Jesus, on Christmas Praise

Jesus: Happy Christmas! It’s almost My birthday, and I want to celebrate this time with you. I want this season to be our season, a time when I pour down special blessings and gifts on you. I love giving to you even on My birthday, because I know that you deserve it.

I love to spoil you. I long to see you happy and celebrating this Christmas with Me, and I want to offer you joys of the spirit that will make this time even more special and unique. You have been through a lot this last year, you have given much to Me, and so I want to show My appreciation in return by doing something special for you.

I have a proposal for you this Christmas season: In order to provide you with the best outlook this Christmas season, I’m offering you Christmas praise glasses. It’ll require some effort on your part to choose to sport this trend, because you’ll have to make the effort to take out those glasses of praise and put them on, but they’ll clear your vision like no other glasses can.

When an event seems to be a little fuzzy to you, and you’re not sure you like where it’s heading, slip on these stylish glasses of praise, by lifting your voice to Me in thanksgiving for this Christmas season, and watch how your outlook will change incredibly. Your spiritual sight will be clearer, because you’ll get a glimpse of how I view each event this year, and you’ll come to find yourself loving the crisper vision. The clarity will encourage you to wear these praise glasses whenever you possibly can.

Be trendy this Christmas season by sporting the versatile glasses of praise. You’ll feel more confident about yourself, experience greater clarity and perspective on all that I bring your way … you simply couldn’t feel better! Do we have a deal? Will you be a stylish Christmas praise model for Me this Christmas season? My Praise line is unique and in vogue—the hottest on the market. I’m just looking for those who will help Me in My promotion. Are you game?

I promise that with a little effort on your part you can remember this Christmas with a smile on your face for the cool things that I’ve done for you. The way to do that is by taking a little time throughout the day to send praises upward to Me. Sprinkle those words of praise throughout your day; thank Me for the goodness you experience in your life, and you can even praise Me for the dips and lows during this season and how I use them for good. When you look for the positive, you’ll be amazed at how that goodness filters through your spirit, refreshing you, and changing your outlook.

You might not think that praise will be the ultimate solution to the lows you may encounter this Christmas. But sometimes your vision is a little clouded because you haven’t donned the cool and prestigious praise glasses available to you. It’ll dramatically change how you feel, and you’ll get to see the numerous ways that I’ve actually enhanced this Christmas season for you. Would you like to give it a try?.

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Thank you for giving Me your praise! How I love your praise! I thrive on it and live in it! When you love and praise Me like you do, I would do anything for you. When you lift up your hands in praise, when you kneel before Me in humility, when you sing Me songs of thanksgiving, when you tell Me how much you love and need Me, when you call on the power of the keys, when you love one another, when you tell the world about Me, when you call on Me in prayer, when you ask Me everything, when you express your dependence on Me, when you stop in the middle of a busy day to take a few moments to love Me—when you praise and adore Me like you do—you make all that I have done for you and sacrificed for you worthwhile.

I have no regrets for anything that I underwent to gain you, My loves. My coming to Earth, being born in a stable, the son of a lowly carpenter and a simple maiden, being reared in humble surroundings, learning obedience through the things I suffered, forsaking the comforts and glories of Heaven, passing through raging fires of affliction, tests and trials, being tempted of Satan, standing trial before men, being beaten and scourged, and finally being nailed to a cross and hung in shame amidst thieves—all of this pales next to the deep personal satisfaction, fulfillment and joy I find in you.

You, My brides, make everything I’ve lived for worthwhile. If I had before Me the choice to do it all over again, to come to Earth in order to save you, I would do so without any hesitation. You make My life complete. Thank you for loving Me like you do. Thank you for giving Me the gift of your praise. Thank you for your love and faithfulness. Thank you for your willingness to walk in My footsteps, to follow where I lead, to be called Mine.

…Strength is delivered to you, grace and power to be My action brides each day of the year—doers of My Words, carriers of My love. Thank you for calling on the keys, for turning them and activating their power—for in the power of the keys you will find the strength you need to carry on.

…You want to continue to love one another as I love you; you want to keep branching out into all the world, making disciples of all nations; you want to keep My commandments; you ask Me to help you to be doers of My Word each day, to live My Law of Love. The grace, strength and power you seek to fulfill all these demands lies within the keys.

Thank you for giving Me the gifts of your love and praise.

Natalia, on Christmas Praise

(Natalia:) It was my commission that night to lead the Heavens and those on Earth in praise to our King. In addition to the angels and shepherds in the fields, I also touched Mary and Joseph. I led them all in praise, as well as the small stable boy who attended to their needs, on the night of that glorious birth! I was created to sing eternal praise to our King!

Now, dear Family, I come to lead you this Christmas in praise to our strong Mighty Man, in praise to our Lord and King! Join me now and partake of the strength of praise.

Let your praise be known to all the worlds! …Immerse yourselves in the joyful sound of praise and glory in its power! Praise with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your soul, and let your praise lift you to the Heavenlies!

This is the kind of praise our dear Love wants. This is the kind of praise that empowers you. This is the kind of praise that brings fruit in your lives. This is the kind of praise that rises above. This is the kind of praise that turns the keys to the Kingdom, which you hold in your hands. This is the kind of praise that transcends the impossible!

So cut loose, dear ones! Lose yourselves in praise to our King! Be enraptured in His glory, and thrill to His magnificence! Lift your eyes upward! Set your heart and affections on that which is above. Never mind the trivia, the nagging details in the world around you—only think on Heavenly things in this moment.

Lose yourselves in praise to the King of Kings! Sing for joy and be filled! … He wants your joyous, exuberant, happy praise.

Do you know why? Yes, He derives great pleasure and satisfaction when He hears your praise. Yet greater than this, your praises open the door for our strong Defender to fill you with His power. This is His greatest pleasure—to fill you with His Spirit. This is what He longs for. He wants to flow, flow, flow through your veins. … Grant Him this pleasure, dear ones, in giving Him thanks for all He has done for you.

This is what pleases our King more than anything—to fill you with His Spirit, for He knows this is what brings true happiness—when you are filled with His strength and power! Through your praises you create a vacuum that He can fill, and when He does, you benefit in ways beyond compare. Through your praise your spirit is set free, and this is what pleases your Love. Through your praise, you raise shields of protection around you that guard you from the Enemy’s attacks.

Through your praise you receive the blessings of God; you open the door to receive the riches of Heaven through your praise, and this is what He wants. He wants to heap on you His great treasure. He wants to give and give and give to you again—more than you can possibly conceive of.

He glories in your praise. He dwells in your praise. He comes to you when you praise. His desire is to meet your desire, to fill you and thrill you and make you happy, to strengthen and empower you to move forward.

Love came to Earth on Christmas, and so we praise His Name! … Come, let us praise our King and fill His desire; let Him fill you. There is not a better thing you can do as you join together for fellowship at this Christmastime than to sing praise to the One Who is your all in all.

Christmas Thots

The angels who sang praises on the night I was born still do so today. Their voices are drowned out some by the noise and busyness of life, but if you take the time to listen carefully, you’ll hear them. Join them in singing and praising My Father.—Jesus

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Don’t just enjoy Christmas cheer‚ but joy unspeakable and full of glory, as you count your many blessings .

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As you pause to thank Me,
You’ll realize that, frankly,
Christmas is a time of praise
That can brighten all your days.
—Jesus.

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Christmas is a state of mind. It’s happiness, gratitude, love, rejoicing, giving, playing, thanking, sacrificing, and remembering. Do those things and you’ll never have a hard time “feeling like Christmas.” 

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As you enjoy all the blessings of life this Christmas, stop and think about what meager circumstances Jesus was born into. He had so much, yet became so little. He became nothing so that we could have everything. All that we have, we owe to Him.

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Why not have a birthday party for Me this year? Sing “Happy Birthday to Jesus,” make a cake, blow out the candles, and tell Me how much you love Me. After all, it’s My birthday!—Jesus.

Christmassy Praises

Your love is more beautiful than the seasonal snow of Christmas that coats the Northern Hemisphere. Your invigorating Words are sweeter than the richest brews enjoyed at Christmas. Your Spirit that knows no season or time is more constant and nearer to me than my closest friends with whom I enjoy Christmas.

The memories I have of Your love are warmer than a day at the beach or an evening by the crackling fireplace. Your love never fades, never dims, never “goes out,” but is always mine and always upholds me.

You are the Spirit of Christmas. You are the Christmas lights that bring warmth and brightness to my heart. You are the Christmas baubles that sparkle and glow and add fullness and variety to my life. You are the glittering, shimmering Christmas tinsel that surrounds me and envelops me and reminds me of Your wonderful care and my many blessings!

You are the gifts in the Christmas stocking that excite me and give me something to look forward to. You are the presents under the tree that I can’t wait to unwrap and spend Christmas enjoying. 

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I love You more this Christmas than any Christmas before. I want You more this Christmas than any season before. You’re the Christmas star in my heart, the Christmas cheer in my smile, the Christmas Spirit in my flesh. You’re the reason to be jolly, the meaning for every moment of love, fun, pleasure, and happiness.

You are the Christmas eggnog, spiked with love and passion that fills me and renews me. You are the Christmas cocoa with marshmallows that warms my heart and puts cozy feelings inside me. You are the Christmas cookies that melt in my mouth and give me joy.

You are the Christmas music that cheers me and puts me in the mood for giving. You are the Christmas miracles, all those special things that happen throughout Christmas, that prove to me that You love me. You are the embodiment of Christmas. You are the beauty of Christmas. You are Christmas and I love You!

The richness of Your Spirit, the freshness of Your mercy, the depth of Your love, are more valuable to me than the most perfect gifts I could receive at Christmas. Your Spirit is mine every moment, Your mercy is renewed every morning, and Your love is greater every day. 

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You’re the holly of our lives, Jesus! You’re evergreen, flourishing, perfect, and blemish-free! The intensity of Your love never fades. You not only adorn our lives with Your beauty through one season of the year, but You fill us with Your love every day, every minute, every second. You’re unique, like the shape of a holly leaf. There is no one like You, dear Lord!

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Your bells never stop ringing in our hearts—the bells of Your will, Your Words, Your plan for us, Your still small voice that is continually leading us as we follow You. Your voice is never a loud, crashing sound, but beautiful, calm, tender, and gentle. You make us want to hear Your Words and follow You … more than anything. Why would we ever want it any other way? We have closed our ears to the sirens of the world, and opened them to the bells of Your Spirit.

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Thank You for the wine of Your Spirit. What You bless us with is never dull, boring or routine. The wine of Your Word is like mulled wine—spicy and potent, yet sweet to our lips and hearts! You warm our souls with Your love, and keep us separate from the world with Your truth.

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We’re Your candles and we’ll burn brightly for You … as long as You have need of us. We’ll shine Your light in the darkness of this world, piercing the blackness. You created us from simple wax, and have formed us into Your vessels. You lit our wick with the match of Your Spirit, and we’ll burn brightly for You. Without Your fire, we would have no light or life—but with Your fire, You use us to enlighten the lives of many. We thank You, the Light of our lives, and know that without You we are nothing.

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Christmastime makes us think of angels, so we want to thank You for Your angels—the valiant warring angels who defeat the Enemy; the powerful angels who show us how to let Your Spirit flow through us in full force; the gentle angels who comfort us when we’re battling; the guardian angels who protect us from harm; the fairy angels who sit on our shoulders and whisper words of love into our ears; the praise angels and messenger angels. Each one—great or small, powerful or gentle—is a touch of Your love to us, a sample of Your care.

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You give us presents all throughout the year, beautiful and costly gifts that could never be contained in boxes covered in wrapping paper and ribbons. The gifts You give are endless and eternal. You give us physical gifts, too, because You love us and You’re concerned about the little things that make us happy. But most of all, we love Your gifts of the Spirit—those things that will never fade away, never grow old, and that will be a part of us forever.

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Thank You, Jesus, that You’re not just a piece of tinsel adorning our lives—sparkling and showy, but basically valueless. Though You’re beautiful in all Your majesty and pleasing to us, You’re the most important thing in our lives. You are our all in all and what makes our lives complete. You’re not a glittering decoration to us, but You’re our reason for existence, our purpose for living, the substance of our lives.

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You treat each of us as individuals. Each of us is like a special snowflake to You. None of us are exactly alike. You’ve formed us each uniquely and to satisfy Your pleasure, and we praise You for it. We know we’re not perfect, but knowing that we’re each perfectly suited to You, knowing that there is no one else exactly like us—just like no two snowflakes are alike—helps us each to feel special to You and secure in Your love.

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Thank You for our Family all around the world! They’re stars shining brilliantly for You! They twinkle in the blackness and reflect Your light to the world. When things get darker and more difficult, when night falls, that’s when You’re going to help us to sparkle even more dramatically. Thank You for lifting us up and out of the world, and helping us to shine like diamonds in Your sky, showing Your love to the world this Christmas.

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The striking scarlet of the poinsettias reminds us of Your love, Jesus—Your love that is so strong, so pure, so powerful, so perfect! Your love is never dull, lifeless, marred, or pale! Help us to never be ashamed of our love for You, but to show our feelings to the world as clearly, brightly, and powerfully as we can.

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When we think about the baubles and pretty decorations that hang on the Christmas tree, we’re reminded of all of Your blessings—so many, we can hardly count them. You send us special tokens of love each day that bring joy and delight to our hearts. We’re thankful for each gift You bless us with—seen or unseen, big or small, understood or something we have to take by faith. We praise You for adorning the trees of our lives with the baubles of Your blessings in the way You know is best.