Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord .” (Luke 1:45, NKJV). Our Gracious God and Heavenly Father, we believe that what You have promised You will do.  Increase our faith that we might witness even greater manifestations of Your power in our lives. This is our prayer in the blessed name of Jesus the Christ. Amen. As we continue our journey through the incarnation of the Prince of Heaven we come to a very important factor - Mary's faith. Many people believe that faith excludes the asking of...

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!'' (Luke 1:26-28, NKJV). Holy God, we give You the honor, glory, and praise for loving us enough to send Your One and Only Son to redeem us. During this season may our hearts be filled to overflowing with love...

Now as they heard these things, He spoke another parable, because He was near Jerusalem and because they thought the kingdom of God would appear immediately. Therefore He said: “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return. So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business till I come. . .' (Luke 19:11-13). Gracious God, thank You for making Your Word so plain, that none of us need perish. Therefore, help us to be good listeners that we may learn Your will and...

But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9, NKJV). Dear God, our Heavenly Parent, we look to You today in hope, not despair,"for know the thoughts that  think toward us . . . "thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give a future and a hope." Please bring this to pass we...

Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen. (Revelation 1:7, NKJV). Father, here I am again; needing to hear a word from You. Please speak for I am listening. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. How old were you when you heard for the first time that Jesus was coming back to earth to take His people home? I must have been approximately twelve or thirteen years old when I heard the "Good News" for the first time - and...

The new covenant that I will make with the people of Israel will be this: I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. None of them will have to teach a neighbor to know the Lord, because all will know me, from the least to the greatest. I will forgive their sins and I will no longer remember their wrongs. I, the Lord, have spoken.” (Jeremiah 31:33, 34, Good News Translation). Dear God I surrender my heart to be your parchment. Please keep writing until the story...

And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins . . .Ephesians 2: 1, NKJV. Dear God, what a privilege it is to be alive, really alive, in Christ Jesus! In His name we give You praise, honor and glory! Amen, Amen, and Amen! Those who are alive in Christ Jesus need not fear death, because death no longer has dominion over them. They have been made alive in Christ Jesus our Lord! Their life is now preserved at a much higher level! They have passed from death to life. I believe that no matter how challenging or fearful a...

The king who judges the poor with truth, His throne will be established forever. Proverbs 29: 14. Dear God, as we live from day to day it becomes more difficult to find truth in action. Nevertheless, we know that Your kingdom is established upon truth and that is why it will never be overthrown. Yours is an everlasting kingdom! We rejoice in this and give You thanks. Amen. In one of the prophecies concerning Jesus' coming into the world, and one day establishing His kingdom, the Prophet Isaiah had the following to say: "Of the increase of His government and peace...

Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. 1 John 4: 17, NKJV. Dear God please help us to understand the meaning of these words that instead of being fearful we may rejoice at the thought of the judgment. In the name of Jesus Christ our Great Lawyer we pray. Amen. I believe that there are many more people who are acquainted with the verse that follows our text for today (18) than those who are acquainted with today's text. I...

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5: 8, NKJV. Dear God we praise You for Your unconditional love in the name of the Great God and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. I believe if there is anyone who can barely understand this concept it would be a parent. And perhaps not even all parents. To better understand the point I am trying to make, let us look at a definition of sin that is widely used:  separation from God. Now let us replace the word sin with this definition:...