God Will Accomplish His Will
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his…
Unfathomable Humility, Unwavering Obedience.
“God tested Abraham and said to him, ‘Abraham!’ And he said ‘Here I am.’ He said, ‘Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there’”…
The Unexpected King
Mary’s Song of Praise: The Magnificat “And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.…
Creator becomes Creation
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities –…
God Confirms His Strange Will
“Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband…
God Gives Us Friends
“And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.”Luke 1:36-37 The Lord had…
Jesus’ Awkward Family History
“Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David the king.And David was the father of Solomon by the…
Yes, Lord
“And Mary said to the angel, ‘How will this be, since I am a virgin?’… And Mary said, ‘Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.’” Luke 1:34, 38 It is interesting that Mary, like Zechariah, also asked the angel who visited her “How?” The difference for…
Doubt and Disbelief
And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” Luke 1:18 God is in the business of doing impossible things. Zechariah knew the stories of old, he knew that God rescued the Israelites from Pharaoh by parting the sea. He knew that God tore…
The First Promise
December 3rd “‘I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.’…And the Lord God made for Adam and for…
Seeing the Good News in Everything
