December
2 0 2 3 / P A R T N E R L E T T E R
Merry Christmas and a marvelous,
wonderful, and
very prosperous 2024!
What does Christ-mas mean? Christ is
the
Greek word for "The Anointed, the
Messiah, Son of the Living God." It is
used 569 times (Strong's G5547). Mas
is "a carnival or celebration." So Christ-
mas is a
celebration of The Anointed
One and His ANOINTING, which is "the
burden-removing, yoke-destroying
power of the King of the universe
(Isaiah 10:27, New Living Translation).
Now let's look at Isaiah 11:1-2, NLT:
Dear Partner,
1 OUT OF THE STUMP OF DAVID'S
FAMILY WILL GROW A SHOOT—YES, A
NEW BRANCH BEARING FRUIT FROM
THE OLD ROOT.
2 AND THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD WILL
REST ON HIM—THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM
AND UNDERSTANDING, THE SPIRIT
OF COUNSEL AND MIGHT, THE SPIRIT
OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE FEAR OF
THE LORD.
The "new Branch" is JESUS, THE SON
of DAVID! Now look at verse 10, also in
the NLT: "In that day the heir to
David's throne will be a banner of
salvation to all the world. The nations
will rally to him, and the land where
he lives will be a glorious place."
The book of Luke, the physician, is, in
reality, a documentary. He said so
himself in Chapter 1:1-4 in the
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition:
1 SINCE [AS IS WELL KNOWN] MANY
HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO PUT IN
ORDER AND DRAW UP A
[THOROUGH] NARRATIVE OF THE
SURELY ESTABLISHED DEEDS WHICH
HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AND
FULFILLED IN AND AMONG US,
2 EXACTLY AS THEY WERE HANDED
DOWN TO US BY THOSE WHO FROM
THE [OFFICIAL] BEGINNING [OF
JESUS' MINISTRY] WERE
EYEWITNESSES AND MINISTERS OF
THE WORD [THAT IS, OF THE
DOCTRINE CONCERNING THE
ATTAINMENT THROUGH CHRIST OF
SALVATION IN THE KINGDOM OF
GOD],
3 IT SEEMED GOOD AND DESIRABLE
TO ME, [AND SO I HAVE
DETERMINED] ALSO AFTER HAVING
SEARCHED OUT DILIGENTLY AND
FOLLOWED ALL THINGS CLOSELY
AND TRACED ACCURATELY THE
COURSE FROM THE HIGHEST TO THE
MINUTEST DETAIL FROM THE VERY
FIRST, TO WRITE AN ORDERLY
