Time, Actions & Prayer
The week of reading began with Luke 2:1-7. This passage brings hope and comfort about "time". This year I am noticing the "darkness" more than other years. So many people are facing illness, financial difficulties, depression, loss of loved ones. Notice these...
Trust & Rest
"Trust also in Him, and He will do it."Â (Psalm 37:5, NASB) "Trust implies more than this [more than faith or belief], for it sees and feels and it leans on those who have a great, living, and genuine heart of love. Therefore, let us "trust also in him" (Psalm 37:5,...
Announce
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Announce. The dictionary defines the word as "to make known publicly or officially." The angel did an effective job of making the...
Wrap This One Up {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
"She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.†(Matthew 1:21, NASB) "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29, NASB) "By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of...
Believe, Obey & Grow
We entered week 4 of the study with reading Luke 1:39-45. It's easy to forget Elizabeth and Mary were women just as we. We need to remember this as we read these familiar happenings. As I did so, verse 45 fell fresh: "And blessed is she who believed that there would...
When He Became Human
It’s amazing how this time of year causes us to turn our attention to the birth of Christ and the events surrounding His arrival. It is astounding to think of Deity dwelling on earth and living as one of us. What was it like to watch Him crawl for the first time? Or...