Gloria!
“Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel,praising God and saying,‘Glory to God in the highest heaven,and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.'” Luke 2:13-14 NIV Gloria in excelsis Deo! This can be translated as “Glory to God in the highest!” or...
Hearts in Expectation…
“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.” Jeremiah 33:14 ESV “In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice...
The Immanuel Solution
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign.Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,and shall call his name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14 ESV Christmas is when we celebrate the extraordinary way God came down to us. In fact, the very name He used tells us so: Immanuel . . ....
Jesus Christ Is Born!
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given;and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 ESV “Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice!” Psalm 96:11 NLT Merry Christmas, my friends! On this day of great joy,...
Love Came Down at Christmas
“God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NCV “‘Don’t be afraid, Mary,’ the angel told her, ‘for you have found favor with God! You will conceive and...
Glory to God!
“For as the waters fill the sea,the earth will be filled with an awarenessof the glory of the Lord.” Habakkuk 2:14 NLT Winter always reminds me of promises… the promise of spring and the new life it will bring, the promise of warmth that will break through the bitter cold,...
You Can Bet Your Sweet December
“And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together:for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.” Isaiah 40:5 KJV I’ve had a couple of seemingly unrelated things on my mind lately. But the more I thought about them, the more I realized they may be...
One Voice
“Behold, I am sending My messenger before You,Who will prepare Your way;The voice of one calling out in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way of the Lord,Make His paths straight!'” Mark 1:1-3 NASB “No one can come to Me unless the Father who has sent Me draws him.And I will raise him up on...
O Come, Let Us Adore Him
“For this is how God loved the world:He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NLT Love Came Down “We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.God...
A Free Ride into An Amazing Future
“The payment for sin is death.But God gives us the free gift of life forever in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 NCV This week I wanted to write something about the meaning of Christmas, but I wasn’t sure exactly which way to go with it. I had a...