Simeon was promised to see Me before his death, and he held Me in his arms. (Luke 2:22-40) Simeon said: ‘Behold, this child is destined for the fall and for the rise of many in Israel, and for a sign that shall be contradicted. And thy own soul a sword shall pierce that the...
and he is before with stretched out arms ready to receive us, bless us, and save us, inviting, promising, exhorting to have life. Christ is on Mount Sinai, delivering the law with thunders, Acts vii.38, and he is on the Mount Zion in the calm voice, he is both upon the mountain ...
Zulilly stretched out her neck towards the nearest chick. Quickly, she nudged it under her feathers. Without hesitation, she carefully guided the other three to her feathery breast. One by one, they burrowed beneath her. Their frightened cheeps quickly subsided into the warmth of contentment. Zu...
I held my arms out open and yelled ‘Welcome home.’ She ran up and hugged me so tight and said, ‘I am free! I am free.’ That’s truly coming home, isn’t it? Home often has to do with one’s final destination, and returning to where one started. Dying for Billy Graham ...
So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. ...2 Kings 4:32-37When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed. / So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed ...
employing elaborately patterned hand-painted papers and found objects to depict everyday scenes of Black life: prim ladies waiting at a bus stop, young girls nattering away, women hanging laundry, couples linking arms for a stroll, gazing lovingly at each other, or dressed in their finest for ...
Before he could react, Mayumi had thrown her arms around him in a fierce hug. “You’re back!” she exclaimed, her usual composure cracking with genuine joy. Bikram wasn’t far behind, grinning broadly as he embraced Jay. “Careful, Kato,” Wade chuckled, wincing slightly. “Still a ...
And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. 6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. 7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from ...
I took Jesus and held Him in my arms. I was holding the Savior! This baby was to save the entire world from their sins. The Law required me to dedicate Him to God. Who can say what that means? I was to devote Him to God’s purpose and plan. Who had this honor, and who can...