15-Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the
world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16-For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride
of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17-And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of
God abideth forever.
I am so guilty of loving the things of the world at times in my life, and this was a good reminder of what is truly important - loving God and His world instead. 'Things' are just not as important to me any more. Love and concern for others must be #1 for me.
I did do a little shopping yesterday; I got mine and Jim's Chinese exchange gifts; I got two gifts for two of my older granddaughters, some gift tags and an outside motion light for the back of the house. Exciting huh? lol
May try to finish up today, depending on how Jim feels, and if laundry gets done early today.
Where did the practice of kissing under the mistletoe come from?
Known as "the healing plant," mistletoe was used by the ancient Celts and was a big part of their winter solstice celebrations. The plant contains progesterone, the female sex hormone, and perhaps this is why it became associated with kissing. The kissing custom goes back to England in the 1600s. A gentleman would pluck one berry for each kiss on a maiden's cheek. When the berries were gone, no more kissing was allowed.
I have to finish up some shopping too, but the weather here has been terrible. Interesting facts on mistletoe!
ReplyDeleteThat is a very interesting fact about mistletoe. I like that sermon too..hope Jim is feeling better. Blessings
ReplyDeleteLove my daily visits here, my friend. : )
ReplyDeleteThe bible passage is so true. Stuff its just stuff. The more stuff we have, the more room we need for our stuff, if our stuff breaks we stress out about our stuff. I am trying my best to become stuff-less. Cherish the love of God and the love of each other.
ReplyDeleteAmen.
DeleteThat old saying "You can't take it with you" means more as we get older, I think. "Things" just are not as important any more, and it is easier to get rid of 'things' not used, or little used. At least that has been my experience!
ReplyDeleteNice lesson on mistletoe! I didn't know about plucking the berries off for each kiss!! Hope you get your shopping completed, Linda!! Hugs.
I'd never heard that about the mistletoe berries. That's interesting.
ReplyDeleteYour Pastor did bring a good message. I know I've been guilty of that too. When we get to loving our material things, we can't see what's important.
We got a little more shopping done today. Picked up some things for the 2 youngest grandsons for under their tree.
I hope Jim is feeling better.
Very good Bible lesson. The things of this world will pass away. Only God's love will endure. I'm thankful He remembers that we are flesh and can never measure up to His perfection.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting about mistletoe. As a child, a couple of Christmas' in my early teens, I would climb the trees in Titusville, Fla. to cut down the mistletoe. Then I sold it to my neighbors. That way I had enough "pin" money to get gifts.
God bless. ~:)
I think we're all guilty of loving our material blessings, but I do know that as I grow older they seem to mean less and less.
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