Have you ever seen an O Come, O Come, Emmanuel nesting set?

We need God to clear the air. Only when we are inhaling deeply of his Spirit, of his breath that gives us life, will life have a freshness that fills it with meaning, contentment, purpose, and joy. Only then does the smoke clear. So, when everything turn to smoke open up God’s Word, find a Christian friend, come to worship, or close your eyes in prayer and in-so-doing take a deep breath.

1 Peter 1:18 says our ransom (our purchase price) was measured not in “perishable things such as sliver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ.”