Friday 12/20/13 Don Key 3

Dear Father in Heaven:  Thank You so much for another great day.  Thanks for the things we received, and thanks for forgiving our sins.  Lord, thanks for bringing forth that new baby for us to anoint and dedicate to You.  Thanks, Lord, for trusting us to do work for You.  Lord Jesus, please watch over Patsy and heal  her.  Please also touch families,and Lord, be with ll those who are working in Your fields of Harvest as we go into this weekend.  Please also anoint our ministry team as we are in Santa's House on Saturday, and Lord, may we always make it for Your glory and honor.  Now, Lord, please  help me again with the message, and then, Lord,  help me dispatch it.  In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Hee Haw, Hee Haw, hay, friends, oh, I spelled hay like what I eat, so hey, folks, now I got it, it is me again, filling in for the old pastor, and I want to work on this story some more.  You do remember me, right?  I am Don Key the donkey and I was picked to carry Mary to Bethlehem.  Well, let me just remind you of one thing for the "old man."  Santa's House will be open one last day for this year and it is on Saturday the 21st and that is the first day of winter and the hours are from 10 AM to 4 PM.  Okay, now let me get to the message.

Friday, December 20, 2013, Don Key, Day Three.

Luke 2:6 - While they were there, the time came for the Baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in cloths and placed Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.  (NIV)

You know, dear friends, that some people think this trip just took a short time, but the truth is it took us three or maybe four days to make that trip, and you wonder why I was so tired.  I heard people talking about walking miles and miles and it sure seemed like a long distance to me.  I know that it was about the distance, well, like Harrisburg to Philadelphia,and that is why it took us days.  I told you yesterday we had to stop and rest, and sometimes we would even get to sleep some.  Even old Humpy would need  his water tank filled up.  Well, anyway, we arrived in Bethlehem and stopped in front of this inn, and Joseph once again took Mary down off my back and I heard that this would be the place where they had to register.  So Mary and Joseph went into the inn and it was not long until they both came back out.  Why both, what went wrong, why was Mary coming back out?  I thought to myself.  I asked Mustang what was going on and he did not have much to say.  Then I heard Mary talking about them being out of rooms and we are going to be sleeping in the stable.  Hey, that was okay with me, that is where I sleep anyway.  But after taking Mary around to the stable, I watched for the last time that night how Mary was lifted so gently down off my back and then Joseph took her into the stable and made a manger out of one of our food troughs.  Yes, Joseph did, he made a place for the newborn Baby to lay once that baby was born. And when it came time, the Baby was born and it was Mary's first Son and she wrapped Him in cloths and placed it right in that food trough.  The Child was very quiet.  But wait until you hear what happens next.  It is getting exciting and I am getting tired again.  The baby is in my feed trough, but that is okay with me, but now they are calling it a manger.  What is next?  Wow, you must wait one more day.  Yes, the old pastor told me I was going to need to wrap it up tomorrow so we are going to hear about shepherds, heavenly hosts, and all sorts of other things.

Well, it is time to say go forth now and share your blessings.  Love ya.  Pass that love on.  Thanks.

Don Key