What is hope without someone to trust in? What is believing without a reason? What is purpose without the One who created it?

Without Jesus, hope feels like grasping at straws, trusting feels like leaping into the dark, and believing feels like a gamble. But with Him, everything changes. Hope becomes a confident assurance. Trust becomes resting in His promises. Believing becomes seeing through the eyes of faith.

And purpose? It becomes clear. The baby born in Bethlehem came to bring us back to the heart of it all—to show us that we were made for Him, loved by Him, and called to live for Him.

This Christmas, remember: your hope has a name. Your trust has a foundation. Your belief has a promise. And your purpose has always been wrapped in His unshakable love.

- Little Sparrow Loved.

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So true

This morning, heading to one of my coffee spots... I heard the Lord ask me, "Do you know who the devil fears the most?" .. to which I quickly heard Him answer, "The spiritually violent." - At that moment I discerned a spiritual cloud across the city that was a type of 'witchcraft' meant to pacify and neutralize the fire of the saints.

This begs the question what denotes 'spiritual violence'? A couple thoughts of my own: 'spiritual violence' is not 'natural violence'. Having a demonstrative personality, loud voice, angry attitude, or physical ability to fight are not 'virtues of spiritual violence'. Maybe the most simple explanation of the spiritually violent was given in Matthew 11:12 -"And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence and the violent seize it."

The spiritually violent are actively seizing the Kingdom of Heaven here on the earth! The spiritually violent don't just allow Earth's 'circumstances' to remain unchallenged. They seize upon the Kingdom of Heaven for its atmosphere, its glory, and most importantly for the verdicts of heaven's King.

May this be an encouragement to you today if you find the fire of God in you being pacified, quenched and neutralized... Go freak the devil out, by seizing upon the kingdom of Heaven in Jesus name for every situation and circumstance in your life!
ANDREW WHALEN