ADVENT MEDITATIONS for 2014
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Revelation 12 And there appeared a great
wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet,
and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she being with
child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
In the Apostle John’s vision
of Heavenly reality, a great , gloriously-clad woman was great with child. She
had a crown of 12 stars on her head, and she was crying out with delivery
pains.
The 12 tribes of Israel were
ordained by the hand of GOD to be the people to bring forth the MESSIAH+ at the
appointed time of deliverance.
HE gave
those 12 tribes a new land, a new language, and a new identity: they belonged
to HIM.
HE gave them a new LAW also, which pointed to the MESSIAH+ in every aspect.
All this “new” –ness was for a purpose. It was given to help His
people identify the MESSIAH+ when HE+ became incarnate upon earth.
12... 12... 12...
O Promised ONE+ Who+ broke upon the waters of mankind so many ages
ago, grant me Thy+ Law of Life. Help me to so live for THEE+ that I may
constantly abide in Thy+ land of Goshen,
land of LIGHT+, with THEE+.
Open my ears to Thy+ Voice, and let me learn Thy+
Heavenly language, O CHRIST.
Grant me that new tongue which reveals that THEE+,
O Promised CHRIST, is living within my heart.
For Thy+ Name’s sake I pray. Amen.
