When you consider 2 women: Mary and Elisabeth. Both were to bear shame for being with child. One having borne in old age， the other betrothed and known no man. Nor should she. The moral is: to carry the new things of God carries a risk. The risks are being in shame，ridiculed，loss of social standing，isolation. So what we are saying is: THERE IS A PRICE TO PAY. What price are you paying to follow Christ? In some countries the price is one’s own life. But to carry the new we must allow God’s own purpose reign over our SELF PRESERVATION! … Continue reading The REAL story of Christmas Part 5 : the risks to being part of God’s purposes