The Branch and The Second Coming

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 1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;    from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him—    the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,    the Spirit of counsel and of might,    the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD— 3 and he will delight in the fear of the LORD.    He will not judge by … Read More

Great Things from What is Small

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“Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.  I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. -Revelation 22:12-13 So much more is tied to the events of the First Advent than meets the eye! The Second Advent is there as well, … Read More

Down the Path of Peace

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Because of the tender mercy of our God,    by which the rising sunwill come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness    and in the shadow of death,to guide our feet into the path of peace.  –Luke 1:78-79These are the last words of the prophecy spoken by Zechariah.  I love how they indicate what God’s tender mercy is doing–it’s guiding … Read More

Promise Fulfilled

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“‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah. In those days and at that time    I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line;    he will do what is just and right in the land.In those days Judah will be saved    and Jerusalem will live in safety.This is the name by … Read More

A Glorious Light

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 The people walking in darkness    have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness    a light has dawned. 3 You have enlarged the nation    and increased their joy; they rejoice before you    as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice    when dividing the plunder. 4 For as in the day of Midian’s defeat,    you have shattered the yoke that burdens them,    the bar across their shoulders,    the rod of their … Read More

Walking Home

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The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, 2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:    “I will send my messenger ahead of you,   who will prepare your way”—3 “a voice of one calling in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord,   make straight paths for him.’”  –Mark 1:1-3 As I mentioned in a post about 10 days ago, … Read More

Born in a Small Town

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“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,whose origins are from of old,   from ancient times.”  3 Therefore Israel will be abandoned   until the time when she who is in labor bears a son,and the rest of his brothers return   to join the Israelites.  4 He will stand and shepherd … Read More