The shepherds had learned of his birth when angels visited them, just as the angel, Gabriel, had visited Mary and then Joseph. Gabriel had also visited Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist. Four angel visitations in a matter of months. Never had that happened before. I find myself p...
Instead, angels delivered the news of the Messiah’s birth to scruffy shepherds and told them where Christ could be found. Often it is the lowly who are the beneficiaries of God’s special favors and blessings—more so than the rich or famous [3]. An Unassuming Humility Our Savior God ...
“The enthusiastic fervour of their love has made them lift their loudest hallelujah; and lo ~ they cast their crowns at his sacred feet. The whole company are still lifting up the song to its utmost glory, but immediately they fall on their faces, prostrate before the throne. “At his ...
This is a man who went through a lot of tough times in his life, some of them because of his own sin. Yet, in spite of all that, he praised God in good times and bad. He was honest about his situations, but the Lord was never far from his mind. David had great peace and ...
And when a person feels that - they know they are truly reading themselves, and the format and exact wording don't matter, it just resonates with them and is for them. They feel and understand what is written. Because behind the words, there are thoughts, there is energy. And if the...
The practice of putting them off before entering a temple, a palace, or even the private apartments of a house, was, and is, universal in the East - the rationale of it being that the shoes or sandals have dust or dirt attaching to them. The command given to Moses at this time was...
show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” But he went out and began to proclaim it freely, and to spread the word, so that Jesus could no longer go into a town openly, but stayed out in the country; and people came to...
11But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here,[a]he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation.12He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and ...
There was a wholehearted cry with much joy and gladness: "Blessed is he who comes among us in the name of God!" Christ found traders in the temples inside the town. He made them go away from there quickly. Y helwis a leun golon gans meur joy ha lowena "Yn hanow Duw yntredhon...
16What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.” 17Therefore, “Come out from them and be separate, ...