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“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel which means “God with us.”  Matthew 1:23 (NIV)

As a child, I loved changing clothes.  Why?  I don’t have a clue.  Maybe it was boredom or possibly I couldn’t make up my mind.  Regardless, I must have enjoyed it.  Funny how growing up often shifts our love for change.  New computer baffles our mind – can’t we keep the old version?   A new boss is hired, but we really liked the old one.  Our babies are starting school or preparing for college – can’t we turn back the clock?  Enduring change throws us a new learning curve requiring patience with ourselves and with others.  Whether we are ready or not change happens like the conversation that rocked the world of a teenage girl, her parents and fiancé.  Truth spoken to her was hard to believe, and the same message conveyed to her family was too radical for them to comprehend.  Mary’s pregnancy changed everything.   I’m sure her parents weren’t eager to embrace this disappointment, and  Joseph, her fiancé, could have easily walked away.  The old version of their life looked much better than this new chapter unfolding before their eyes.  Perhaps Joseph even wanted to turn back the clock and choose another instead of Mary.  Just when confusion was at all time high, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph.  And even though his life was taking a  different course, he chose to embrace the change.  What change are you facing this Christmas?  Everything in our life may look radically different, but God is inviting us to embrace the transforming  power that occurs when He births change into our world.  May this Christmas remind us that God always fulfills His promises.

“Father, I praise You for the indescrible gift of Your Son.  My  life has been forever changed by Your divine plan.”

For His Glory

Janet Martin
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