3rd Day of Advent
Written by: Evelyn Nasworthy
Written by: Evelyn Nasworthy
Reading: Micah 5:2-5
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Though you are small among the clans of Judah,
Out of you will come for me
One who will be ruler over Israel,”
Micah 5:2
Bethlehem is going through a difficult time because its people have fallen from their faith. But at an early time this small Judean village is declared to one day “become the birth place of my King” as Micah states. Oh things will not be easy for them for many years, but in time the exiles will regroup in spiritual rebirth, and they will return to their homeland. Then it will come to pass that Jesus the King will be born in the city of Bethlehem.
It seems that we all lose our way in our faith from time to time and in those times we feel lost too. Things just don’t go well. Like pieces of a puzzle…. when some of them are missing or temporarily undiscovered perhaps under the sofa or stuck in a chair cushion. The puzzle is ruined without them. But once found and things are “put right”, the complete puzzle springs to life. Jesus is born for you. Put His puzzle piece into your life. You’ll be so pleased to see how well it fits!
Lord,
Thank you for sending your son to complete the puzzle. Keep us mindful of your gift to us. Amen.
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Though you are small among the clans of Judah,
Out of you will come for me
One who will be ruler over Israel,”
Micah 5:2
Bethlehem is going through a difficult time because its people have fallen from their faith. But at an early time this small Judean village is declared to one day “become the birth place of my King” as Micah states. Oh things will not be easy for them for many years, but in time the exiles will regroup in spiritual rebirth, and they will return to their homeland. Then it will come to pass that Jesus the King will be born in the city of Bethlehem.
It seems that we all lose our way in our faith from time to time and in those times we feel lost too. Things just don’t go well. Like pieces of a puzzle…. when some of them are missing or temporarily undiscovered perhaps under the sofa or stuck in a chair cushion. The puzzle is ruined without them. But once found and things are “put right”, the complete puzzle springs to life. Jesus is born for you. Put His puzzle piece into your life. You’ll be so pleased to see how well it fits!
Lord,
Thank you for sending your son to complete the puzzle. Keep us mindful of your gift to us. Amen.
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