Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Luke 2:15 New King James Version So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” For … Continue reading The Joy of Christmas
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A Refugee for Our Sake
Photo by Ahmed akacha on Pexels.com Matthew 2:14 New King James Version When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, For Encouragement People know and frown on refugees—those poor souls whom war, drought, famine, and poor political and economic conditions have sent to the fringes of … Continue reading A Refugee for Our Sake
What a Powerful Gift to Us!
Photo by Sagui Andrea on Pexels.com Matthew 2:3 New King James Version When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. For Encouragement The redemption flight has arrived. God has rolled out what He put in place to redeem His people even before Eden. The seed of the woman to crush the … Continue reading What a Powerful Gift to Us!
A Joyful Day
Nehemiah 8:10 New Living Translation And Nehemiah continued, “Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!” For Encouragement My boyhood Christmas … Continue reading A Joyful Day
A Shade of Redemption
Genesis 29:35 New International Version (NIV) She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children. For Meditation She was not the woman he desired. He spent seven years laboring for her love. Culture unexpectedly brought Leah … Continue reading A Shade of Redemption
The Power of His Authoritative Voice
Luke 7:13 New International Version When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.” Foe Encouragement The procession was long. Almost the entire town showed up to support and assist her in burying her dead. The young man on the bier was her only son, and she was a widow. … Continue reading The Power of His Authoritative Voice
Because of Your Covenant, Lord…
Zechariah 9:11 New International Version (NIV) As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit. For Meditation Who are we that the King of Glory would notice us? Who are we that He should consider our situation? Having taken the highway to destruction in selfishness and … Continue reading Because of Your Covenant, Lord…
The Babel Catastrophe
Genesis 11:8 New International Version (NIV) So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. For MeditationLet us look back to Shinar through God’s eyes and see the human heart and condition. They had one language and huddled in one place with a common language (Gen. 11:2), and they said, … Continue reading The Babel Catastrophe
He Paid It All
Ephesians 2:8-9 New King James Version For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not works, so that no one can boast. For Encouragement She rummaged in her handbag for the excess money to cover her order at the delicatessen in midtown Manhattan. The line behind … Continue reading He Paid It All
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 