How I love this proclamation given to us in the gospel of Luke.\u00a0 There is no greater TRUTH on which to \u0093dwell\u0094 when we consider the times that we are in.\u00a0 It is an easy thing to get caught up into the chaos, the unrest and tragedies which are happening around us on a moment to moment basis.\u00a0 The world is becoming smaller and smaller as each day passes.\u00a0 Technology has brought Iraq, China, and Afghanistan into our homes in the US.\u00a0 Hundreds and thousands of lives are lost. Everyday, in our own country, the death count grows from senseless, selfish crimes.\u00a0 It can be overwhelming to see and hear these things on a daily basis. Although we cannot ignore what is happening about us, I would ask you to consider to remember what was said to some shepherds in a field at a time when the world as they knew it was also chaotic, full of tragedies, and unrest.<\/p>\n
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\u0093Behold, I bring you tidings of great joy; which shall be to ALL people.<\/p>\n
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior,<\/p>\n
which is Christ the Lord.\u00a0 And this shall be a sign unto you; you shall<\/p>\n
find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.\u0094<\/p>\n
Luke 2:10 \u0096 12<\/p>\n
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\nOften when I am experiencing some type of difficulty, the Lord will remind me \u0096 everything will be ok \u0096 for BEHOLD, I BRING YOU TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY!\u00a0 This TRUTH can be a drink to a thirsty soul, hope to a hopeless situation, comfort to someone in pain, it can turn your mourning in to dancing again.\u00a0 Because this child, who was the Savior of the World, was born, EVERYTHING CHANGED!!!\u00a0 The world is different because JESUS came.\u00a0 My prayer for all of us is that we can capture what the angel of the Lord was trying to reveal to us in that statement.\u00a0 I encourage you to \u0093DWELL\u0094 on THIS TRUTH.\u00a0 God gives us opportunities everyday to touch other\u0092s lives.\u00a0 When someone calls you and shares with you that they are in a difficult place, speak these words, \u0091BEHOLD I BRING YOU TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY!\u0094\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
How I love this proclamation given to us in the gospel of Luke.\u00a0 There is no greater TRUTH on which to \u0093dwell\u0094 when we consider the times that we are in.\u00a0 It is an easy thing to get caught up into the chaos, the unrest and tragedies which are happening around us on a moment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.ekklesiaofcrane.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.ekklesiaofcrane.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.ekklesiaofcrane.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ekklesiaofcrane.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ekklesiaofcrane.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ekklesiaofcrane.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.ekklesiaofcrane.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ekklesiaofcrane.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ekklesiaofcrane.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}