Monday, December 22, 2014

"HIS NAME IS CALLED, JESUS"





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9n7QDFAOXU

YOUR SAVIOR IS BORN! OUR EMMANUEL!

REJOICE YE WISE MEN, ANGELS, AND SHEPHERDS


Matthew 1:21King James Version (KJV)

21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for He shall save his people from their sins.


Luke 2:21King James Version (KJV)

21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, His name was called Jesus, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.



Matthew 2:1-12King James Version (KJV)

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped Him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto Him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.
12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.  




Luke 2:8-20 King James Version (KJV)

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.  
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.     
19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eywswhx_dmQ&list=RD-JSF9Uz20PY&index=2

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

APHASIA..."WHEN WORDS WON'T COME"



    "JUMBLED WORDS...THEY ARE SCRAMBLED IN AN APHASIC WORLD"

New Living Translation - Romans 8:26  And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. 

Aphasia, a definition best explained by speech incapable of being spoken.  The brain controls so much of our everyday capability.  Injury of any type to this neurological area of our precious nerves can cause the deficit.  It does not compromise the wholeness of someone, it only inhibits their desire to communicate normally.  What is normal?  The average person thinks it is only one way.  God has created us in His image to substantiate body, soul, and spirit.  We all have that.  Normal is just that!  He has "gifted" us to learn and learn again.  Something "outside the box".

The National Aphasia Association explains some of this differentiation in the following link:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCUQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aphasia.org%2Fcontent%2Faphasia-definitions&ei=A6yHVLLkN8ijNqm8g_AJ&usg=AFQjCNEKJsijO056_sVdSIyx9aV7VYcHCw&sig2=vJ-OvBww1zcfn6funyb3yw&bvm=bv.81449611,d.eXY

This IS one of my Favorite Songs because, yes, many times my "words won't come"!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM8hxE-j4T8&list=PLNc6Yf0WBybnj6jIq_9eETs6GXjh3nWqA

WHEN WORDS WON’T COME
By Joan Allen Pfeiffer , June 2009

There are those driving thoughts,
The ones you know and see.
Our gift to speak or write,
Sometimes spins and spins in me.

My brain can see these words,
They “tickle” with perception.   
I can get that first letter,
But I remain in some prevention.

Some words seem so very important,
Then others; maybe not so much.
Certainly the names of my loved ones are,
I think “not”, to trivial things and such. 


Remember, not all people who speak as if in a "drunken stupor", are what they seem. They may be "aphasic", having a "stroke", or an "epileptic  seizure".  A new "normal" to look for.  He has created us with so many wonders and we can communicate with Him, even if the "words won't come".




Saturday, December 6, 2014

CHRISTMAS "DAYSPRING"



Luke 1:47 Mary says here, “And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior”.
And my heart took me to Luke 2:78 “Through the tender mercy of our God whereby the “dayspring” from on high hath visited us.”   Her “dayspring”, the light of day! Because then comes this:
Luke 2:79 “To give LIGHT to them that sit in darkness and in the “shadow of death” to guide our feet into the “WAY OF PEACE”.


It is said that Mary, the mother of Jesus sang a song in Glory to God for His Love to bring our Messiah to us, our blessed Redeemer, the Holy Son of God.  “The Magnificat” is how it is listed and was original in Greek, but became much better used in Latin music amongst those ‘gifted to harmony’.
          
Mary sang!  She sang although her life was now so changed, her journey had a new beginning. She sang from her heart of spirit again and again, and called herself His lowly servant. She knew one day, all generations would call her blessed.  She was!  She knew His Blessing to the World before everyone else on Earth! Can you imagine how beautiful her song was to Him? I cannot fathom the Magnificent Holy Love of her song to Him.
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
for He has looked with favor on His lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and Holy is His Name.
He has mercy on those who fear Him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of His arm,
He has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,

and has lifted up the lowly.  

He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich He has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for He has remembered His promise of mercy,
the promise He made to our fathers,

to Abraham and His children for ever.

There is a song "Mary Did You Know"?  

yes, Mary Knew!