Yea, LORD, We Greet THEE+ !

O COME, LET US ADORE HIM+ !

NATIVITY AND ST. JEROME'S CAVE

Yea, LORD, we greet THEE+

born this*** happy morning, 

JESUS , to  THEE+ be all glory given. 

WORD+ of The FATHER, 

now in flesh appearing

O COME LET US ADORE HIM+ !

O COME LET US ADORE HIM+ !

O COME LET US ADORE HIM+ ,

CHRIST the LORD !

+  +  +

CHILD+ , for us sinners,

poor and in the manger,

we would embrace THEE+ 

with love and awe. 

Who would not love THEE+ , 

loving us so dearly ?

O COME LET US ADORE HIM+ !

O COME LET US ADORE HIM+ !

O COME LET US ADORE HIM+ ,

CHRIST the LORD !

[*** Please Note: Man does not know the exact date of the birth of The LORD JESUS, although many good guesses and arguments have been established.  We are only given a "season" in the Scriptures and the facts of 1) shepherds were watching in the fields at night , and 2) it was at the time of the Roman taxation. We are given no instructions whatsoever about "celebrating" the birth of JESUS; His+ death is to be remembered, according to Scripture.

So during the INCARNATION season, we remember for WHAT purpose HE+ became INCARNATE:  for the suffering of death. 

Both Western and Eastern branches of Christianity have arbitrarily agreed on Dec. 25 for whatever reasons, only the Eastern Christians follow the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar. So it all makes for confusion !  

The IMPORTANT thing is to recognize that Our LORD JESUS CHRIST, the Eternal WORD+ of The FATHER,  was made INCARNATE at one point in time, about 2000 years ago, and that was for the suffering of death.

HE+ entered into time in order to rescue the Adamic race from the grip of satan, the father of lies. HE+ became our CHRISTUS VICTOR and triumphed over death, hell, and the grave ... crushing the head of satan who had bruised HIS+ heel. 

So we here at the Order of the GOOD SHEPHERD+  focus on the FACT of the INCARNATION and join with Christians who rejoice over His+ Coming in the likeness of Adamic flesh ~  regardless of "when" it chronologically occurred. ]

To HIM+ Shall the Gentile Seek...

 ADVENT MEDITATIONS for 2014

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Scriptures courtesy of  www.biblegateway.com

Isaiah 11: 10  ~  

 And in that day there shall be a ROOT+ of Jesse, 

which shall stand for an ENSIGN+ of the people;

to it shall the GENTILES seek:

and His+ rest shall be glorious.

Acts 11: 7-10 ~  And I heard a VOICE saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat. But I said, Not so, LORD: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.  But the VOICE answered me again from heaven, 

What G0D hath cleansed, 

that call not thou common.

.  

And this was done three times: 

and all were drawn up again into heaven.

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What GOD hath cleansed !

. 

O Glorious Day of His+ Appearing !   

HE+ became INCARNATE, offering cleansing, peace, and goodwill toward  the Jews and Gentiles, alike.  HE+ is no respecter of persons.  

HE+ became INCARNATE to obliterate the wall that sin, death, and hell had erected between GOD and His highest creation on earth, man... a wall devised by the satan, the hater of mankind.  

Come, LORD JESUS.  Show Thyself+ in Thy+ Kingly power to all whom THOU+ hast cleansed from sin.  

How we long to see Thy+ Day evidenced once again on earth, as Abraham saw Thy+ Glory. 

How we long to see Thy+ Day evidenced on earth as Moses and Elijah witnessed it, foreseeing the CHRISTUS VICTOR over death, hell, and the grave, once and for all time. 

How we long to see Thy+ Day as Peter, James, and John glimpsed Thy+ Glory on the Mount before the glory overwhelmed them. 

How our hearts long to see THEE+, O SAVIOR CHRIST! 

O CHRISTUS VICTOR, JESUS, Who+ alone is SAVIOR of this dead and dying world, our hearts pant after THEE+ as a doe longs for running streams. Hasten, Hasten the Day of Thy+ Coming to us. 

We thank THEE+ for Thy+ gladsome Promise:

I+ will come again and will take you unto Myself+. 

I bind my heart to THEE+ ... and to THEE+ alone, O LORD CHRIST. 

O CHRISTUS VICTOR, rise up and show Thyself+. Let all those who hate THEE+ ... and Thy+ Rule ...  flee before Thy+ Face, O VICTOR CHRIST !  Let GOD arise, let His enemies be scattered. 

Q:  For who may abide the DAY of His+ coming ?

A:  Whomever each day  abideth in HIM+  !

The Acceptable Year of The LORD...

ADVENT MEDITATIONS 2014

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Isaiah 61:1 and 2a ~ Scriptures courtesy of www.biblegateway.com 

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon ME+; because the Lord hath anointed ME+ to preach good tidings unto the meek; HE hath sent ME+ to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; ² To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord ...

^{Luke 4:18} The SPIRIT of the LORD is upon ME+, because HE hath anointed ME+ to preach the Gospel to the poor; HE hath sent ME+ to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 

¹⁹ To preach 

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the acceptable year of the LORD.

~~ ~ To proclaim the acceptable year of The LORD ~ ~ ~

“The SPIRIT of The LORD is upon ME+ because HE has anointed ME+ to…“  is how Luke 4:18 begins.

Luke 4:19 completes the Words from Isaiah 61: 1 and part of verse 2 which Our LORD spoke about HIMSELF+ and about HIS+ activities on earth when HE+ donned the humble robe of flesh during His+ Incarnation.

We know this anointing came as HE baptized His+ flesh.  The HOLY SPIRIT brought HIM+ to proclaim, to cry out, and to establish the year of acceptance by The LORD.

What, then, was “accepted ?”

Mankind.

By WHOM ?

The HOLY GOD.

With the INCARNATION of the SON+ of GOD, our human spirit and flesh now had a way --- only one way --- given to it to become acceptable unto GOD. 

The Incarnation of GOD’S Only-Begotten SON+ came for one purpose: to crush satan’s head. 

That act would not be done any other way, as determined by our HOLY FATHER.  Man put mankind under satan’s control; a MAN+ had to deliver mankind from that bondage.

CHRISTUS VICTOR is what one segment of brethren call HIM+, significantly.

The literal Hebrew renders it: “… to proclaim the YEAR OF DELIGHT of YHWH .”  Indeed, it was and is HIS good pleasure to rescue man from satan’s bondage.  

So HE sent VICTOR CHRIST, enrobed in humble flesh, to crush satan’s head. 

      Dear Gracious REDEEMER+, Who+ took upon Thyself+ the trappings of human flesh, so clothe me with the garments of Salvation that I may win out over the entrapments of the devil.  

Help me to turn my flesh to THEE+, never to fulfill the lusts thereof.  

Help me to submit my flesh to Thy+ discipline --- the same discipline that THOU+ embraced when THOU+ humbled Thyself+ and came in the likeness of men.  

Then, ACCEPTABLE I will be in Thy+ Sight, O Righteous Savior, and then THOU+ shalt extend Thy+ Robe of Righteousness unto me … even to me.

In the Name of Our Beloved Victorious King+, JESUS CHRIST, I pray.  Amen.