The WORD+ Incarnate... the 9th Day of Christmastide

The New Jerusalem

has no Temple for the

LORD GOD ALMIGHTY

and the LAMB+ are its temple.

O Come, Let us Adore HIM+ !

Such a fabulous city is this New Jerusalem, whose Builder and Maker is GOD, the city which Abraham looked for, a city which had foundations (Hebrews 11:10)  in the Heavenlies. 

Ahh.. those foundations are like no other foundations of any other fabulous city in either the ancient or the modern world.

This city wall has 12 foundations and on them were the names of the 12 apostles of The LAMB+.  These foundations were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. 

The 12 gates were 12 pearls of such magnitude that each individual gate was ONE PEARL! 

Furthermore, 12 Angels were stationed at the gates, one per gate.

Pure gold like transparent glass pave the streets of this fabulous New Jerusalem, which came down from Heaven as a bride adorned for her husband. 

Even more, her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. 

Meditation

O LAMB+ of GOD,  slain from the foundation of the world, JESUS CHRIST, the Holy CHILD+ born in Bethlehem at the time appointed by The FATHER,

We glorify THEE+ for Thy every act of Good Will purposed, planned, and carried out for mankind from the foundation of the world... in accordance with the Will of Our FATHER in Heaven. 

O HOLY FATHER in Heaven, help us so to agree with Thy Will that we may walk in unity this day with THEE, with Thy Holy SON+ JESUS, and with Thy Blessed HOLY SPIRIT... the three WHO point to the ONE, consubstantial, undivided Tri-Une GOD !    

The WORD+ Incarnate.... the 8th Day of Christmastide

Behold,

I+

make all things new.

O Come,

Let us Adore HIM+ !

I+ AM

Alpha and Omega,

the beginning

and the end.

Blessing, honor, glory

and power

unto HIM

that sitteth

upon the throne

and unto The LAMB+ !

Meditation

O GOD Our FATHER, Who for our redemption, hast given Thine Only-Begotten SON+ JESUS CHRIST to the death of the Cross and by HIS+ glorious resurrection , hast delivered us from the power of the adversary;

Grant us so to die daily from sin, that we may forever live with HIM+ in the joy of His+ Resurrection through the same Thy Beloved SON+ JESUS CHRIST our LORD,

Who+ lives and reigns with THEE and Thy Blessed HOLY SPIRIT, now and forever, to the endless Eternal ages. Amen.  

The WORD+ Incarnate....the 7th Day of Christmastide

EMMANUEL

Faithful and True,

Judging in righteousness,

Ruling all nations

With a Rod of Iron...

O Come, Let us Adore HIM+ !

Meditation

And I heard a great voice out of Heaven saying, Behold the tabernacle of GOD is with men, and HE will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and GOD Himself shall be with them and be their GOD.

Rev. 21

O EMMANUEL+ , SON +  of the Living GOD, we thank THEE+ for donning the robe of flesh to live among us. 

We thank THEE+ for meeting satan as the Second Adam, and defeating him, so that mankind could escape the father of lies.

Help us, O EMMANUEL+ , to cling to THEE+ , Faithful and True ONE+, Who+ cannot lie.  

Blessed be GOD:

FATHER, SON+, and HOLY SPIRIT.

And, blessed be HIS Kingdom,

both now and forever,

world without end.

Amen. 

The WORD+ Incarnate.... the 6th Day of Christmastide

GOD shall wipe away

all tears from their eyes... 

No more death,

no sorrow, no crying, no pain... 

O Come, Let us Adore HIM+ !

Proper Preface

(adapted version)

Because THOU didst give JESUS CHRIST, Thine only-Begotten SON+

begotten of His+ FATHER

before all worlds;

Who+ was

conceived by the HOLY SPIRIT,

born of the Hebrew virgin, Mariam,

and was 

GOD of GOD, 

LIGHT of LIGHT,

Very GOD of Very GOD,

begotten, not made,

being of ONE SUBSTANCE

with The FATHER,

by Whom+ all things were made.

But, when the fullness of the time was come, GOD sent forth His SON+ , made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. 

And because ye are sons, GOD hath sent forth the SPIRIT of His SON+ into your hearts, crying, ABBA , FATHER ! 

Wherefore, thou art no more a servant but a son; and if a son, then an heir of GOD through CHRIST.

Galatians 4: 4-7    

Meditation

Our FATHER, Which art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name.

I thank THEE for the promise of Eternal Life through Thy Precious Gift+ to mankind ...  for every person who will receive that Gift+ of Thy Holy SON+ JESUS.

I sing Thy Praise ! May I never take my eyes from His+ Face !

In the Name of the Precious CHRIST-CHILD, JESUS our LORD, I pray.

  

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The WORD+ Incarnate.... 5th Day of Christmastide

GOD is not the God of the dead

but of the living;

for to HIM+

all are alive.

O Come, let us adore HIM+ !

PLEASE NOTE: December 28th on the Christian Calendar is the Remembrance of the Death of the Holy Innocents, the little ones whom Herod put to death in his attempt to slay the Holy CHILD+ JESUS. We will commemorate that today.

From Matthew 2, starting with verse 13:

The angel of the LORD appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young CHILD+ and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young CHILD+ to destroy HIM+.

When he arose, he took the young CHILD+ and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: was was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was sppoken of the LORD by the prophet , saying, Out of Egypt hve I called My SON+. 

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently equired of the wise men. 

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the Prophet, saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children , and would not be comforted, because they are not. 

Meditation

(Collect  for the Death of the Holy Innocents ) 

O ALMIGHTY GOD, Who out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast ordained strength, and madest infants to glorify THEE by their innocence in death; 

We praise THEE for taking unto Thyself those little lives, the babes killed by Thine enemies, and to comfort them with Thy glory.

O Great Comforter of the Sorrowing, mortify and kill all vices in us, and so strengthen us by Thy grace, that by the innocency of our lives, and constancy of our faith even unto death, we may glorify Thy Holy Name; through JESUS CHRIST Our LORD. Amen. 

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The WORD+ Incarnate.... 4th Day of Christmastide

Behold,

the DESIRE+ of All Nations

shall come,

O Come,

Let us adore HIM+ !

And lo, the angel of The LORD

came upon them,

and the glory of The LORD shone

round about them;

and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them,

Fear not: for, behold, I bring you

Good Tidings of great joy,

which shall be to all people.

And this shall be a sign unto you;

Ye shall find the BABE+ wrapped

in swaddling clothes,

lying in a manger. 

And suddenly, there was with the angel, 

a multitude of the Heavenly Host, 

praising GOD, and saying, 

Glory to GOD in the Highest, 

and on earth

peace,

good will toward men.

Luke 2: 9-14

Meditation and Collect

Grant , O LORD, that , in all our sufferings here upon earth for the testimony of Thy Truth, we may learn to steadfastly look up to Heaven and by faith behold the glory that shall be revealed.  

May we be so filled with Thy HOLY SPIRIT that we may learn to love and bless our persecuotrs by the example of KING+ JESUS, Our EMMANUEL+. 

We remember Thy first Martyr Saint Stephen, who, lifting  his eyes to Heaven, was strengthened to endure unto the end.

We recall that Stephen prayed for his murderers to THEE+, O blessed JESUS, WHO+ standing at the right hand of GOD, is able and willing to succour all those who suffer for THEE+, our only Divine Mediator and Advocate. Amen