Matthew 1:23
They shall called His Name Emmanuel.
Matt. 1:23; Luke 1:35
Hallelujah’s fill the air.
A star leads the way.
A Mother’s tired sigh,
And a baby soft cry
Shepherds kneel and wise men bow
And the heavenly host sing,
For in the Bethlehem manger
Is the newborn King.
Thank God He came…
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Luke 2:10, 11
https://www.minimannamoments.com/because-he-came/
This story would have ended at Malachi in The Bible if Messiah Jesus/Yeshua had not come.
May our hearts and prayers reach out to the ends of the earth, to those who have no ‘Christmas day’, in that they have no good news of the Savior King.
Nehemiah 8:10
“Send portions to them for whom nothing is prepared”.
He was born INTO this world not FROM it.
He did not emerge OUT of history.
He came INTO history FROM the outside.
He is not man BECOMING God, He is God incarnate BECOMING INTO human flesh FROM OUTSIDE it.
He must also COME INTO us from OUTSIDE. Galatians 4:19
All lives must become a
Bethlehem for God’s Son –
A house of bread..
we must be born again. John 3:7
For all those who are tired and weary at this time, or those who are alone during this season. Be encouraged and know that He sees you and loves you very much.
Consider 1Kings 19:7
For this is what He did for His tired servant.
The journey is too great for thee and I am going to refresh you.
He gave him something good to eat and put him to sleep.
Elijah had done an amazing thing but it has been too much for his physical strength; and then the inevitable result became clear and he became depressed.
Every human being has a physical need to be cared for and what many people want and need is a good nights sleep, plus whatever else ails them physically needs to be attended to.
Throughout the generations many have ended up under the Juniper tree!
Here is where it is very soothing to hear the words of Jesus.
The journey is too great for you and I am going to refresh you.
He also told His disciples to..
Come apart and rest awhile. Mark 6:31
Here we must remember not to confuse physical weariness with spiritual weakness.
There comes a time when we need to recharge our batteries…
Be encouraged while reading the following lines:
When we are too tired to trust and too tired to pray and our over taxed strength gives way, the thought comes to mind, just drop it all and rest.
Then we wonder if God will forgive us if we go right to sleep just as a baby does, without asking if we may and without even trying to trust and pray.
We should remember that before we could even talk those raising us did not deny us needed rest and did not refuse to cradle us while we slept.
Those watching over us were quick to see what we needed and to make provision for our natural necessities and to guard us and keep us safe.
It’s okay to just drop it all and give up to rest – Our Heavenly Father knows all about it and we just need to go to sleep as a baby does.
He knows when His child is too tired to pray and does not judge us alone by the prayers we say, because He knows our innermost heart.
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He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”
He knows when we do pray and He knows when we do trust and He knows the limits of our human bodies. This was evident in the garden when He told His disciples to take their rest, while He took upon Himself the burden that no one else could bear.
Then he cometh to his disciples, and saith to them: Sleep ye now and take your rest. Matthew 26:45
If we are saved then we have given our life up to Him to keep, so we don’t need to be afraid to go right to sleep.
Ps 37:7 Rest in the LORD because rest allows our mind, body, and soul to renew and then continue with even more strength and focus.
Psalm 27
Isaiah 40:31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Is 40:29 The LORD gives strength to those who are weary.
He strengthens those who are weak and tired. He gives strength to the weary and strengthens the powerless. He’s the one who gives might to the faint, renewing strength for the powerless.
Rest in the Lord.
He knows you are facing challenges.
He’s just waiting for you to run to Him. The Savior understands.
In fact, as the word of God says in Hebrews 4:15, He is touched by the feeling of our infirmities. The Lord empathizes with you. You are not alone.
Just be quiet and confident in Him, be anxious for nothing and cast all your cares upon Him.
Psalm 4:8 In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me live in safety.
And I shall lie down and sleep, because you, Lord Jehovah, make me dwell alone in stillness.
I fall asleep in peace the moment I lie down because you alone, O LORD, enable me to live securely.
Shalom – peace and rest to all family and friends!
Let the love of Our Heavenly Father sustain and encompass us as we learn to rest in Him and He will give us strength.
