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Search the heavens search the stars there is no one like our God.
Take my world it weighs too much for me.
Dave Ens
1st Sunday of Advent. Preparing for the arrival. Anticipation. Stress. Dread. Excitement. Gifts. Tension. God with us. Salvation. A singular gift with many layers.
Lots of people are filled with fear. God says don't be afraid.
What decisions we make are based on fear? God gives us a gift of life without fear.
Is it worth fearing our fear?
Luke 1 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, 27to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. 28Gabriel appeared to her and said, "Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!
We don't want something new. Is the thing you fear really a threat?
Mary was on a normal trajectory of life as a Jewish teenager engaged to be married. She accepted God's interruption.
Mary accepted the new.
Mary had things to fear. Death shame dishonor. She was willing to let God be God.
A God initiated encounter always gets past the fear if we say yes to God. Do good instead of no harm.
Are you afraid of losing something of real importance? Don't be afraid. You are more valuable than MANY sparrows.
Is the thing you fear really powerful? Can it actually hurt you?
God's mercy goes from generation to generation.
There is nothing greater than God's ability to save. Why do I fear anything? God invites us to a life without fear.
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