He Smiled At Me

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We have heard this song in many versions and sung by many artists, but have we ever taken the moment to analyze the lyrics and the message, the author was trying to convey? Little drummer boy. Here are the lyrics:



Come they told me, A new born King to see, Our finest gifts we bring,
To lay before the King, So to honor Him, When we come.
Little Baby, I am a poor boy too, I have no gift to bring,That's fit to give the king, Shall I play for you,On my drum?
Mary nodded,The ox and lamb kept time,I played my drum for Him,I played my best for Him,Then He smiled at me, Me and my drum.

This is a story about a poor little boy, who stood before the King of kings, at his birth. He recognized the instinct and the desire to worship him, but as the wise men brought expensive gifts, he looked at his hands and found that they were not empty. He had his drum. He looked into his heart and found that it too was not empty, as he did have a spirit of worship. And so, with what he had and with the privileged opportunity to worship Jesus, he worshiped with his drum and received something many of us long for...a smile from Jesus.

Let's keep Christ in Christmas and not forget this is the time, that many will have hands full of gifts, but hearts which are empty, who need a smile from the Lord and for him to be born not in a humble manger, but in a humble heart. Spread the message, Jesus is the reason for the season!


MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND GOD BLESS YOU THIS SEASON... THE ROSARIOS

Thanksgiving

Colossians 2:6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, 7rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
To be overflowing in thankfulness means, the thankfulness inside of you is so much, it satisfies you and then pours out externally to others around you. Thanksgiving Day is here and the main ingredients of a true Thanksgiving Holiday is found in: God, family, friends and sharing food. From its humble roots in our American history to today, it is a day of reflection of how much we have, as Christians and as Americans.I will celebrate it and remember God's provision with my closest family and friends. This year it will be with Mom's cooking. Traditional turkey and rice and gandules, picked from my own backyard. I am thankful to God for my wife and kids, my family and my church family. My Pastors and ministry partners and my cell group who are the bomb. I am also thankful for the many lessons learned this year and the the way God has touched our lives.
I wish everyone a happy and a blessed Thanksgiving, how will you spend it this year and what are you thankful for?

Jesus Christ Alive and Not Dead

Romans 5:10 For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
Lee Strobel was a secular journalist who didn't believe in Jesus Christ, until he did a journalistic investigation and gave his life to Christ and wrote an awesome book presenting his findings, titled The Case For Christ. Here is a small interview with Mr. Strobel and he summarizes some of his findings.



Our beliefs are not only supported by faith, but through clear truthful facts. Pass it on and rejoice in standing on the truth. His death was important, but his life after death was the icing on the cake.

• While the world celebrates Easter eggs and bunnies how are you going to bring the truth back into focus? Let's here your voice. P. Vic

Everlasting Friendship

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Friendship is something that is taken for granted. How many childhood friends, did we have and how many of them have surprassed the test of time? How many of them are still are in our inner circles today? I remember two of my childhood friends: Ozzie and Felix. One of the characteristics of friendship, is the sharing. Sharing everything. Ozzie was my buddy from when I was seven till I became a preteen. Then for some reason we grew apart. When we were close, we did tons of sleep overs and were into everything from comic books to G.I. Joes. As we got older, lives paths took us in different directions.
Felix, on the other hand, lived in the same area in NY I lived and even went to my same church, but we were oblivious to each other. Until, by some weird coincidence, we met in a bakery, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, on one of our vacations. We connected ever since and have been B.F.F's (Best friends for ever--ha ha) ever since. We have been each others best mans, in our weddings and our friendship has never died out, even pouring into our kids.
Friendships are hard to establish as we grow older. Childhood friends are once in a lifetime. As adults, I have recently reconnected with my friend Ozzie, he lives in Virginia and has been in the military for 15 years. Though I have many friends today, adult responsabilities and commitments get in the way.
John 15 says: 9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you." Jesus has showed us the value of friendship, his friends, were his disciples. Today he invites us to feel like a friend, as friends share everything. In the midst of our crazy agendas and busy schedules, how about we call an old friend and reconnect.
Who were your childhood friends and what happened? Let your voice be heard.