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a cry that SAVES

Psalms 22:1
"My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?"

In our studies last week we focused on the teaching from the Apostle Paul that emphasized the GREATNESS of GOD in providing His only Son as the sacrificial atonement of our sins! Out of gratitude we want to do GOD'S will for us. "the FRUIT of the SPIRIT is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is NO LAW." Paul gives us a  positive list of things we CAN DO. This is how God would like us to live our lives. And, we CAN DO it with the help of the Holy Ghost!

This week we enter into the Advent season. Advent seems early this year. It is the time of year we celebrate Jesus becoming incarnate. We want to note how amazing it is He did not come with a army, to concurred the world. Instead He came as a baby who cried. Giving us the theme and title for this week's study; A Babe Who Cries.

As we segue to the Babe in the manger from Falling In Line with God's laws we are briefly visiting Psalm twenty-two, verse one; "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?" These are the very words our Lord and Savior cried out on the cross. Words said in PAIN and great ANGUISH. A far cry from the helpless infant away in the manger. Yet, it's the same person who CRIED.
AND, it's a cry that SAVES All others!
The reason for The Season!!
Praise the Lord!!!

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