I got the title for this post from a saying extracted from the book of Esther. Her uncle asked her to approach the king - her husband - in order to save her people. The action could have ended in her death... but it didn't. And her people survived. After hearing this phrase at a … Continue reading Such A Time As This
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Born of a Virgin
By: Lill Kohler Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: See, the virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel." (CSB) (BC 760-698) Daniel 9:25 "Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until an Anointed One, the ruler, will be seven … Continue reading Born of a Virgin
Time of Birth
By: Lill Kohler Daniel 9:25 “Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven ‘sevens’, and sixty-two ‘sevens’. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble.” (NIV) (606-534 B.C.) Luke 2:1-5 … Continue reading Time of Birth
Why A Virgin Birth?
By Lill Kohler Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: See the virgin will conceive, have a son, and call him Immanuel.” (CSB) (BC 760-698) Numbers 8:5-15 “… make them ceremonially clean… thus dedicating them to the Lord’s service… After this, they may go into the Tabernacle to do their work, … Continue reading Why A Virgin Birth?
Cousin John
By Marcia Rossiter Malachi 3:1 “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty. (NIV) (400 BC) Luke 1:5-25 “… Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you … Continue reading Cousin John
You Want Me To Do What?
Have you felt God asking you to do the unusual? Is it something others might think is crazy, or you think would drive others away? Is it hard to see what purpose would be served? Or, does it feel like He's asking too much of you? Well, God is in the business of doing the … Continue reading You Want Me To Do What?
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