Christmas Calls

The very first question asked by The Lord in the Old Testament was answered by the very first question in the New Testament.

After man lost the glory of God as their covering in the garden by believing a lie, they hid from their Daddy in shame. Broken-hearted from missing fellowship with His children, The Lord cried out, “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9).    

The answer is found in man’s first question asked in Matthew 2:2, “Where is He Who has been born King of the Jews?” Beloved, your answer is always Jesus.   

A tiny baby delivered in flesh to deliver you from yours. Loosed from His earthly mother’s umbilical cord to be the Cord of Love, the power-line, that reconnects you to your Heavenly Father’s heart. He is the One who left His throne to bring you back into His Presence forever.  

“I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love, and I was to them as One who lifts up and eases the yoke over their cheeks, and I bent down to them and gently laid food before them.”‭‭ Hosea‬ ‭11:4‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

Recently, my family and I were riding ATV’s through a wide open prairie. As I stared at the telephone lines reaching across the land, my Lord arrested my heart.

As I pondered how He gave man the wisdom to find a way to communicate further with each other, He gave me a message that He wanted me to share with you.

He said, “How much more do I want to communicate with them? This is a minuscule picture. I AM ALWAYS communicating with you because I desire you.”  

And the greatest expression of His desire to communicate with you is the cross where Jesus made a way and is the Way for you to have uninterrupted fellowship with Him. 

Now, His perfect, unending, unbreakable, unconditional love-line is forever reaching deep into the recesses of your hurting, longing, wandering heart. It is strung all around you like colorful Christmas lights of His glory restored to you. He calls to you; calls for you to come out of hiding. You are called by name.  

Those wooden posts are signs of Calvary’s tree everywhere, with electric grace extending to the worst of you because the One Who hung there, redeemed you there; so you can grab onto His best for you here.  

Hope Himself, held first by human hands, so He could stretch His hands wide at the cross to embrace you in your helplessness. He speaks to you now…your shame, in your confusion, in your anxiety, in your loneliness.

In the rat-race of life He whispers, “I AM here. Be still and listen for the ring of My call. My voice that announces the Good News all over again. The sound that shouts sweet Truth to your soul, that hearkens to your heart, ‘You are forgiven. You are made Righteous. You are loved beyond measure. You are in My protection. You are heir of my prosperity. You are comforted in My compassion. You are healed by My stripes. You are never alone. You are provided and cared for. You are adored and adorned with My grace. You are Mine.’”    

“But now, thus says the LORD, who created you…And He who formed you…’Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.’”‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43:1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Beloved, if you are hiding from your Father in shame, tired of feeling unworthy to be in His presence or weary from feeling like you have to “work” for God, hang up on that lie immediately. As a believer, you are free to rest in the wide open spaces of His unmerited favor, purchased for you through the Savior’s bloodline, His blessing flood-line!  

Being one with Him, found only in Him, you don’t ever have to be afraid to be yourself with Him. Tell Him everything. Unlike the children’s game of Telephone, you child of God, won’t be misunderstood. You are known. And you are new. There is never a moment when He, Who is The Word, is not talking to you (and listening)…transmitting to you His resurrection life. Trust Him.

He speaks through creation. He speaks through people. He speaks on the inside by giving you peace (or lack of it). But most importantly, He speaks through His written Word and the Word of His grace preached. Holy Spirit is never condemning you. He is always convicting you of your perfect standing with God!

So come as you are. He always wants connection with you. He longs for you to relax and simply believe you’re on the receiving end of Heaven’s reservoir; His reckless love.  

Where is He?…King of the Jews and King of your heart?…He is right here…with you now. And He is all you need. Immanuel.    

Where are you?…Nestled in Mount Zion; seated in Christ. In union with Perfect Love, where fear doesn’t exist. Where you can take your place and look up to see His smiling face!

“My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places on the mountainside, show Me your face, let Me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.”‭‭Song of Songs‬ ‭2:14‬ ‭NIV‬

Resting In His Love,

Annalee Reyes