My last blog entry was only two and a half weeks ago but it feels like it was a month ago! So much is going on around me with school coming to a close and everyone rushing off to here or there for Christmas. After hearing about what my friends are all having to do for finals, I feel like I really lucked out. All that I have this coming week is one chapter exam for Psychobabble and two open note finals. Where as friends have to apply how biology and chemistry go hand and hand and write papers and things on the subject! The crazy thing is this time next week I will have completed my third semester of college. Praise God! Last week I went and talked to the nursing advisor and if I get a "B" in Biology next semester I will be able to put in for the nursing program. Which is very exciting, but it's a little nerve raking to see a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel.
Just to clarify for those possibly wondering, yes I have my cup of coffee sitting next to me!
One big hint that it is Christmas time around town is all the snow birds! None of which have any idea how to drive more then 45 mph. My grocery store is plagued by them. Yesterday coming out of the grocery store while waiting to get on the main road I spotted a sign for "X-mas" light instillation. For some reason I had a huge desire to hop out of my car and ever so kindly remove said sign.
"X-mas" huh? If the Christians who celebrate CHRISTmas worship God, do those who celebrate "X-mas" worship Santa Clause? A fat, make believe dude, who breaks into your house, eats your cookies, and leaves you i-pods. Compared to the son of God who died on the cross for your sins so that you could go to heaven and be with Him and His dad the maker of the universe!
Or is it that people are just scared of associating themselves with Christ? I know that at school the only reference you will hear about Christ is in the form of a curse word. I truly do believe that people run away from all reference of God because the Holy Spirit is convicting them of their need FOR God. But that's just me.
It seems crazy that Christmas is only in thirteen days and school gets out in SIX days!
People have been denying the name of Christ since before He was their savior.
John 19:12-16 (New International Version)
From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jews kept shouting, "If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar." When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge's seat at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic is Gabbatha). 14It was the day of Preparation of Passover Week, about the sixth hour. "Here is your king," Pilate said to the Jews. But they shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!" "Shall I crucify your king?" Pilate asked. "We have no king but Caesar," the chief priests answered. Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.
How amazing is it that to be crucified was God's plan all along.
This baby is our Lord,
Luke 2:9- 12 (NIV)
An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
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