IT'S ABOUT YOU

"Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow." - Unknown

Sacrificing isn't a very palatable act: because you'll have to let go of your comfort and convenience. He knew the enormity of His decision, yet He was willing to come nonetheless so you and I, will have a better tomorrow - one full of His redemptive power and grace.

Long ago, there ruled in Persia a wise and good king. He loved his people. He wanted to know how they lived. He wanted to know about their hardships. Often he dressed in the clothes of a working man or a beggar, and went to the homes of the poor. No one whom he visited thought that he was their ruler. One time he visited a very poor man who lived in a cellar. He ate the coarse food the poor man ate. He spoke cheerful, kind words to him. Then he left. Later he visited the poor man again and disclosed his identity by saying, "I am your king!" The king thought the man would surely ask for some gift or favor, but he didn't. Instead he said, "You left your palace and your glory to visit me in this dark, dreary place. You ate the course food I ate. You brought gladness to my heart! To others you have given your ric

SEASON'S GREETINGS TO YOU FROM WISDOM 4 WINNING - EDWIN BIAYEIBO

THE BIG NEWS

"Christ was content with a stable when he was born so that we could have a mansion when we die." - Unknown

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In December 1903, after many attempts, the Wright brothers were successful in getting their flying machine off the ground. Thrilled, they telegraphed this message to their sister Katherine:
"We have actually flown 120 feet. Will be home for Christmas."

Katherine hurried to the editor of the local newspaper and showed him the message. He glanced at it and said,
"How nice. The boys will be home for Christmas." He totally missed the big news--man had flown!
There's a great mighty news in the air. The information isn't new, but each time it's announced it brings newness to everyone who hears it. It brings everything new, to anything old and dying. This news thrills the weary soul, the dying body and the hopeless heart, because it is the solution to every problem.

God needed to pass a great message across to us, but He didn't want to get us confused with too many instructions, so he sent His son to give us firsthand instruction - He didn't want you to figure it out on your own, not to miss 'The Big' news. Take your mind off the clutter, Jesus is born! Hallelujah!

IT'S CHRISTMAS IV

"To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year." - E. B. White

In New York's Hayden Planetarium a special Christmas holiday show was enhanced by an added feature. A giant lollipop tree was projected onto the planetarium dome, surrounded by a horizon filled with brilliantly coloured toys which came to life and cavorted to the tune of "Jingle Bells." At the climax a huge figure of Santa Claus faded out in a snow storm, and the star of Bethlehem broke through into a sky that produced exactly the Palestine sky on the night of the nativity. The designer of this show may not realize that he dramatically staged the supreme Christmas message our world needs to understand: The recovery of the lost meaning of Christmas. This is not said in any criticism of Santa Claus; the effect must have delighted the hearts of all the children who saw it, without doing violence to their love of Bethlehem. But for adults it is a tragic loss to substitute "Jingle Bells" for "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing," and a lollipop tree for the manger of Bethlehem. The instinct is right to fade out these things in the

IT'S CHRISTMAS III

"To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year." - E. B. White

Despite being mistakenly declared the winner of the 2015 Miss Universe contest, having the crown placed on her heard, and accepting the adulation of the crowd for almost four minutes, Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutierrez, had to give it all back. In arguably the most awkward moment in beauty contest history, the host, Steve Harvey, came on stage as Miss Colombia was about to begin her victory walk, to apologize to the audience for mistakenly announcing the wrong winner.

Not very many things in life, are as disappointing as being mistaken for someone, or something else altogether. Something far worse happened to Miss Colombia. She actually seemed to have achieved her dream, only to have it snatched