Let Your Mind be Filled with Awe & Wonder,
And Your Heart be Filled with Peace & Joy,
As You spend each day of Advent
Looking Intently at these Inspiring Images
of the Original Christmas.
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Let Your Mind be Filled with Awe & Wonder,
And Your Heart be Filled with Peace & Joy,
As You spend each day of Advent
Looking Intently at these Inspiring Images
of the Original Christmas.
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Let Your Mind be Filled with Awe & Wonder,
And Your Heart be Filled with Peace & Joy,
As You spend each day of Advent
Looking Intently at these Inspiring Images
of the Original Christmas.
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Let Your Mind be Filled with Awe & Wonder,
And Your Heart be Filled with Peace & Joy,
As You spend each day of Advent
Looking Intently at these Inspiring Images
of the Original Christmas.
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~ The Courage of The Shepherds ~
The Shepherds at the Original Nativity had Wonderful Courage. They Demonstrated Courage in many different ways.
Back then the Shepherds would have lived Outside most of the time.
They were Out in the Fields at Night. Their main purpose at Night was to 'Protect' the Sheep.
There would have been Wolves roaming around and the Shepherds needed to keep the Sheep 'Safe' from any attacks.
There would also have been 'thieves' hiding in the darkness waiting to Steel the Sheep.
A 'Good Shepherd' would do 'Anything' to Protect his Sheep. That takes Real Courage.
It's a Wonderful part of God's Creative Plan in the Nativity that the Very First people to Ever Visit Jesus were 'The Good Shepherds' who were Protecting their Sheep.
Jesus Himself is 'The Good Shepherd' and we are all His Sheep who He is Protecting.
~ ~ ~
When the Angel appeared to The Shepherds in the field at Night, they were very afraid, but when they realised the Angel was from The Lord, their fear turned to Courage as they made the 'Choice' to go and 'Search for Jesus'.
They made an 'Instant Decision' as they knew in their Hearts how Important & Special 'The Savior' is, and they didn't want to 'Miss' the Amazing Opportunity to meet God's Only Son.
The Shepherds only had a Small amount of information from the Angel that they would 'Find a Babe lying in a Manger'.
There would have been many Stables with Mangers in Bethlehem and it would have taken a Lot of Courage to Go and Search for Jesus when only a few people knew who He was.
The Shepherds showed us that you don't need all the Answers when you've got Faith & Courage.
~ The Faith & Courage of The Shepherds led them to Jesus.
When they met Jesus, it Filled them with even More Courage as they went out and Shared what they had Experienced with many people.
At that time Shepherds were seen as 'nobodies' who were 'ignored' and 'looked down on'.
Yet they were Inspired & Strengthened by the Wonderful Experience they had with Jesus. It gave them Courage to be 'Bold in their Faith' and Share the 'Good News of Jesus'.
The Love of Jesus 'Shone' through The Shepherds and people Listened to them and were Amazed.
The Shepherds Demonstrated Wonderful Faith & Courage in Lots of ways.
That same Courage is Available to You.
~ Positive Bible Verses ~
Stand firm in the Faith; be Courageous.
(1 Corinthians 16:13)
~ ~ ~
When they saw the Courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
(Acts 4:13)
~ ~ ~
"Be strong and of good Courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
(Deuteronomy 31:6)
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Let Your Mind be Filled with Awe & Wonder,
And Your Heart be Filled with Peace & Joy,
As You spend each day of Advent
Looking Intently at these Inspiring Images
of the Original Christmas.
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Let Your Mind be Filled with Awe & Wonder,
And Your Heart be Filled with Peace & Joy,
As You spend each day of Advent
Looking Intently at these Inspiring Images
of the Original Christmas.
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“Thank You Lord for The Nativity”.
The Nativity is a Beautiful True story of how God 'Chose' how His Only Son would be Born on earth.
He Chose the Right Time, Right Place and Right People so that it would be so Special & Memorable that even after 2,000 years, people are Still Celebrating it.
Everyone that was part of the Original Nativity was 'Chosen' to be a True Inspiration to us All.
As well as the Positives, we can also Learn how 'Not to Be' from the 'bad Examples' of people like King Herod, who in reality was in a Position of Privilege & Authority, and he should have been Setting a Good Example.
We can Learn from him that Power doesn't mean Anything if it's Not from God.
There are also Many, Many Positive Examples of how we 'Should Live' from people like Mary & Joseph, The Shepherds and The Wise Men etc.
We can Learn a Lot from them about how 'Real Faith & Trust' in God will have a Big Impact on the Entire World with 'Everlasting Results'.
God is 'Clearly' Very Capable of working things out in the 'Right Way' at the 'Right Time'.
God Truly does 'Know Best'.
You can be certain that you Can 'Trust Your Life' to the 'Capable Hands' of the Almighty & Loving God.
~ Positive Bible Verse ~
The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. (Psalm 126:3)
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Let Your Mind be Filled with Awe & Wonder,
And Your Heart be Filled with Peace & Joy,
As You spend each day of Advent
Looking Intently at these Inspiring Images
of the Original Christmas.
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Are You Ready For Jesus?
When Jesus was Born there were people who were Ready for Him, but there were many who were not.
30 years later when Jesus performed Miracles and showed people the Right Way to live, there were people who were Ready, but many were not.
Now over 2,000 years later with all the Knowledge, Experience, Understanding and Wisdom of 'Who Jesus Is', there are people who are Ready, but there are still many who are not.
~ Are You Ready For Jesus?
When Jesus was Born, the Innkeeper & Staff were not Ready for Him. They were 'Too Busy' with 'other people'.
King Herod was not Ready for Jesus. Herod wanted to be King.
His 'arrogance, selfishness and craving for control' meant he was not able to Accept Jesus as King.
The Pharisees (the very people who had 'studied the Scripture' and knew the Law inside out) were not even Ready for Jesus. They 'expected' something else and they were too 'stubborn' to be Open Minded to 'God's Way'.
~ On the other hand, Mary & Joseph 'were' Ready for Jesus.
Even though they didn't Understand how it could be possible that Mary would be pregnant as they had not been intimate together, they Both put their 'Faith & Trust' in God.
They Believed that even though 'people' can't explain how it's possible, 'Nothing is impossible with God'.
The Shepherds were Ready for Jesus.
Back in that time, Shepherds were considered as 'outcasts'. People overlooked them, they would have been called and put down. Yet the Shepherds Faith & Belief was Stronger than All of the popular people put together.
By their 'Simple yet Powerful Choice' to Trust God, they were Blessed with being the First Ever people to visit Jesus. WOW.
The Wise Men were Ready for Jesus.
Even though they were 'Many Miles' away from the place where Jesus was Born, they were 'Willing' to do 'Whatever It Takes' to Meet Jesus.
Because of that Humble Attitude, they were Filled with 'Exceedingly Great Joy'.
~ Are You Ready For Jesus?
Are you 'Too Busy' with 'other people' and 'other things' to even notice that Jesus is 'Knocking at the Door of Your Life'.
Or are you 'Willing' to do 'Whatever it Takes' to Make Room to 'Welcome Jesus In'.
Are you trying to be King or Queen of your own Life and not Accepting Jesus as 'Your Lord'.
Or will you make the 'Simple yet Powerful Choice' to put 'Your Trust' in God and Discover the Strength of Real Faith.
Is your 'Knowledge' and the things 'people' have taught you about Jesus 'Holding You Back' from Experiencing New & Exciting Things, even when God Himself reveals them to You.
Or are you 'Willing' to put 'Your Faith & Trust' in God and not in people, so that you too can Enjoy the Freedom & Peace of Mind, knowing that with God & Jesus in your Life, you don't need to Understand everything, you 'Just Need to Believe'.
Don't Miss Out on the Wonderful Blessings of letting Jesus be 'King of Your Life'.
Do 'Whatever It Takes' to 'Welcome Him In'.
~ Positive Bible Verses ~ Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10:41+42) ~ ~ ~ Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the Truth. (John 18:37) ~ ~ ~ Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And do not lean on your own understanding (Proverbs 3:5) ~ ~ ~ So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man (Jesus) will come at an hour when you do not expect him. (Matthew 24:44)
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