OUR DAILY BREAD : FINDING JESUS

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December 3
Thursday


FINDING JESUS

READ:
Romans 8:27:39
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After someone stole a valuable ceramic figurine of Baby Jesus from a nativity scene in Wellington, Florida, officials took action to keep thieves from succeeding again. An Associated Press report described how they placed a GPS tracking device inside the replacement figurine. When Baby Jesus disappeared again the next Christmas, sheriff's deputies were led by the signal to the thief's apartment.

There are times when difficult circumstances or personal loss can cause us to feel that christ has been stolen from our Christmas. How can we find Jesus when life seems to be working against us?

Like a spiritual GPS, Romans 8 guides us to God's never-failing love and presence with us. We read that the Holy Spirit helps us in our weaknesses and intercedes for us (v.27). We know that God is for us (v.31). And we have this grand assurance: "He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?" (v.32). Finally, we are reminded that nothing can separate us from God's love in Christ Jesus (vv.38-39).

Look for Jesus in the manger, on the cross, risen from the dead, and in our hearts. That's where we can find Jesus at Christmas.

__David McCasland
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````````````````But what to those who find? Ah, this```````````````
```````````````````Nor tongue nor pen can show;`````````````````
````````````````````The love of Jesus, what it is``````````````````
````````None but His loved ones know. __Bernard of Clairvaux```````
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If we focus only on Christmas,
we might lose sight of Christ.

************Today's Bible Reading __ Romans 8:27-39*************

27 Now He who searches the
hearts knows what the mind
of the Spirit is, because He
makes intercession for the
saints according to the will of
God.

28 And we know that all
things work together for
good to those who love God,
to those who are the called
according to His purpose.

29 For whom he foreknew,
He also predestined to be
the firstborn among many
brethren. 30 Moreover whom
He predestined, these He also
called; whom He called,
these He also justified; and
whom He justified, these He
also glorified.

31 What then shall we say to
these things? If God is for us,
who can be against us? 32 He
who did not spare His own
son, but delivered Him up
for us all, how shall He not
with Him also freely give us
all things? 33 Who shall bring
a charge against God's elect?
It is god who justifies.

34 Who is he who condemns?
It is Christ who died, and
furthermore is also risen,
who is even at the right hand
of God, who also makes
intercession for us. 35 Who
shall separate us from the
love of Christ? Shall
tribulation, or distress, or
persecution, or famine...

38 For I am persuaded that
neither death nor life, nor
angels nor principalities nor
powers, nor things present
nor things to come, 39 nor
height nor depth, nor any
other created thing, shall be
able to separate us from the
love of God which is in
Christ Jesus our Lord.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Romans 8 is a treasure trove of spiritual truth, dealing with spiritual
security (v.1), the Holy Spirit's ministry to the believer (vv.11,13,16,
26-27), God's providential care (v.28), our spiritual destiny (vv.29,30),
and the matchless love of God (vv.31-39). __BILL CROWDER