PJP2 SIP 151225 SIP Focus Malachi 3:16-18....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, on This Day, 151225, The Day we Celebrate The First Advent, May we Ever Remember That You are Indeed The Reason for Every Season.  We Praise and Worship You.  Lord Jesus, Help me this morning as I draft a Paraphrase of Prayer and Praise from Your Inspired Word to Your prophet Malachi as he writes in Malachi 3:16-18 (ESV)....Father God, Thank You for Your Mercy and Grace.  Holy Spirit, as we of Your Family fo Faith, those who Faithfully venerate and worship You, those who Esteem and Exalt You, those who Adore and hold You in Awe, and those who Respect and rightully give You full Respect, May we Ever Pay Attention to Your Word of Life and Light.  Lord Jesus Help us to Pay Heed to Your Book of Remembrance.  Father God Than You that we are Yours, as You Have Said.  Holy Spirit, In The Day when You Make us Your Home, Open our Soul's Eyes, Ears, Heart and Mind to Know that we Are Your Treasured Possession.  Lord Jesus, Thank You for both Your First Advent, by which You Have Paved The Way for us to be adopted as God The Father's children.  As well Thank You for Your Second Advent yet to com, by which God The Father Has Said, 'And I Will Spare them as a man spares his son who Serves Him.'  Father God, Help us to Ever See and also Witness for You that All mankind will Once More See The Distinction Between The Righteous and the wicked.  Lord Jesus, while there is Yet Still Time, Help us to Be Your Reflection to those who do Not Yet Know You that they May Come to Understand that Eternal Difference Between one who Serves God and one who Does Not Serve Him.  May they Respond, Return, Repent and Be Reconciled to God The Father By Your Saving Grace.  All These Things we Lift Up in Your Name.  Amen/Amen...jaj