This was God’s Plan

[As the prophet has written:] "But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel." — Matthew 2:6

The birth of Jesus at Bethlehem is no accident. The Almighty God had foretold this many years earlier through his prophets. Even Herod's religious lackeys could determine that the Messiah was to be born in the quaint old city of David. The human birth of the promised Messiah would occur in the city of Israel's great King, poet, and shepherd. This was God's plan. It is also a reminder that God keeps his word and fulfils his promises.

Your Secrets

Ecclesiastics 12:14
For God will bring every deed into judgment,
 including every hidden thing,
 whether it is good or evil.

Romans 2:16
This will take place on the day when God judges people’s secrets  through Jesus Christ,  as my gospel  declares.

Disappointment

Acts 16:7-8
When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus  would not allow them to.   So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.

Hair

Judges 20:16
Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred select troops who were left-handed,  each of whom could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.

1 kings 1:52
Solomon replied, “If he shows himself to be worthy, not a hair  of his head will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die.”

Your Whole Life

1 Peter 4:5
But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

[Message No: 7524]