Category: A Faith in Process

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…

Dear Lord, we come before You, resting in Your faithful love that never fails. You are the same yesterday, today, and forever, and we are grateful for the security we find in You. Your love surrounds us like a shield, and Your presence is our refuge in times of trouble. We worship You, O Lord,…

“You are blessed! God’s desire is for you. And Jesus is the incarnation of God’s furious longing. He is your supreme Lover. It’s true. You are blessed. Your soul’s winter is over. The snows are over and gone. Flowers are blooming inside of you. The season of joyful songs has come. To you. You are…

For flowers that bloom about our feet,Father, we thank Thee.For tender grass so fresh, so sweet,Father, we thank Thee.For the song of bird and hum of bee,For all things fair we hear or see,Father in heaven, we thank Thee. For blue of stream and blue of sky,Father, we thank Thee.For pleasant shade of branches high,Father,…

Let your heart sing with thanks for the goodness of the Lord! ** I love the Lord because he hears my voice    and my prayer for mercy.Because he bends down to listen,    I will pray as long as I have breath! How kind the Lord is! How good he is!    So merciful, this God of ours!The Lord protects those of childlike faith;    I was facing…