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b'It\\u2019s said the new star indicates the birth of a great prince,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d said the trembling servant. The Sorcerer didn\\u2019t take the news well and immediately called for the servant\\u2019s execution. The Sorcerer\\u2019s only fear was an ancient prophecy which stated that a prince of Otherworld would someday destroy his evil reign.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153No prince can stop me.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d The Sorcerer cast a spell over the land rumored to be the prince\\u2019s birthplace. Soon, a local ruler sent soldiers to murder all the baby boys of the realm. And there was great weeping in the land.\\nMany years later, the Sorcerer began to hear reports of ahumble country teacher gathering a growing band of followers.Was it possible the prince had survived the massacre of the babes? Disguising himself as a wise man, the Sorcerer tracked down the peasant out in the wilderness. The young man appeared unremarkable in body, yet he was strong in spirit. He refused every enticement the Sorcerer had to offer.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Nothing you can say will steer me from my Father\\u2019s path for me.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nThe Sorcerer left the encounter frustrated. Prince or pauper, this man could threaten his plans. He decided to end the man\\u2019s popularity once and for all. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I will cause his own people to despise and reject him,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d the Sorcerer laughed viciously. His deceptive spell worked so well that soon the people were easily persuaded to call for the man\\u2019s death. They claimed he was causing civil unrest, and the man endured a grisly execution.\\nYet the very event that brought the Sorcerer great satisfaction became his undoing. A power far greater than the Sorcerer\\u2019s brought the Prince back to life. The High King of Otherworld, in His great love for His Son and His people, had broken the chains of death.\\nSoon the risen Prince claimed the world of the Sorcerer as His own kingdom. The Sorcerer and his servants were imprisoned forever, and the Prince established an ever-after reign of peace and justice for all who willingly became His loyal subjects. \\u2022 Marie Cleveland\\n\\u2022 In this allegorical story, the Sorcerer, who represents Satan, is trying to defeat the Prince, who represents Jesus. But God\\u2019s love is greater than any power the enemy has. How does knowing the lengths that Jesus went to\\u2014because He loves us\\u2014affect your everyday life?\\nFor he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. Colossians 1:13 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nGenesis 16:1-16; Psalm 139:13-18'