Matthew 1:19 Joseph her husband, being righteous and not willing to shame her publicly, resolved to divorce her quietly. Joseph, the earthly step-father plays a very minor role in the nativity play. He has no dialogue but would be seen dragging a donkey with pregnant Mary or gazing at the newborn Messiah whom he was...
Category: Spiritual Guidance
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27 December 2021 – Untold Nativity Scenes – Part 4
Matthew 2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem. The Magi (Wise Men) were astronomers and scholars who studied the movements, cycles, patterns of the celestial bodies in the solar system. They were also well educated in historical documents, prophecies and...
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26 December 2021 – Untold Nativity Story – Part 3
Luke 2:12 You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Most certainly Dr. Luke would have interviewed the Innkeeper who would have regretted not giving his ensuite to Mary and Joseph that cold winter night. Dr. Luke, the family doctor of Mary, would have discussed the difficult journey in her...
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25 December 2021 – Untold Nativity Story – Part 2
Luke 1:34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”. There are many unusual births recorded scientifically and Biblically. Conception after menopause is miraculous but the birth of Jesus was immaculate. The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you....
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24 December 2021 – Untold Nativity Story – Part 1
Luke 1:3 since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you. The Gospel of Luke was compiled by Dr. Luke, a physician and the only gentile (non-Jewish) writer of the Bible. He collated the birth, boyhood, biography and ministry of Jesus by interviewing the...
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23.12.2021 – God’s Will – Part 7
Isaiah 8:20 Consult God’s instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn. The knowledge of God’s word reveals God’s will. My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6a). Many are tricked into silly inconspicuous mistakes as they lack knowledge and understanding....
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22 December 2021 – God’s Will – Part 6
Malachi 3:6a “For I am the LORD, I do not change.” Can the sovereign will of God change? If the answer is ‘no’, then, why do we pray? God is Omniscient (All-knowing). God’s will is like the GPS in our car. If we are heading south instead of travelling north, the GPS would keep redirecting...
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21 December 2021 – God’s Will – Part 5
Numbers 22:12 But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed.” Israel led by Moses were camping at the plains of Moab before they entered the God-given Promised Land. The King of Moab who was petrified and perturbed at the power...
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20 December 2021 – God’s Will – Part 4
Luke 22:31 “Simon, Simon, satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. For every human being born on this earth, there is a “divine-will” and a “demonic-will”. Walking in the ‘divine-will’ or falling into the trap of ‘demonic-will’ is determined by the decisions we make with the ‘human-will’. Of all of God’s creations,...
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19 December 2021 – God’s Will – Part 3
Romans 8:5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The “Will of God” is God’s desire and God’s best for us. ‘Mind of the flesh’ or ‘carnal desires’...