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Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means, “God is with us.” Matthew 1:23 Isaiah 7:14 (NRSV)
Do we understand the significance of the angel’s message? This message refers to a prophecy of Isaiah some 4oo years earlier. God is with us!
Even today, we see evidence of God’s presence in our world. The end of November 2017, I received a prayer request from my best friend. Her husband’s nephew had called and asked her to pray for his new-born granddaughter. The baby was born with three heart abnormalities.
The medical team waited for almost a week before performing surgery. In the meantime, several of us were praying. I requested prayer from one of my social media friends and from an online social media prayer group. This family needed to see God’s working in this circumstance. On the day I prepared this. My friend texted me a picture of the baby being held by her 3-year-old sister. She seems to have no tubes for breathing or feeding or heart monitor leads. We believed that this baby will go home very soon. God was with them throughout this past year.
UPDATE: In the fall of 2022, my friend and her husband along with their younger daughter journeyed out west and visited this nephew and his family. The little girl told my friend’s husband that she has a zipper on her chest. He told her that he has a zipper as well. The child is doing very well.
In the early part of our nation, there were people who believed that God created the world and chose to stand back and see what we would do. However, this is not the way the modern theologians teach. Those of us who have witnessed His workings know that God chooses to stand beside us in the good times and in the not-so-good times and guides us through those less than good times.
As we continue in our walk with God, let us learn to seek God in our lives and let Him lead us through the difficult times of our lives.
May this thought continue as we approach the upcoming New Year.
I am going to take a blog break until Tuesday, January 3, 2023. There are some things I need to get done here at home and also finish a bit of Christmas shopping,
Prayer is, and always will be, powerful, Cecelia. Enjoy your break!
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Martha: Thank you for your kind thoughts.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you and your loved ones Cecelia, may He refresh and replenish you with His light and love.
ReplyDeleteMarja: Our state is under a winter weather advisory. Tomorrow will be the second day of it. Along with the snow, we have cold temperatures. Our son won't be able to come home until the 31st. Thank you for your wishes. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the story of the little girl. So thankful to know that she is doing so well. And yes, God IS with us...He cares about every single detail of our lives and is always there for us. Praying for you all in this powerful winter storm. Stay safe and warm, and look forward to your delayed Christmas time with your son next week, when hopefully the weather will be cooperative! God bless you all with His peace and comfort.
ReplyDeletePam: Thank you for these kind words. It is -1 temperature here. I did some baking yesterday. Stayed wrapped up in a blanket most of the day. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
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