Tjoa ... Christmas Trouble is ja nu over, but I hope to forget the net every Christmas, until next Year. Dat all around you, but the net, what it means!
Was Christmas Eve again this year here in the FeG Lützeln. Is not my home church, but am from my family and schlieslich I grew up here in the community as well.
And the worship God has given me light a thing of the heart. That was not necessarily the core of worship, but it's been hanging me like a thorn in the flesh ...
Bethlehem, at that time - the place was bursting at the seams, had arranged for the census by the Roman emperor. There were so many people there, that there was no single place to stay longer for Joseph, Mary and the unborn child in her womb, except the dirty, dark, cold house ...
So many people who take the close and often in what God has done for us since. So many ...
But they have noticed anything. None of the star that they could have resulted, nothing of the shepherds, and nothing of the ways that they had to say ....
noticed it only the few people who have condescended to go clean in the dirty, dark and cold stable. Not too fine were to be in the cow dung. Only those who have gone inside, were changed. Were presented infinite.
And who walked in? Shepherds - At that time the assistant on duty. And a few "wise men" - Gentiles who by God knew nothing.
Not even the host, the owner of the hostel and the barn is gone gone ...
Just think about the matter after, replacing a few terms:
Bethlehem - The World
the hostel - the institutional church
Mary & Joseph - we know that we love Jesus and
The shepherds and the wise men - each with Jesus welcome
The people at the inn - You can visit to churches in the community ....
The people of Bethlehem - ....
The owner of the hostel - ....
..... wanted
[23] A man something to do with him, "Excuse me, I'm there gonna be a question: Can it create only a very few with God? Be saved only a few? " [24] Jesus' answer was: "Fight da drum to get to heaven, it is anything but easy! Many will try and grab it. [25] If the homeowner has completed the door in the evening, then they should be and it will not come clean. No matter how many are out there and then rumbetteln: "Please to do '! It is then only able to respond, "Who are you? I do not know you! " [26] Then answered her, "But we have celebrated together, eaten and drunk, we were even with you in worship and have you been listening!" [27] But his answer will be: 'Get out! I have no idea who you are! With such Guys like you, I will have nothing to do! "
Luke 13, 23 - 27 (Volxbibel)
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