Reading: Matthew 1, 2
My Verse: ". . . an angel of the LORD appeared to him in a dream . . ."
"Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?
For we saw his star when it rose
and have come to worship him"
"And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose
went before them until it came to rest
over the place where the child was"
"And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod,
they departed to their own country by another way"
". . . an angel of the LORD appeared to Joseph in a dream
and said,
"Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee . . ."
"But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the LORD
appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
saying, "Rise, take the child and his mother and
go the the land of Israel . . ."
(Matthew 1:20, 2:2, 10, 12, 13 19).
This passage is fascinating in so many ways, LORD God. It seems the more
that I read your word, the more fascinated and intrigued I become! Your Word is filled with drama, mystery, human pathos, betrayal, violence, hints of otherworldliness, and mostly Your amazing love and purpose! That purpose of the saving power of Jesus runs through the entire Bible, binding the centuries of people and events together into a story that is so very compelling.
These two chapters of Matthew speak of that incredible time when Jesus came into the world, of that time when You, LORD God, intervened - broke into the realm of man to provide a way of salvation. To provide us a way out of the messes we dig ourselves into.
I watched Wonder Woman on the flight home this last weekend - I admit it was my second viewing. The thing that struck me is how the movie speaks to our inability to make it on our own. I do not even begin to understand the world viewpoint of those who wrote the screenplay and directed the movie but because it is in the original story that is what comes out - our need. How we do need intervention. How we need salvation.
Thank You for intervening in my life. Thank you for Jesus. Thank You for this most compelling story.
How Can It Be by Lauren Dangle
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
My Verse: ". . . an angel of the LORD appeared to him in a dream . . ."
"Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?
For we saw his star when it rose
and have come to worship him"
"And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose
went before them until it came to rest
over the place where the child was"
"And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod,
they departed to their own country by another way"
". . . an angel of the LORD appeared to Joseph in a dream
and said,
"Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee . . ."
"But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the LORD
appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
saying, "Rise, take the child and his mother and
go the the land of Israel . . ."
(Matthew 1:20, 2:2, 10, 12, 13 19).
This passage is fascinating in so many ways, LORD God. It seems the more
that I read your word, the more fascinated and intrigued I become! Your Word is filled with drama, mystery, human pathos, betrayal, violence, hints of otherworldliness, and mostly Your amazing love and purpose! That purpose of the saving power of Jesus runs through the entire Bible, binding the centuries of people and events together into a story that is so very compelling.
These two chapters of Matthew speak of that incredible time when Jesus came into the world, of that time when You, LORD God, intervened - broke into the realm of man to provide a way of salvation. To provide us a way out of the messes we dig ourselves into.
I watched Wonder Woman on the flight home this last weekend - I admit it was my second viewing. The thing that struck me is how the movie speaks to our inability to make it on our own. I do not even begin to understand the world viewpoint of those who wrote the screenplay and directed the movie but because it is in the original story that is what comes out - our need. How we do need intervention. How we need salvation.
Thank You for intervening in my life. Thank you for Jesus. Thank You for this most compelling story.
How Can It Be by Lauren Dangle
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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