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- Subject: "One Bread, One Body", Dec. 24
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- Thursday, December 24, 1992
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- II Samuel 7:1-5, 8-11, 16 Psalm 89 Luke 1:67-79
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- THE TIME OF FULFILLMENT
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- "Zechariah his father, filled with the holy Spirit, uttered this prophecy."
- --Luke 1:67
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- On this Christmas Eve, we stand at the threshold of the fulfillment of
- amazing prophecies. We may have been waiting for months or years for this,
- and this Christmas season will be the awaited time. Most of these prophetic
- promises of God may seem no closer to being fulfilled now than they have been
- for years. Some of these revelations you can hardly remember. It's been so
- long since you first heard them. But now you are on the threshold, although
- you know this only by faith, not by sight (II Cor 5:7).
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- Today, in these last few hours before the Christmas season begins, pray, fast,
- repent, read the Bible, and be quiet. Choose the better part (Lk 10:42).
- Don't be so busy about the details of hospitality (Lk 10:40). Sit at Jesus'
- feet and listen to His words (Lk 10:39). Prepare the way of the Lord
- (Is 40:3). He "will surely come." His prophetic revelation "will not be
- late" (see Hab 2:3). "We possess the prophetic message as something altogether
- reliable. Keep your attention closely fixed on it, as you would on a lamp
- shining in a dark place until the first streaks of dawn appear and the morning
- star rises in your hearts" (II Pt 1:19).
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- Prayer: Father, rekindle my faith that You will keep the promises which have
- been unfulfilled for years.
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- Promise: "Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever." - Sm 7:16
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- Praise: Kim repented of aborting two children. Jesus forgave, saved, and
- healed her.
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- From "One Bread, One Body", reproduced with permission.
- Nihil Obstat: Rev. Edward J. Gratsch
- Imprimatur: +Most Rev. James H. Garland, V.G.
- Archdiocese of Cincinnati, August 17, 1992.
-