But they were insistent, with loud voices asking that He be crucified. And their voices began to prevail. Luke 23:23 (NASB) The noise was deafening. Evil chanting for blood. Wickedness waiting to devour the unblemished Lamb. The purity was too much for such depravity. It revealed too much of their sin, so the solution seemed to be death. Do away with Him who was Light on their darkness. To darkness they sent Him. Flesh splitting nails into splintered wood. Gush of blood and water. Raised up for all to see the spectacle of dripping life. Great drops of life from…
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“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, The fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns That can hold no water. Jeremiah 2:13 NASB To the one who turns around and removes eyes from the Holy One to attempt to replace the living water with a cheap imitation in a broken vessel, wake up! God sees you and knows what you are doing. Who is Lord of your life? Why are you attempting to replace the Perfect with the imperfect? Life gets busy. I get it. Stuff gets in the way. I get…
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The stuff on my list can't be bought in a store.
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Be still and know Him.
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He stripped Himself down to a Child and offered us what no one else could.
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Imagine a little tiny hand desperately wanting to reach his Savior through his mother's skin. Jumping, leaping, hands raised high, praising the Messiah. A baby in the womb.
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Wrapped up in layers of cloth, He was placed in an animal feeding trough, sitting in a dark, cold barn with animals and their mess.
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What gifts would you present to Him?
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"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16 (NASB)
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Word became flesh. Simeon could depart in peace.