May we likewise magnify Christ Jesus by bringing You glory in our homes and in all parts of our lives so that others might come to learn of Your great love and compassion as shown toward us on that first Christmas and then on the cross of Calvary.
Strengthen us, Heavenly Father, so that we will communicate this wonderful news all through this coming week, on Christmas day and forevermore as we bring honour and glory to the King of kings who came to us as a baby in a manager on that long ago Holy night!
May Your all-powerful hope, love, joy, and peace guide each one of us in our journey Homeward as we wait expectantly for that day of Your Son's return when 'Every knee shall bow'!
In Jesus's name, I pray.
*Painting - 'Every Knee Shall Bow' by Gaye Frances Willard
Gaye Frances Willard
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Every Kneee Shall Bow painting
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2020 video - Painting depicting Santa and baby Jesus blocked, deemed 'violent' by Facebook, but painter, Gaye Frances Willard categorized it as 'Worship'!
https://youtu.be/pZcFiVc2GZc
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