Archive for December, 2009

Seeds of Spring

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

In the darkness, in the cold and the silence, beneath the frozen ground of December; a promise waits.

As I walked my typical neighborhood route recently I noticed a barren tree. As I drew closer I saw that what had looked like bare limbs actually had tiny buds, almost imperceptible yet pregnant with the promise of new blossoms to burst forth at the right time… in the springtime.

Jesus said, “Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet believe.” Paul the apostle wrote about seeing the unseen, by faith looking beyond the circumstances and trusting in the God Who holds the seasons in His Hand.

One of my favorite songs, “Faithful God,” puts it this way:

Even when it’s hard to believe,
Even when our hope seems all gone
There has never been a night without a dawn!

And there has never been a winter without a spring. Our Father is the God of new life, of promises kept. He is a faithful God!

The Bible on Parade

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

“Jesus is the Key” Church, along with
45- 58 different churches and ministries each take a book of the Bible and portray the Story of Christ on the city streets. This Saturday, December 5th – in Melbourne, Fl, will mark the 20th year… a milestone. The continuance of this public proclamation, from Genesis to Revelation, has built a momentum that is beginning to attract national attention. What these believers are doing is historic. They are maintaining our freedom to proclaim Jesus publicly and are unifying the different denominations under the Banner of our Lord Jesus Christ. Here is a video link to a story a local paper did about this extraordinary event.
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=videonetwork&videoID=1349414671

(You can see last year’s event at www.thebibleonparade.org).

Godrest and Godspeed!
David Baroni