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Micah 5
He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD His God. And they will live securely, for then His greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.

Luke 2
.. the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ[a] the Lord.

Micah 5

2 [a]But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
are only a small village among all the people of Judah.
Yet a ruler of Israel will come from you,
one whose origins are from the distant past.

Luke 2
1In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3And everyone went to his own town to register.
4So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.

A truly humble man is sensible of the small extent of his knowledge, and the great extent of his ignorance, and of the
small extent of his understanding, as compared with the understanding of God.
He is sensible of his natural distance from God, of his dependence on Him, of the insufficiency of his own power and wisdom;
and that it is by God's power that he is upheld and provided for; and that he needs God's wisdom to lead and guide him,
and His might to enable him to do what he ought to do for Him.
Johathon Edwards

"God cannot bear with seeing His glory appropriated by the creature in even the smallest degree, so intolerable to Him is the sacrilegious arrogance of those who, by praising themselves, obscure His glory as far as they can."
John Calvin

"Lord, command what You will and grant what You command."
St. Augustine

Revelation 22 concludes the prophetic words and visions given to John regarding the "end times" and God's future reign in the new Jerusalem. First, John sees a symbolic pure, clear, thirst-quenching river flowing from the throne of God, representing the eternal fullness of life and blessings awaiting believers. Also, there will be "on each side of the river ...a tree of life", from which we will be able to forever eat freely in God's provision. God's throne will be there and His servants "will see His face, and... the Lord will shine on them" and "no longer will anything be cursed". Jesus said to John, "Look. I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the prophecy written in this scroll. See, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me". John says therefore, "blessed are those who wash their robes", those who seek to purify themselves from a sinful way of life and strive daily to remain faithful and ready for Christ's return. John explains that the reward that Jesus refers to is the "entry through the gates of the city" and the ability to "eat the fruit from the trees of life". Jesus says to John "I am the bright morning star", the light of our salvation and He and the Spirit say to the people everywhere, "Come". And the church who hears him will say to the people everywhere, "Come". But only those who thirst for Him and seek Him will come and "drink the water of life without charge".

Come , Lord Jesus !