OUR DAILY BREAD : ORDINARY DAYS
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:55 pmMarch 24
Tuesday
ORDINARY DAYS
READ:
Luke 2:8-20
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Behold, an angel of
the Lord stood before
them, and the glory of
the Lord shone around
them. __Luke 2:9
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Writer Anita Brechbill observed in God's Revivalist magazine that "Most often the Word of the Lord comes to a soul in the ordinary duties of life." She cites the examples of Zacharias performing his duties as a priest, and the shepherds watching their flocks. They were at work as usual with no idea that they were about to receive a message from God.
Luke describes the ordinary days when these men received their message from God: "While [Zecharias] was serving as priest before God in the order of his division.... and angel of the Lord appeared to him" (1:8,11). While the shepherds were "living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night... an angel of the Lord shone around them" (2:8-9).
Oswald Chambers in My Utmost for His Highest said: "Jesus rarely comes where we expect Him; He appears where we least expect Him, and always in the most illogical situations. The only way a worker can keep true to God is by being ready for the Lord's surprise visits."
On this ordinary day, the Lord may have a word of encouragement, guidance, or instruction for us, if we're listening and ready to obey. __David McCasland
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`````````````````I wonder what I did for God today:```````````````
`````````````How many times did I once pause and pray?```````````
`````````````But I must find and serve Him in these ways,```````````
``````````````For life is made of ordinary days. __Mcbeth```````````
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God speaks to those who are quiet before Him.
**************Today's Bible Reading __ Luke 2:8-20***************
8 Now there were in the
same country shepherds
living out in the fields,
keeping watch over their
flock by night, 9 And behold,
an angel of the Lord stood
before them, and the glory
of the Lord shone around
them, and they were greatly
afraid. 10 Then the angel said
to them, "Do not be afraid,
for behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy which
will be to all people. 11 For
there is born to you this day
in the city of David a Savior,
who is Christ the Lord.
12 And this will be the sign
to you: You will find a Babe
wrapped in swaddling
cloths lying n a manger."
13 and suddenly there was
with the angel a multitude of
the heavenly host praising
God....
15 So it was, when the
angels had gone away from
them into heaven, that the
shepherds said to one
another, "Let us now go to
Bethlehem and see this thing
that has come to pass, which
the Lord has made known to
us." 16 And they came with
haste and found Mary and
Joseph, and the Babe lying
in a manger. 17 Now when
they had seen Him, they
made widely known the
saying which was told them
concerning this Child.
18 And all those who heard it
merveled at those things
which were told them by the
shepherds. 19 But Mary kept
all these things and
pondered them in her heart.
20 Then the shepherds
returned, glorifying and
praising God for all the
things that they had heard
and seen....
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Angels appeared a number of times in relation to Christ's birth.
Gabriel appeared to Zacharias (Luke 1:11,19) and Mary (vv.26-27).
An unnamed angel (probably Gabriel) appeared three times to Joseph
(Matt. 1:20; 2:13, 19), and in Luke 2, to the shepherds. __Sim Kay Tee
Tuesday
ORDINARY DAYS
READ:
Luke 2:8-20
_______________________________________
Behold, an angel of
the Lord stood before
them, and the glory of
the Lord shone around
them. __Luke 2:9
_______________________________________
Writer Anita Brechbill observed in God's Revivalist magazine that "Most often the Word of the Lord comes to a soul in the ordinary duties of life." She cites the examples of Zacharias performing his duties as a priest, and the shepherds watching their flocks. They were at work as usual with no idea that they were about to receive a message from God.
Luke describes the ordinary days when these men received their message from God: "While [Zecharias] was serving as priest before God in the order of his division.... and angel of the Lord appeared to him" (1:8,11). While the shepherds were "living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night... an angel of the Lord shone around them" (2:8-9).
Oswald Chambers in My Utmost for His Highest said: "Jesus rarely comes where we expect Him; He appears where we least expect Him, and always in the most illogical situations. The only way a worker can keep true to God is by being ready for the Lord's surprise visits."
On this ordinary day, the Lord may have a word of encouragement, guidance, or instruction for us, if we're listening and ready to obey. __David McCasland
_____________________________________________________________
`````````````````I wonder what I did for God today:```````````````
`````````````How many times did I once pause and pray?```````````
`````````````But I must find and serve Him in these ways,```````````
``````````````For life is made of ordinary days. __Mcbeth```````````
_____________________________________________________________
God speaks to those who are quiet before Him.
**************Today's Bible Reading __ Luke 2:8-20***************
8 Now there were in the
same country shepherds
living out in the fields,
keeping watch over their
flock by night, 9 And behold,
an angel of the Lord stood
before them, and the glory
of the Lord shone around
them, and they were greatly
afraid. 10 Then the angel said
to them, "Do not be afraid,
for behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy which
will be to all people. 11 For
there is born to you this day
in the city of David a Savior,
who is Christ the Lord.
12 And this will be the sign
to you: You will find a Babe
wrapped in swaddling
cloths lying n a manger."
13 and suddenly there was
with the angel a multitude of
the heavenly host praising
God....
15 So it was, when the
angels had gone away from
them into heaven, that the
shepherds said to one
another, "Let us now go to
Bethlehem and see this thing
that has come to pass, which
the Lord has made known to
us." 16 And they came with
haste and found Mary and
Joseph, and the Babe lying
in a manger. 17 Now when
they had seen Him, they
made widely known the
saying which was told them
concerning this Child.
18 And all those who heard it
merveled at those things
which were told them by the
shepherds. 19 But Mary kept
all these things and
pondered them in her heart.
20 Then the shepherds
returned, glorifying and
praising God for all the
things that they had heard
and seen....
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Angels appeared a number of times in relation to Christ's birth.
Gabriel appeared to Zacharias (Luke 1:11,19) and Mary (vv.26-27).
An unnamed angel (probably Gabriel) appeared three times to Joseph
(Matt. 1:20; 2:13, 19), and in Luke 2, to the shepherds. __Sim Kay Tee