Dec 20 2005
Is 7:10-14 The LORD spoke to Ahaz: Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! I will not tempt the LORD!” Then Isaiah said: Listen, O house of David! Is it not enough for you to weary men, must you also weary my God? Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel.
It is a temptation for many times to ask God for some type of a sign. God gives us Jesus as a sign. The son, God with us, the Word, the Lord and this is more than any message it is a living witness.
The virgin shall conceive and bear a son. There are many who have sarcastic comments and views as atheists of a religion that would belive that a virgin could conceive. It is a belief that is of the heart that can not be understood without an open heart. It is a message of hope and renewal and salvation that starts with a simple and pure young woman whose heart is open to the will of God although she does not understand God's message she is willing to follow the request and will of God and honored to be able to serve God. For me this is not foolish or ignorant but humble and wise beyond years that she is able to move beyond what she knows with confidence and peace.
I today pray for that confidence and peace to accept what God has planned for me in my life especially in the near future. I pray that I will accept God with a ready and willing heart today and this Christmas season. And accept others as Jesus in the love of Christ.
It is a temptation for many times to ask God for some type of a sign. God gives us Jesus as a sign. The son, God with us, the Word, the Lord and this is more than any message it is a living witness.
The virgin shall conceive and bear a son. There are many who have sarcastic comments and views as atheists of a religion that would belive that a virgin could conceive. It is a belief that is of the heart that can not be understood without an open heart. It is a message of hope and renewal and salvation that starts with a simple and pure young woman whose heart is open to the will of God although she does not understand God's message she is willing to follow the request and will of God and honored to be able to serve God. For me this is not foolish or ignorant but humble and wise beyond years that she is able to move beyond what she knows with confidence and peace.
I today pray for that confidence and peace to accept what God has planned for me in my life especially in the near future. I pray that I will accept God with a ready and willing heart today and this Christmas season. And accept others as Jesus in the love of Christ.
posted by Joan Morris at 6:01 AM
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