Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."
#gospelofjohn 3:5-6
The natural born Israelite must be born again, just like the grafted in. In a sense, all men must be grafted into the Root of Jesse, no matter who their parents might be or what religion they were brought up in.
On this date in history, 12/21/1968: Apollo 8 becomes the first manned spacecraft to leave Earth's orbit. #otd #tdih #aerospacehistory
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What happens when you stand for your faith? will you be laughed at, mocked, persecuted or even killed? Maybe. Many who have followed the Creator have become victims of those who reject Him, even Isaiah is said to have been sawn in half while he was in a hollow tree. Even today depending on where you live it can be dangerous to proclaim your faith. This danger didn’t stop the prophets or the apostles. Daniel went to the lions den and many went to prison. When believers were silenced evil has the chance to gain momentum. Leviticus 5:1, “If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.”
Lily Portion for Today: Thursday December 21
Ladies, if your families bear every setback with courage and dignity; to see the good in everything – that is the essence of a steadfast character! (Prayer: Adonai, we do not always understand Your ways. Please help my family to be joyful people who follows You in obedience wherever You may lead, amein)