The 12Days of CHRISTmas...day 8 ~ 8 Maids are MILKING....~

The Twelve Days of Christmas

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On the 8th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...

Eight Maids A-milking

The eight Beatitudes: 

1) Blessed are the poor in spirit, 

2) those who mourn,

3) the meek,

4) those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

5) the merciful, 6) the pure in heart,

7) the peacemakers,

8) those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake.

(Matthew 5:3-10)

My thought went over those beautitudes

I pray that the Lord bless me my family and loved ones.....

When i read this Jesus says to me and you  in Matthew to be MEEK ,to believe and feel blessed when we

hunger and thirst for righteousness,to be merciful, pure in heart,peacemakers,

don't mint to be persecuted for righteousness' sake.

Well in the flesh it sounds difficult to me to go through......But i hear the words..(I don't know where in the bible) " Do I said it will be easy....."


HOW CAN WE BE AND GO THROUGH ALL THESE CIRCUMSTANCES???
I guess with HIM and HIM ALONE!!


Sister Peggy who's also reflecting on those 12 days of christmas ( link to her further in this post)
Was wondering about "Why are those maids milking...."!!??


I went to think about that....and came to the conclusion that Only with "The Milk" of the Lord we can get the right attitude in our spirit and get through circumstances.....
The meaning of MILK in the bible is interesting.....

"Blessing"
"Wealth"
"Beauty"
"Truth's of God"
...........



Will leave you with verses about "Milk"  and my Dayverses at the end .....




Song of Solomon 4:11Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride; milk and honey are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like that of Lebanon. 

Song of Solomon 5:1[ Lover ] I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk. [ Friends ] Eat, O friends, and drink; drink your fill, O lovers.

26. Song of Solomon 5:12
    His eyes are like doves by the water streams, washed in milk, mounted like jewels.
    
    
27. Isaiah 7:22
    And because of the abundance of the milk they give, he will have curds to eat. All who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.
    
    
28. Isaiah 28:9
    "Who is it he is trying to teach? To whom is he explaining his message? To children weaned from their milk, to those just taken from the breast?
    
    
29. Isaiah 55:1
    [ Invitation to the Thirsty ] "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
    
    
30. Isaiah 60:16
    You will drink the milk of nations and be nursed at royal breasts. Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
    
    
31. Jeremiah 11:5
    Then I will fulfill the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey'-the land you possess today." I answered, "Amen, LORD."
    
    
32. Jeremiah 32:22
    You gave them this land you had sworn to give their forefathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.
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33. Lamentations 4:7
    Their princes were brighter than snow and whiter than milk, their bodies more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like sapphires.
    
    
34. Ezekiel 20:6
    On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.
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35. Ezekiel 20:15
    Also with uplifted hand I swore to them in the desert that I would not bring them into the land I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, most beautiful of all lands-
    
    
36. Ezekiel 25:4
    therefore I am going to give you to the people of the East as a possession. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you; they will eat your fruit and drink your milk.
    
    
37. Joel 3:18
    "In that day the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk; all the ravines of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the LORD's house and will water the valley of acacias.
    
    
38. 1 Corinthians 3:2
    I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.
    
    
39. 1 Corinthians 9:7
    Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk?
    
    
40. Hebrews 5:12
    In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!
    
    
41. Hebrews 5:13
    Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness.
    
    
42. 1 Peter 2:2
    Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

In case you missed my thoughts ( and findings)
on  the 2nd,
3th
4th

 5th  

 6th 

and

7th

of  my Twelve Days of CHRISTmas

For more thoughts and devotions for the 12 days also over at "AmazingGraceMazesMessesMiracles"


or  at 
The website The Voice CRI/Voice, Institute 

Friday, January 1


Psalm 1 Genesis 1:1-2:3; Matthew 1:1-17

Since the wise have rejected the word of the Lord, what wisdom is in
them? Jeremiah 8:9

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one
another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms,
hymns, and spiritual songs to God. Colossians 3:16

Wisdom from on high, you have permeated the world since creation. Help
us to sense your nudging toward daily gratefulness. Remind us to open
ourselves up to singing out and to allowing our gratefulness to inspire
others to sing. Amen.

( Moravian dayly texts)