It’s my Birfday!

 

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com 

 

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Venus Williams, Barry Manilow, Amari Cooper, Greg Kinnear and of course Olga Khokhlova was a Ukrainian ballet dancer

 

Its my birthday… Guess what? I share it with another famous person…ok, not that I am famous- but anyway.

Jesus was born today… say what? You thought it was December 25th? no no no no… that is just the date the tradition was picked up by the catholic church… check this out.

According to the newspaper, Australian stargazer Dave Reneke used complex computer software to chart the exact positions of all celestial bodies and map the night sky as it would have appeared over the Holy Land more than 2,000 years ago. He discovered that a bright star really did appear over Bethlehem 2,000 years ago - but pinpointed the date of Christ's birth as June 17, and not December 25.

Scientists claim the Christmas star was most likely a magnificent conjunction of the planets Venus and Jupiter, which were so close together they would have shone unusually brightly as a single 'beacon of light' which appeared suddenly...

Mr Reneke says the wise men probably interpreted it as the sign they had been waiting for, and they followed the ‘star’ to Christ’s birthplace in a stable in Bethlehem, as described in the Bible. 

Generally accepted research has placed the nativity to somewhere between 3BC and 1AD. 

Using the St Matthew’s Gospel as a reference point, Mr Reneke pinpointed the planetary conjunction, which appeared in the constellation of Leo, to the exact date of June 17 in the year 2BC. 

Mr Reneke, who is editor of Sky and Space magazine, said: ‘We have software that can recreate the night sky exactly as it was at any point in the last several thousand years. 

‘Venus and Jupiter became very close in the the year 2BC and they would have appeared to be one bright beacon of light. 

‘We are not saying this was definitely the Christmas star - but it is the strongest explanation for it of any I have seen so far. 

‘Astronomy is such a precise science, we can plot exactly where the planets were, and it certainly seems this is the fabled Christmas star. There’s no other explanation that so closely matches the facts we have from the time. 

‘This could well have been what the three wise men interpreted as a sign. They could easily have mistaken it for one bright star.’ 

 

 

Titus 2:1-3 But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good,

 

Sober minded: free from others negative influences. Free from life dominating things. 

What does this mean? NO PEER PRESSURE… I am so glad I have never been a slave to peer pressure… all I know is that my life was like this growing up…

My parents loved me- and so I really didn’t give a flipping nickel what you thought of me

Then my wife loved me- and so I really didn’t give a flipping nickel what you thought of me

Ultimately I understood how much Jesus loved me - and so I really didn’t give a flipping nickel what you thought of me

Do not be that person that looks back later in life and says “why did I let them influence me”. 

Dignified - sober and revered for good judgement - Do the right thing even when no one is watching.

The preacher who bought a burger and fries, paid for it and got to much back. he went up to the cashier and said “you gave me to much money back… the guy said “I know, I wanted to see what you would do Preacher”.

 

Self controlled - this is more than just living in the middle of the road, but rather looking like a person of balance in the eyes of God. You are not swayed by one opinion or one doctrine of the bible or one cause or one this or that… you dominate the middle ground of Gods word in all things. 

 

Sound in faith love and steadfastness - you function in all these areas holistically and with in the needs of others. What does that mean? you are not a person who is very verbal or affectionate with love- but you are sound… you know your kids, your spouse need that so you do it outside of your comfort zone, you do it anyway, because it is what they need. You are sound! Solid, you don’t flinch when it comes to what they need even if it makes you feel uncomfortable!  and by the way that word there “steadfastness” means perseverance. You keep doing it, because it is right!