Betty Whitaker Jackson

Some call Him Lord. Some call Him Savior. Some call Him The Christ. Some dare to call Him Friend. Today’s Chrismon (crismon) ornament was a symbol early in the church. It looks like a double X. It, too, is from Greek.

DAY 7 THE IOTA CHI

“In the original Greek text, “Jesus Christ” is written IHSOUS XRISTOS. From earliest times these two letters have been combined into a beautiful symbol representing the Christian’s faith that Jesus is “the Christ [Messiah],…..

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Jesus is the Light of the World. The lamp symbol is used throughout scripture…They word is a lamp unto my feet and a light on my path, the story of the ten virgins who were to light the way for Jesus’ coming….some let their lamps run out of oil, and other stories.

DAY 6: THE LAMP

“The Psalmist David wrote: “Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (Psalm 119:105) In ancient times, an…..

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From Day One in Eden, or shortly thereafter, man has disobeyed God. Our foreparents were selfish, envious of God’s power, and weak to temptation. We are no different. We have failed to put God first in our lives, like to do “our own thing,” and listen to advertisers rather than trusting God’s provision for us. We rely on ourselves through our selfish pride, we are all too confident we can “cheat death,” forgetting that God knows the day of our…..

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