A Quiet Reckoning
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What does Christmas mean to me? โ
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This year, I’ve thought a lot about this. 3-4 weeks to really GET INTO this isn’t enough. Which is why I want to DAILY claim what this precious holiday means to me. โ
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You see? โ
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Once I was lost, and didn’t really get it. โ
That my sin was the issue. โ
That God loved me WHOLLY, but because of His HOLINESS, couldn’t have a relationship with my sin covered self. โ
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๐๐จ๐ช๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐ก๐๐ข. โ
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Christmas to me represents more than presents, carols, lights and even that “sweet and soft” depiction of baby Jesus in the manger. โ
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It’s a young woman who had little money, no future, and no hope in this world……It is her humble YES that God used to tip toe into this world. โ
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A gentle Joseph who could have RUN for the hills, but instead said YES to becoming an earthly father to his King. โ
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It’s a dirty, germy, animal filled manger where my Savior made his quiet entrance into a world He will one day rule. โ
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It’s humble; it’s dirty; it went unnoticed by many. But OH BOY! The RECKONING and the battle with Satan for our souls that it BRINGS is anything but QUIET.โ
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๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด. โ
โ “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,” (Philippians 2:10) โ
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He came as a baby. Grew into a man. Conquered sin, death and the grave on the cross and when He rose again. And one day He is returning. โ
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And I will be with Him. โ
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