Cheryl Jackson

The King Above All Kings (Day #6) Psalm 72 begins with King David praying for his son, Solomon, to become a great king for the nation of Israel. As the psalm continues, David begins dreaming of the perfect King, prophesying what would be true of the reign of Jesus. Over 950 years before the birth […]

“Sar Shalom” Through the prophet Isaiah, God revealed that a child would be born who would be called the Prince of Peace. In Hebrew, the word for “Prince” (“sar”) indicates a leader or captain, and the word for “peace” (“shalom”) means “completeness.” When Jesus came to earth, He came to lead a broken world to […]

  Cheryl Jackson talks with Deborah Joy Winans and Kendrick Cross about their role on OWN’s Christmas original “A Sisterly Christmas”  In A Sisterly Christmas on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, two estranged sisters reluctantly accept an invitation for a luxurious vacation at an exclusive resort.  The sisters are less than thrilled by the idea of spending time together: […]

Righteousness Restored  In a prophecy found in Zechariah 9, God promised that the future King would come with salvation and bring His righteousness. This means that on Christmas, God brought us “His righteousness” to earth in the person of Jesus Christ. This is exactly what the world needed (and still needs). In Romans 3:10, the […]

Humble Beginnings (Day #4) Bethlehem was a small town, insignificant in comparison to bigger cities in the area. In the Message Paraphrase of Micah 5:2, Bethlehem is referred to as “the runt of the litter.” Why would God choose to come to earth in such an unimportant location? Does it seem like a worthy birthplace […]

Redemption For Deferred Hope (Day #3) You’ve probably heard the proverb, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick.” But did you know Jesus was born because God redeemed a long-deferred hope? In Genesis, we read that Abraham and his wife Sarah longed for a child for decades, but Sarah was unable to conceive. When Sarah was […]

Talk About A “Christmas Miracle”! After God first gave the promise of the Savior, He began revealing specific truth about the King who was to come through human vessels: prophets. More than 680 years before the birth of Jesus, God told the prophet Isaiah that the Savior would have a virgin mother and would be […]

The First Promise Day #1 Did you know the first promise God ever made was about Christmas? In Genesis, we read that when Adam and Eve first sinned in the Garden of Eden, mankind was separated from God’s presence. Sin robbed us of innocence and made us unclean. Because He is holy and perfect, God […]

Reorienting Your Priorities I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. (Philippians 3:8) We suffer disappointment when we can’t get something we think we need. And while that is natural, it’s also an opportunity for us to ask: “What am I really living for?” How we answer […]

Your Source of Security Conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ . . . contending as one man for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way. (Philippians 1:27) Each day the newspaper gives us new reasons to be anxious: war, terrorism, economic troubles. When it seems like […]