For the word of God will"); document.writeln("never fail.1
"); document.writeln("When the angel Gabriel"); document.writeln("told Mary that she would give birth to a son and that his name would be Jesus,"); document.writeln("Mary was confused and thought that he might be speaking in code, so she was"); document.writeln("trying to figure out the true meaning of what he said. However, Gabriel"); document.writeln("reassured her that she had found favor with God and that it was all true. At"); document.writeln("this time, Mary was a virgin, so she asked the angel how this could happen to"); document.writeln("her, and he replied telling her that the baby would be conceived by the Holy"); document.writeln("Spirit, which meant that her son was holy. He went on to say that Mary\'€™s"); document.writeln("cousin, Elizabeth, had become pregnant as well after not being able to conceive"); document.writeln("a child for a long time. Towards the end of their conversation, Gabriel"); document.writeln("reminded Mary of an important truth\'€¦ the Word of God never fails.
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Today, we naturally want"); document.writeln("to make plans for our lives, but we need to remember that the plans we have for"); document.writeln("ourselves might not work out if it is not His will. Our earthly lives will not"); document.writeln("last and will eventually fade away along with all the things of this world."); document.writeln("However, the plan that God has for us is perfect, will never fade, and will"); document.writeln("never fail. We need to learn how to trust His timing and His plan because, in"); document.writeln("the long run, that is the only thing we can do. Even if the plan He has for us"); document.writeln("isn\'€™t what we want, He knows that it is what we need. His plans"); document.writeln("are for good and to lead us in the right path towards the future (Jeremiah"); document.writeln("29:11).
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Suggested prayer: Lord,"); document.writeln("thank you for having a perfect plan in place for me when I don\'€™t have the right"); document.writeln("plan or any plan at all. Thank you for promising to keep your word and for"); document.writeln("always following through with what you say. Please, help me to not take matters"); document.writeln("into my own hands and to instead, leave them in your hands. In the name of"); document.writeln("Jesus I pray, Amen.
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Today\'€™s"); document.writeln("Encounter was written by: Gianna B.
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