Month: December 2023

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and…

“The good news of great joy changed the course of every silent night to come.” Alicia Bruxvoort ********** And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round…

In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.  John 1:4 NIV ********** ********** The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5 NIV ********** ********** The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.John 1:9 NIV ********** ********** “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me…

“… And then, just when everything is bearing down on us to such an extent that we can scarcely withstand it, the Christmas message comes to tell us that all our ideas are wrong, and that what we take to be evil and dark is really good and light because it comes from God. Our…

“If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: ‘God with us.’ We tend to focus our attention at Christmas on the infancy of Christ. The greater truth of the holiday is His deity. More astonishing than a baby in the manger is the truth that…

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 KJV Mary had the baby. That is all the Bible tells us. From this distance, we tend to visualize a landscape devoid of people,…

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he…

Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” And then the angel left her. Luke 1:38 NLT ********** “Mary knew God loved her. From the moment Gabriel appeared to her, Mary has a distinct sense that God’s presence was with her and His hand upon her. She…

Then Mary said,My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,because he has looked with favor on the humble state of his servant.Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed,because the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. Luke 1:46-49 EHV

A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town where Zechariah lived. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, “God has blessed you above…