All-Knowing (Omniscient)

Today's Attribute of Jesus

December 7

• All-Knowing (Omniscient): Isaiah 46:10 "I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please."

John 10:14-15: "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me - just as the Father knows me and I know the Father."

John 10:27-30: "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. I and the Father are one."

Merciful

Today's Attribute of Jesus

December 6

• Merciful: Titus 3:5 "..he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.."

James 5:11 "As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy."

Loving

Today's Attribute of Jesus

December 5

• Loving: Romans 8:35-39 "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Ephesians 2:4-5 "But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions - it is by grace you have been saved."

Revelation 1:5 "...and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood..."

Forgiving

Today's Attribute of Jesus

December 4

• Forgiving: Psalm 86:5 "You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you."

Colossians 3:13 "Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."

Madeline

Madeline is almost nine months old now and trying to get into everything!

I've enjoyed dressing her in Christmas clothes. Thank you for the great hand-me-downs - Lisa, Jillian, Jen and Pam!

Holy

Today's Attribute of Jesus

December 3

• Holy: 1 Peter 1:15 "But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do"
  

Redeeming the Season

Merry Christmas Everyone! Hope you are enjoying this holiday season as we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Everyone in the Richardson household is doing well. We had a great Thanksgiving week and are now trying to get back into the swing of things with our school work.

We've been enjoying the cold weather. One of our favorite things to do during the holidays is to burn a fire in the fireplace. It makes sitting by the Christmas tree so warm and cozy.

As I've been decorating our house and doing lots of "Christmas stuff", I've been thinking about sharing another book with you. (I love books and just can't find enough time to read these days.) The one I want to share with you today is called Redeeming the Season by Kim Wier and Pam McCune. I came across this book a few years ago and pull it out every Christmas season. The authors are both Christian wives and mothers who were looking for ways to simplify the Christmas season in their homes while placing emphasis on what we are actually celebrating - the birth of Jesus. They've included great ideas from ornaments, gift giving and tree decorating to reaching out and sharing Christ's love with our neighbors. It's an easy read and definitely one that I keep on hand for quick reference during the holidays. I've been able to take a lot of the ideas from the book and use them to help make the Christmas season simple, memorable and meaningful for our family.

One of the things we are doing this season is something called attribute ornaments (an idea that came from the book). We have 25 glass Christmas ball ornaments. Each one has an attribute of Jesus written on it. I keep the ornaments in a bowl by our tree and each night before bed time we take one of the ornaments and place it on the tree. Before placing it on the tree, we talk about the ways that Jesus displayed the quality that is written on the ornament. We then look up Bible verses that relate to that quality and then we pray together. It's simple and special and also makes great family devotions during the Christmas season.
I thought I'd share an attribute and Bible verse with you each day during December. (I'll post two today since I didn't post one yesterday.)

Attributes of Jesus

December 1

• Faithful: 1 Corinthians 1:9 "God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful."

2 Thessalonians 3:3 "But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one."

December 2

• Righteous: 1 John 2:1 "My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense - Jesus Christ, the Righteous One."

1 John 2:29 "If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him."