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“Therefore the Lord Himself will
give you a sign: Behold, the virgin
shall conceive and bear a Son, and
shall call Him Immanuel.” Isaiah
7:14 “Behold, the virgin shall be
with child, and bear a Son, and
they shall call His name Immanuel,”
which translated, “God is with
us.”Matthew 1:23 Mary, a virgin
did indeed give birth to Jesus thus
she fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah
7:14. Though this is not believed
by many we know as Christians this
is the truth. God worked a miracle
the same as He did when He raised
Jesus from the dead.
Jesus, the perfect gift to mankind
came as Lord and Saviour. He came
for sinners, to show the way to God
in Heaven through Him and Him
alone. Jesus, is The King of kings,
He gave up all He had in heaven
and came in a humble birth, He
was born in a manger in a stable.
Try to picture the scene. It was
night time. Stars twinkle in the sky
above, shepherds watching over
their sheep. In the stable amongst
the cows and sheep, quite smelly,
probably mice scurrying through
the hay, there is Mary more than
likely worn out from travelling ready
to give birth to the only One who
saves. Imagine Joseph by her side
doing what he can as there were
no modern day maternity ward
or midwife. No hot water or fresh
towels, nurses or doctors and no
painkillers. Just the hand of the
almighty God through it all! Angels
watching over the manger filled
with hay and a baby wrapped in
swaddling cloths. A miracle of life
the dear beloved Son of God was
born a gift to mankind so perfect
and precious.
As Christmas approaches we will
be out buying presents for folks.
Hopefully putting serious thought
into what gifts will be suitable to
the person. How many gifts will be
discarded, sent back to the shop
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or even saved to give to someone
else? Nothing is really wrong with
this but it does help if we can think
of what that person would really
need. God certainly knew what the
world would need and that was
Jesus the Saviour. John 4:42 “Then
they said to the woman, ‘Now we
believe, not because of what you
said, for we have heard Him and
know that this is indeed the Christ,
the Saviour of the world.’” 1 John
4:14 “And we have seen and testify
that the Father has sent the Son as
Saviour of the world.”
October - December 2016
The world is on the brink of
destruction. We do not need more
technology or advice on how to
make us look and act perfect or how
to improve our lifestyles to live the
desired perfect life. Such dreams
most likely will never happen
because they are unattainable or
simply not in the realm of reality!
Vein dreams, worldly fantasies,
carnal lusts for self gratification
and a yearning for inner peace and
happiness.
There is only one Way, His name