Luke 2:4-5 New International Version (NIV) So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David… He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. For Meditation The prophecy was crystal clear and celebrated among the Jews … Continue reading How Did Bethlehem Miss It?

Luke 1:38 New International Version (NIV) “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled. For meditation The world has surprises for us every day, which sometimes overwhelm us. Our surprise could be people in their behaviors or situations that blow the mind off. However, none can compare with an … Continue reading Overwhelmed by Grace

Luke 1:25 New International Version “The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.” For Meditation She expected nothing on this day, and things moved like every other day as she did her daily activities. Old Zechariah had gone for … Continue reading Living the Reality of the Blessing

Revelation 4:10-11 New International Version The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: “You are worthy, our Lord and God,    to receive glory and honor and power,for you created all things,    and by your will they were created    and … Continue reading As It Is In Heaven

Daniel 1:3-4 New International Version (NIV) Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king’s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility—young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the … Continue reading A Contrast In Values

Mark 5:4-5 New International Version No one was strong enough to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and in the hills, he would cry out and cut himself with stones. For Meditation Nothing illustrates the ravages of sin in human lives more than the story of the Gerasene demon-possessed man who lived in … Continue reading The Cruelty of Satan 2

Galatians 4:4-5 New International Version (NIV) But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. For Meditation Nothing warms the heart and refreshes the soul more than assurance and affirmation of the Lord in times of … Continue reading God Thought About You Before Christmas