Today's Devotion: Romans 1:20 (New International Version)
For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.

Romans tells us that even those who have never been visited by missionaries have been exposed to God's presence. Just look at a sunset, the clouds, beautiful mountains. As Max Lucado accurately states, "Nature is God's first missionary."

Today's Comments:

Today, I worked in the Long Beach Workforce Services Office training their two new veterans' representatives. One of the Long Beach EDD employees was having a birthday party: she brought the lunch and the cake for her own birthday party. As she explained, EDD is her family, and she wanted to do something that would make everybody remember her birthday and her should she decide to retire, some day. What a way to do it!!!! She is the kind of person who I think that I would like to celebrate Christmas with. Way to go, Maria!!!