Month: December 2024

I sit in quiet,My mind races ahead of me.I let those thoughts pass,Waiting. Listening in quietfor that gentle voice of God.Wondering when will I hear the whisper.Waiting. Waiting. Emmanuel, God with usCome be with me as I sit, waiting.Wondrous waiting. (Author unknown)

Born into the priestly line, married to a priest, righteous, and obedient to the Lord. But she was barren – and probably at least 60 years old. Children secured a man’s reputation, ensured his lineage, and proved God’s favor upon him. A child, especially a son, also provided for a widowed mother, preventing her from destitution…

The angel describes the child not yet born as Joy-bringing, Spirit-filled, a second Elijah. Great in God’s eyes. Turning people to the Lord. Preparing the people for Messiah’s coming! Amazed and overwhelmed, Zechariah turns from this glorious prophecy to focus on grim reality. After all, he knows how these things work. 18 Zechariah said to the…

11 While Zechariah was in the sanctuary, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the incense altar. 12 Zechariah was shaken and overwhelmed with fear when he saw him. 13 But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are…

400 years have passed since the last prophet in Israel. No writings. Nothing. God has been silent. That’s about to change. When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah.He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah,and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron. Zechariah and…

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth …Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!Genesis 1:1, 31 NLT But there was evil in God’s very good creation. Scholars think that the Archangel Lucifer’s rebellion and expulsion from heaven (Isaiah 14:12-15 and Ezekiel 28:12-18) occurred…