The Greeting
We look today at Luke 1:28 which says, "And the angel came into her and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Although Mary is a sinner as we all are, and has no more pull with Jesus…
Who’s your Mom and Dad
Let us look today at Luke 1:27 which says, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. This the couple whom the angel spoke. We find from our text His mommy was an engaged virgin.…
The Birth Annoucement
It is my intention for the next 30 days to meditate on the birth of Christ story from Luke's Gospel. Today let us look at Luke 1:26 which says, "And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth."…
Giving Thanks
In almost everyone of Paul's epistles he finds some way to give God thanks for them. One I found a blessing was todays meditation.ll Thessalonians 1:3 We are bound to thank God always for you... One thing Paul thanks God for is their growing…
In Everything
I muse on a verse in Paul's epistle to Thessalonians in 5:18 which says, In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. The phrase in every thing sure is an all inclusive phrase. I have been sick all week…
Thanks
This is the week we set aside to give thanks. We should set aside a little time each day to give thanks. Even at that we would not be caught up in giving thanks. In Psalm 100: 4 it says, ...be thankful unto Him... There is a subject of thanks…
Robinson Crusoe’s Prayer
I look at a prayer found in Psalm 50: 15, which says, And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. This prayer was prayed by Crusoe while on a deserted island. This a simple prayer, call upon me. One…
Selah Break
The word "selah" is used 74 times in the Bible. The word has to do with a person's focus of thought. In the word we see a power of thought. I understand from study that repetition in the Bible is God's mega phone. The word also has a pausing…
Failure
The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 10:12, Wherefore let Him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. Peter's denial of the Lord is mentioned in all 4 gospels. He failed every test the Lord ever gave Him. Jude says He is able to keep us…
Our Focus
Let us ponder some verses in Matthew 6:25-34. In a short conversation with His disciples our Lord mentions one phrase five times. ( 25,27,28,31,34 ) The phrase is "Take therefore no thought ". This phrase means to worry or to be stressed out.…