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Immanuel

18 Saturday Dec 2021

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Today’s quote and prayer for Advent
by David Kitz.

Isaiah 7_14

LORD God,
I thank you for sending Jesus
into this world darkened by injustice and sin.
Jesus, you are our Immanuel—
God with us.
Shine your light in me
and through me to others.
Amen.

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Peace and Favor

24 Tuesday Dec 2019

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Advent Tidings of Joy

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Deer on a snowy day near MacNutt, SK, photo by Char Kitz

Today in the town of David
a Savior has been born to you;
he is the Messiah, the Lord.
This will be a sign to you:
You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel,
praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

Luke 2:8-11 (NIV)

Reflection
Know this: If you are born again by the Spirit of God, the peace and favor of God rests on you.

Good News and Great Joy

23 Monday Dec 2019

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63ea2556c05a0aad37e1be6333d8b73b (2)And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby,
keeping watch over their flocks at night.
An angel of the Lord appeared to them,
and the glory of the Lord shone around them,
and they were terrified.
But the angel said to them,
“Do not be afraid.
I bring you good news
that will cause great joy for all the people.
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you;
he is the Messiah, the Lord.

Luke 2:8-11 (NIV)

 

Reflection
Know this: If you are born again by the Spirit of God, you have received this good news with great joy. Our Savior, the Messiah has been born. 

Bethlehem the Town of David

21 Saturday Dec 2019

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The Parliament of Canada, Ottawa, ON — photo by David Kitz

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.


Luke 2:1-4-5 (NIV)

 

Reflection
Know this: If you are born again by the Spirit of God, you have a role in history that emperors, prime ministers and presidents cannot thwart. 

The Knowledge of Salvation

20 Friday Dec 2019

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 Sunrise on the Dale Kitz farm near MacNutt, Saskatchewan — photo by David Kitz

And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”


Luke 1:76-79 (NIV)

Reflection
Know this: If you are born again by the Spirit of God, you have received the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of sins.

He Has Come to His People

19 Thursday Dec 2019

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A frosty morning near MacNutt, SK — photo by David Kitz

“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them. He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),


Luke 1:68-70 (NIV)

 

Reflection
Know this: If you are born again by the Spirit of God, God has come to you and you have been redeemed.

Saved from their Sins

18 Wednesday Dec 2019

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But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”


Matthew 1:20-21 (NIV)

 

Reflection
Know this: If you are born again by the Spirit of God, you have been saved from your sins.

 

You Have Found Favor with God

16 Monday Dec 2019

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But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
Luke 1:30-33

Reflection
Know this: If you are born again by the Spirit of God, just like Mary you have found favor with God.