{"id":23169,"date":"2014-12-05T00:15:01","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T05:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=23169"},"modified":"2014-12-04T11:19:19","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T16:19:19","slug":"marys-little-boy-child-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/05\/marys-little-boy-child-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary&#8217;s Little Boy Child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/phssChristmasgraphic2014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23090\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/phssChristmasgraphic2014.jpg\" alt=\"phssChristmasgraphic2014\" width=\"560\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/phssChristmasgraphic2014.jpg 560w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/phssChristmasgraphic2014-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Long time ago in Bethlehem<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> So the Holy Bible say<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Mary&#8217;s boy child Jesus Christ<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Was born on Christmas day<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Hark now&#8211;hear the angels sing<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> A new king born today<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> And man will live forevermore<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Because of Christmas day<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Trumpets sound and angels sing<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Listen what they say<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> That man will live forevermore<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Because of Christmas day<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">While shepherds watch their flock by night<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> They see a bright new shining star<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Then hear a choir sing<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> The music seemed to come from afar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Now Joseph and his wife Mary<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Come to Bethlehem that night<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Then find no place to born the Child<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Not a single room was in sight<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">By and by they find a little nook<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> In a stable all forlorn<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> And in a manger cold and dark<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> Mary&#8217;s little Boy was born<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J5YPac9eLWE?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Songwriter: Jester Hairston ~ Singer: Mandisa<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">* \u00a0\u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271d \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2605\u00a0 \u00a0 *<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This song really makes me think about things from Mary\u2019s perspective. \u00a0How she must have felt the night the angel told her should would become pregnant with Jesus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Upon entering, Gabriel greeted her: Good morning!<br \/>\nYou\u2019re beautiful with God\u2019s beauty, beautiful inside and out! God be with you.<br \/>\nShe was thoroughly shaken, wondering what was behind a greeting like that.<br \/>\nBut the angel assured her, \u201cMary, you have nothing to fear.<br \/>\nGod has a surprise for you: You will become pregnant<br \/>\nand give birth to a son and call his name Jesus.<br \/>\nHe will be great, be called \u2018Son of the Highest.\u2019<br \/>\nThe Lord God will give Him the throne of his father David;<br \/>\nHe will rule Jacob\u2019s house forever\u2014no end, ever, to His kingdom.\u201d<br \/>\nLuke 1:28-33 MSG<\/p>\n<p>I wonder if she was afraid of what people would think&#8230;. Or if she thought, \u2018Why me, Lord?\u2019 Yet honored and overwhelmed that God had chosen her to be <em>the one<\/em>. Those are some of the things I wonder; and yet Mary received the task before her and trusted God in it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">He went with Mary, his fianc\u00e9e, who was pregnant.<br \/>\nWhile they were there, the time came for her to give birth.<br \/>\nShe gave birth to a son, her firstborn.<br \/>\nShe wrapped him in a blanket and laid him in a manger,<br \/>\nbecause there was no room in the hostel.<br \/>\nLuke 2:5-7 MSG<\/p>\n<p>What an honor it is when God chooses us for Kingdom work to be used for His glory to shine through us! The unthinkable becomes possible when we receive the task before us and allow Him to work through us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jesus looked at them intently and said,<br \/>\n&#8220;Humanly speaking, it is impossible.<br \/>\nBut with God everything is possible.&#8221;<br \/>\nMatthew 19:26 NLT<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">* \u00a0\u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271d \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2605\u00a0 \u00a0 *<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Heavenly Father, what an honor it is when you choose us for the unthinkable, unimaginable tasks. May we receive the task before us without question and boldly trust in You as we allow You to work through us. <em>To You be the Glory<\/em>!! In Jesus&#8217; Name!! 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