Make a joy-full noise to GOD!!!!!

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As I was looking at the bubble light on my CHRISTmas tree, I began to ponder.. I have been drawn to these types of lights since I was a little girl. It did not matter any other type of ornament that was on a tree. Once I saw the bubble lights, it was over. That was the only ornament that I wanted to continue to focus on. I knew who had them on their trees in my family, and I could not wait to see them when I walked in their door for Christmas. Today when I look at these lights, they remind me of THE GIFT  of the Holy Spirit. When we truly believe in Christ and what He has done for us, we are sealed and given THE GIFT of the Holy Spirit. A seal of a promise is something that a King will never take away. This dates back to the ancient time when Kings were more prevalent on the Earth. They typically wore a ring that had their seal on it. When they invoked an edict, they would would dip their ring with the seal on it in the wax and it would create the sign of their seal on it. We have this sign on our heads when we believe. This means that what was given, cannot be taken away.  Anyway, this GIFT of the Spirit lives inside of us. It begins to transform us and after some time (in rare cases instantly), we begin to build fruit of the spirit.

Galatians 5:22-23

New International Version (NIV)

²² But the fruit^(A) of the Spirit is love,^(B joy, peace,^(C) forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness and self-control.^(D) Against such things there is no law.^(E)

We are also given gifts of the Spirit. I found a neat article that describes gifts:
http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/what-are-gifts-of-the-spirit-a-bible-study/

Always bear in mind that Spirit will reveal to you through Scripture and relationship what you need to know about Fruits and Gifts. I bid you to remember this always.. Revelation given to you by Spirit should always be your final place for understanding in Spiritual matters, and not the words of man.

Having said this, the reason the lights remind me so much of this Spirit is the way that they once they are heated start to bubble up. It reminds me of the way the Gifts of the Spirit bubble up inside of you and create fruits for those that are around you to partake in. When we feed others, we ourselves are fed. How is the heat created that causes them to bubble? The lights are connected on a strand that is plugged into an electrical circuit. If we do not plug them in, they obviously will not light. Our Faith in this analogy is what I view as our Will to plug in. Although we cannot see the electrical current, we believe that it is there and that we are able to plug into it as a source of power. Because we believe this, we pick up the cord and plug it in. On Earth, we know where the sockets are and how to plug in. We know because we have been shown what a socket looks like and how to plug in. The Spiritual side is different where we are not typically trained how to access our Spiritual side or tap into this power. I am sure in some families this is not the case, but the ones that I have been around, it seems that everyone views Spirituality as personal. It is personal but sure helps sometimes to have another older and wiser point of view to lead us. So, I will share!

HIS WORD IS YOUR CONNECTION TO THIS CIRCUIT! His Word lives in you! This is why when you pick up the Bible and start to read, you will recognize the voice that is speaking. I encourage you to seek our Lord now and pick up the only book that is full of Truth and able to nourish your soul.

Psalm 19 King James Version (KJV)

19 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

² Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
³ There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
⁴ Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
⁵ Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
⁶ His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
⁷ The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
⁸ The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
⁹ The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
¹⁰ More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
¹¹ Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
¹² Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
¹³ Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
¹⁴ Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

The words giving tree were just given to me and I do not know why. I am sure I will find out or someone else reading this will know.

added 11-04-2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TZCP6OqRlE. As I was re-reading this post today, I just noticed that this was in here. I decided to Google giving tree and I found this. Before this, I had never seen this story before. It goes hand in hand with bearing fruit that helps others. My Mom is like this giving tree. She would give her last penny to someone that asked her for something.I thank you God for your perfect timing on all of Your lessons to me. 

I love the way that the lights are wrapped around the tree, it only completes this analogy: 

John 15

New International Version (NIV)

The Vine and the Branches

15 “I am^(A) the true vine,^(B) and my Father is the gardener. ² He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit,^(C) while every branch that does bear fruit^(D) he prunes^[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. ³ You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.^{(E) 4} Remain in me, as I also remain in you.^(F) No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

⁵ “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;^(G) apart from me you can do nothing. ⁶ If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.^{(H) 7} If you remain in me^(I) and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.^{(J) 8} This is to my Father’s glory,^(K) that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.^(L)
9 “As the Father has loved me,^(M) so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. ¹⁰ If you keep my commands,^(N) you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. ¹¹ I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.^{(O) 12} My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.^{(P) 13} Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.^{(Q) 14} You are my friends^(R) if you do what I command.^{(S) 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.^{(T) 16} You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you^(U) so that you might go and bear fruit^(V)—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.^{(W) 17} This is my command: Love each other.^(X)

The World Hates the Disciples

¹⁸ “If the world hates you,^(Y) keep in mind that it hated me first. ¹⁹ If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you^(Z) out of the world. That is why the world hates you.^{(AA) 20} Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’^[b](AB) If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.^(AC) If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. ²¹ They will treat you this way because of my name,^(AD) for they do not know the one who sent me.^{(AE) 22} If I had not come and spoken to them,^(AF) they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.^{(AG) 23} Whoever hates me hates my Father as well. ²⁴ If I had not done among them the works no one else did,^(AH) they would not be guilty of sin.^(AI) As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. ²⁵ But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law:^(AJ) ‘They hated me without reason.’^[c](AK)

The Work of the Holy Spirit

²⁶ “When the Advocate^(AL) comes, whom I will send to you from the Father^(AM)—the Spirit of truth^(AN) who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me.^{(AO) 27} And you also must testify,^(AP) for you have been with me from the beginning.^(AQ