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 Date Sep 7, 2010 Previous When Jesus was Born
When Jesus was born in
The King of glory stooped low to take humanity; and angels, who had witnessed His splendor in the heavenly courts, as He was worshiped by all the heavenly hosts, were disappointed to find their divine Commander in a position of so great humiliation.
The Jews had separated themselves so far from God by their wicked works, that angels could not communicate to them the tidings of the advent of the infant Redeemer. God chooses the wise men of the East to do His will....
These wise men had seen the heavens illuminated with light, which enshrouded the heavenly host who heralded the advent of Christ to the humble shepherds....
This light was a distant cluster of flaming angels, which appeared like a luminous star. The unusual appearance of the large bright star, which they had never seen before, hanging as a sign in the heavens, attracted their attention....The wise men directed their course where the star seemed to lead them. And as they drew nigh to the city of
The wise men are surprised to see no unusual interest upon the subject of the coming of the Messiah....They marvel that the Jews are not interested and joyful in prospect of this great event of the advent of Christ.
The churches of our time are seeking worldly aggrandizement, and are as unwilling to see the light of the prophecies, and receive the evidences of their fulfillment which show that Christ is soon to come, as were the Jews in reference to His first appearing. They were looking for the temporal and triumphant reign of Messiah in
Maranatha p. 11
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Prayer Requests
Sept 7---They are implementing some new policies at work that have potential for some real difficulties for all. Please pray that administration will modify those policies to make them more bearable and workable. R
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Dear Friends,
When I was young, I had a friend named June. Over the years, we had times when we were in the same class. We thoroughly enjoyed those times. When we were in high school, our Physical Science we got to sit side by side in the front row. That was so much fun! Whenever we dared, we would whisper and giggle about everything and anything. We got to choose lab partners, so we choose each other and had a great time doing the required experiments together.
During lab, we all were allowed to talk freely; so, of course, June and I always chatted happily as we did the experiments. One day, however, things became a little bit too exciting. While pouring a fairly mild (thankfully) acid into the beaker I was holding, June began laughing at something I had said. She laughed so hard that her hands became unsteady causing the acid to run down the side of the beaker I was holding. Immediately, I stuck my hands into the stream of continuously running water that was between our workstations. All seemed to be fine at first, but a little later the skin on the back of my right hand became yellow and hard and began to crack as I moved it. Eventually, new skin replaced the old and I had no lasting damage, but for awhile it was uncomfortable.
How often we "pour acid" upon others, that does far more damage and lasts far longer than what June accidentally did to me. How often the damage done through our words can never be undone. Solomon tells us, "The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly." Prov 18:8 God commands, "Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people." Lev 19:16 "Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile." David sang, "LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill? . . . He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour." Psa 15:1, 3; 34:13
How often we "pour" another type of "acid" upon those around us. Peter speaks of this "acid" as being a busybody, a meddler. He advises, "let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters." 1 Peter 4:15 Think of it! Meddling in others' lives is listed alongside the sins of murder, thievery, and evildoing. "Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth." Rom 14:4 No matter how pure our motives might be, when we force our ideas upon others, when we meddle in their lives, we have overstepped our bounds. Indeed, our Heavenly Father does not even do so. He never forces His will upon us. Instead, He gently leads us into the way in which we should go, hoping that we will choose the right way.
"Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers." 1 Peter 3:8-12
Rose
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