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He has done great things

11/12/2018

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A little quiz for you today. Who said this?
‘God has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty.’

Got it yet? I’ll give you a clue. You probably didn’t hear it in a nativity play, but you should have.
The answer is Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Mary also spoke about God scattering the proud and bringing down rulers from their throne.
To Mary the birth of Jesus starts a revolution. Mary lived in an oppressed country. She was ruled by the (as she saw it) arrogant, bullying Roman Empire and their evil puppet King Herod. It was time to change and she was going to have the baby who would solve the problem.
As I write this our country is in a political storm. The ‘meaningful’ vote in parliament has been put off. Who knows where our country will be when Article 50 is scheduled to expire in March?
Yet for many there are more important things than Brexit. People do not have enough food. They are homeless. They are ill, physically, or mentally or spiritually. They are on the receiving end of prejudice and discrimination. Surely it is time for God to act and fill the hungry with good things once more.
Mary never thought that Jesus would do this be waving a magic wand. He would achieve it by being a different sort of king. The promise to Abraham, that God would bless the world through his family, would at last be fulfilled. When we come under his rule great things happen. The hungry are fed. The homeless are housed. People who seemed insignificant are honoured.
God has done great things. Honour his king this Christmas.
 
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20/12/2018 03:36:45 am

I feel guilty because I was not able to get the real answer for the question, but I am so happy that you finally said it right. There was one another new thing I realized form this matter. Mary has sacrificed a lot for Jesus and she will always have that pure heart everyone should have. Actually, we should always choose to be a good person whose heart is pure. No matter who are role model is, It's really important for us to know and have the purest intention in life. That's the real meaning of life.

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