DECEMBER 2025 - TEMPLAR NEWS - OMSDT
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A daily devotional by Dr. David Jeremiah https://www.davidjeremiah.org/

𝐎 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧
𝑅𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝐸𝑝ℎ𝑟𝑎𝑡ℎ (𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠, 𝐵𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑙𝑒ℎ𝑒𝑚). ~𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠 35:19

The first biblical mention of Bethlehem is a sorrowful one. Genesis 35 says that Rachel died near there. Rachel was beloved by her husband, Jacob, and he was anguished when she perished during a difficult childbirth. With her final breath, she named her child Ben-Oni, which means “Son of My Sorrow.” But Jacob changed his na...  more
A daily devotional by Dr. David Jeremiah https://www.davidjeremiah.org/

𝐀 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡
𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑠𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐻𝑒 𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑔𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑜𝑛, 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝐻𝑖𝑚 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑏𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒. ~𝐽𝑜ℎ𝑛 3:16

Do you put a Christmas wreath on your door? So do people around the world. In Eastern Europe they are decorated with fruits and nuts. In Mexico you’ll see colorful wreaths of paper flowers. In Poland the wreaths are often made of straw with ribbons...  more
A daily devotional by Dr. David Jeremiah https://www.davidjeremiah.org/

𝐀 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐥!
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑠ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑡 𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑒 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑦, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑔𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟, 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ. ~𝐽𝑜ℎ𝑛 1:14

Spider-Man, the Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 1962, is about a teenager who was bitten by a radioactive spider in a laboratory. The boy became a person with two natures—he is both human and spider. He can operate in both realms. But Spider-Man is fant...  more
💜 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 💜
By GSY Renee' Nordio
Prior, King David Priory
Cordis ad Deum (Heart for God)

For most Christians, the Christmas season begins on the Sunday nearest November 30th. This date is the feast day of Saint Andrew, one of the twelve apostles of Christ. The nearest Sunday is the first day of Advent, a four-week period during which Christians prepare for the celebration of Christmas. The word advent, from Latin, means "the coming", and refers to the coming of Jesus on Christmas Day.

Advent ...  more
A daily devotional by Dr. David Jeremiah, Turning Point, https://www.davidjeremiah.org/

𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮
“𝐿𝑜𝑜𝑘!” [𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑁𝑒𝑏𝑢𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑧𝑧𝑎𝑟] 𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑, “𝐼 𝑠𝑒𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑒, 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑑𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒; 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 ℎ𝑢𝑟𝑡, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑜𝑑.” ~𝐷𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑙 3:25

There is great comfort in the truth that God is with us in our troubles. What He does about the trouble is up to Him, but the promise is that He is always there. Three stories from Scripture illustrate this tr...  more
⁀🍂.ღ•.💛⁀༺Happy Thanksgiving༺⁀💛..ღ•.⁀🍂💛

This is my favorite hymn this time of the year.

GSY Renee' Nordio
Prior, King David Priory
Cordis ad Deum (Heart for God)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4vXvU5BYVc
Since our Order has quite a few active and retired military, I thought you all may get a little chuckle from this. I'm a civilian and I chuckled. 😂

GSY Renee' Nordio
Prior, King David Priory
Heart for God
Hope you all have a most blessed weekend that is full of gratitude and thankfulness.

GSY Renee' Nordio
Prior, King David Priory
Heart for God
A daily devotional by Dr. David Jeremiah, Turning Point, https://www.davidjeremiah.org/

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞?
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 [𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑆𝑎𝑢𝑙 𝑎𝑠 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔], 𝐻𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑝 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑡𝑜 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑚 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝐻𝑒 𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑, “𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒, 𝑎 𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑀𝑦 𝑜𝑤𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡, 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑑𝑜 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑀𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙.” ~𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑠 13:22

Most of us are familiar with the saying, “The exception that proves the rule.” That is, when something out of the ordinary happens, it “proves” the ordinary (the rule) exists...  more
This illustration reminds me of Colossians 3:1-2 "If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth."

GSY Renee' Nordio
Prior, King David Priory
Heart for God