Christ in the Clouds

Hello, friends As 2015 comes to a close, I decided to share some pictures and videos of some of the highlights of this past year. I pray that your year has been full of blessings and as another new year approaches, that you walk with the Lord and He provides you with a year of many more blessings!!! You may find me linking up at any of the blog parties listed on the left sidebar.(or go to my blog party page link, below) Favorite Blogs Parties where I Link-up 

For  unto you is born this day in  the city of David  a Savior, who is  Christ  the Lord.     And  this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby  wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”     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!”   When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”     And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby  lying in a manger.     And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.     And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.   ...

In those days  a decree went out from  Caesar Augustus that all the world should be  registered.   This was the first  registration when Quirinius  was governor of Syria.   And all went to be registered, each to his own town.   And Joseph also went up  from Galilee, from the town of  Nazareth, to Judea, to  the city of David, which is called  Bethlehem,  because he was of the house and lineage of David,   to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.   And  while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.   And she gave birth to her firstborn son and  wrapped him in swaddling cloths and  laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in  the inn . Luke 2:1-7 "Mary and Joseph hunched in a stable, awestruck that they were holding in their trembling hands the Son-King, the rescue plan to free His children from darkness. On the night J...

But as he considered these things, behold,  an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.   She will bear a son, and  you shall call his name Jesus,  for he will save his people from their sins.”   All this took place  to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son  and they shall call his name  Immanuel ” Matthew 1:20-23 Joseph is told that Mary should bring forth the Saviour of the world.  "He was to call his name Jesus - because it means 'The Lord saves' - this baby is the One the whole epic story of the universe, the tale of the greatest rescue, has been leading up to. He's finally coming to save His children...from all that held them captive to the darkness." The angel had told him that 'He would be called Immanuel…  God with us.' ...

The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you. And the angel answered her,  “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of  the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born  will be called  holy— the Son of God. And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant  of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And  the angel departed from her. Luke 1:28, 35, 38 "Mary, the girl Joseph was engaged to, turned around and right before her eyes, she saw the stuff of dreams - even though she was wide awake! A very real angel - Gabriel - standing in front of her." "Gabriel beamed, "Mary, you have nothing to fear. God has a Gift for you - for the whole world. A baby boy named Jesus.  Mary said yes to becoming a space for God - right there beneath her beating heart." "When you make space in your words, in your wants, in your ways for Jesus, He comes and lives in the most miracu...

In those days  John the Baptist came preaching in  the wilderness of Judea, “Repent, for  the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”     For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord;      make his paths straight.’” Matthew 3:1-3 God sent John the Baptist to prepare Israel for his climactic revelation in history.  A voice of a crier in the wilderness. This is quoted from Isaiah 40:3, which clearly proves that John the Baptist was the person of whom the prophet spoke. (source) John declaired, "The Lord whom your have sought, the Messiah whom you have expected, is just coming, he will quickly appear; prepare to meet him by repentance, and receive him by faith, relinquish your former notions and principles, correct your errors, and amend your lives, remove all out of the way which may be offensive to him." (source) "John couldn...