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Mary had a visitation of an angel and a sequence of events followed.   There was not much time left to process what was happening around her. It all happened too quickly. Luke records twice in the same chapter that, “Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart”. (Luke 2:19) There was a silent period of 400 years between the Testaments. Nothing much happened. Or did it happen, and it was not written down? It could be possible. During that period, two unseen remnants were waiting for the Messiah in the temple – Anna and Simeon. God had spoken to them. They silently waited. We see Zachariah faithfully serving God. These are just a few. There might be others too.  When Elijah said, he was alone, God gives him the pattern of He is going to work now and also adds, “Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.” (1 Kings 19:18) In the year 1860, Evangelist John Aroolappan reads about the rev

  The babies were clashing within the womb. When the mother enquired of the Lord, the Lord said, “The older will serve the younger”. He came out grasping His brother Esau’s heel, thus he was named Jacob.   From his childhood, Jacob knew that he would have the upper hand over Esau. Yet what was happening around him was not pleasing to him. He had to fend his way up - He had to buy the birthright, please his parents, save his skin from his brother and impersonate his brother to be blessed by his father…   He followed all the instructions that would bring God’s blessings. He was careful not to displease his parents. He sought to find a bride as per the guidance of his parents. He slogged and waited for his partner. Despite all the chaos in his life, God was with him throughout. He was awestruck by God’s continuous protection. He prayed and wished for a blessed life. To lead a blessed life was a hard job. Looking around him, we find all those with him also picked up the cue.  Leah bought h