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An Epistle To My All-Time Hero ✍

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December 25th.  This is the day that the world has chosen to celebrate your birth, Jesus. Happy Birthday to You! I thank God the Father for sending You to me. For without You, Jesus, I am bound to sin and imprisoned in the darkness while the devil attempts to blind me and govern my life, moving toward the highway of hell like a sheep about to be slaughtered. Nevertheless, Jesus, You came here on earth and reached out to us. You opened my eyes to the truth, led me into the light, and granted me access to Your heavenly kingdom. Jesus, I truly appreciate You picking me to be a part of Your flock. I adore You. Although I cannot love You in the same way that you love me perfectly, you still love me unconditionally in ways that no human being can. I have frequently grieved You by being disobedient and failing to do the right thing, but You, my Emmanuel, never gave up on me; You have never left my side. Without you in me, Jesus, I'm sure I'll feel sorry for myself, curled up in a corn...

The Wise Men...Three?✍️

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It's the BER months, and Christmas is just around the corner. Very timely that I am currently reading the Book of Matthew in the Bible wherein the hero is the reason for our Christmas Season celebration on December 25. However, from what I've read, the Bible makes no mention of how many wise men visited Baby Jesus. I was interested in the origins of the notion of three wise men. Could the three kinds of gifts they brought: gold, frankincense, and myrrh, have led history to conclude that there were 'three' wise men in the picture? What if six wise men actually came to meet Baby Jesus, each bringing the same gift: two of them the gift of myrrh, while the other two brought incense, and the final two brought gold? When it comes to facts, the Bible is the most reliable and trustworthy source. And if the number of wise men who came to see Jesus was actually three (3), why didn't God record it in the Bible, as He did when He indicated exact figures, such as: - On the third...