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Place of
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 PONDER
THEM IN OUR HEARTS
- By Philip Yuson
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But Mary
treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. Luke
2:19
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This
verse described Mary during the visit of the shepherds during
the birth of Jesus. They had just told her of what the angels told
them about the Child - that He was to be the Messiah – the Lord.
This was probably something that was unbelievable to everyone who
heard of it. But instead of disregarding the news,
Mary treasured the words and pondered them in her heart. What is
interesting also is that when Jesus was lost in
Jerusalem
a few years later, Mary also “treasured all these things in her
heart.” Mary seems to be a person who might not understand the
Lord - but who knew how valuable these instances were to her
faith.
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Very often,
we come to darkness and dryness. We do not understand what the
Lord is doing to us. But we know that He is doing something to
us. And we know that it can be very painful – often detaching us
from whatever is valuable to us. Through these dark times, what
can we do? Recently, there was an article about Mother Teresa, on
how she suffered for 50 years – in darkness. Very often, she felt
that God was absent. Yet, if we read the article, we find that
this darkness made her who she was. She may not have understood
the Lord or what He was doing, but she never stopped loving the
Lord. The same with us. We may not understand what God is doing
now. Things may not go the way we want to. But if we ponder in
our hearts God's word - we know that our fate is in the Lord. He
is with us and His plans are far better than our wildest dreams.
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Is there
something that troubles you now? Is there darkness in your life?
Ponder God's word in your heart - not to understand the Lord - but
to love Him more.
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God answer your prayer in a very unexpected way? Did you, like
Isaiah, meet God’s whisper?
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Everyday, people are experiencing God’s mighty Word in their
lives and it is a pity that very few know about it. Do you have
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