The report is not the story. More than 500 years before the birth of Christ, Daniel was being led away into captivity by the Babylonian Empire. What do you think the report would have been that day? Their kingdom had been conquered, all was lost, living as enslaved people awaited them, their culture would soon be overshadowed by history. The report is not the story. Over 500 years later, Magi traveling from afar would stand before the Christ child bringing gifts for the newborn king. Many scholars believe these Magi carried a knowledge of a messiah that would one day be born, knowledge passed down from generation to generation of Magi that all began because Daniel was carried away to Babylon. In Daniel 5:11 we read that Daniel was over all the wise men in Babylon! Sometimes God asks us to carry a hardships that plays a vital part in the story that He is telling in the world, reconciling the world to Himself! The report is not the story! And know this, sometimes the report we face today that brings distress and heartache isn’t for a future story but is for a now story! Remember Joseph and Mary? He was heartbroken, she was pregnant, they were to be married, it seemed as though promises had not been kept and betrayal was lurking. That was the report…but the report is not the story! God had chosen them, Heaven celebrated them, the whole of creation longed for the birth of our Savior…this was the story! The devil is always busy trying to convince you that your report sets the narrative of your story…carry with me into 2023 this new declaration of faith…the report IS NOT the story!
by City Life