Topic:GOD’S CHOICE January 17 Luke 2:37, “And she [was] a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served [God] with fastings and prayers night and day.” LUKE 2:36-40 Let’s suppose that Anna was fourteen years old when she married. She would have been …
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Topic:REVELATION KNOWLEDGE January 16 Luke 2:26, “And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.” LUKE 2:25-35 Simeon didn’t receive this knowledge through the normal method of learning. This knowledge was revealed to him directly from …
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Topic:GOD LOOKS FOR AVAILABILITY January 15 Luke 2:24, “And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” LUKE 2:21-24 The Old Testament passage being quoted is from Lev. 12:6-8. There the Lord commanded a …
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Topic:PEACE WITH GOD January 14 Luke 2:14, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” LUKE 2:8-20 In another instance, Jesus said He did not come to send peace on the earth, but a sword. Then He prophesied that those who received Him would …
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Topic:HE WAS BORN A SAVIOR January 13 Luke 2:11, “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” LUKE 2:8-20 Jesus did not grow into being Lord and Saviour. He was born that way. Jesus was God manifest in the …
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Topic:GOD DESIRES FAITH January 12 Luke 2:7, “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 2:1-7 What an amazing account! God Almighty was born of a virgin and …
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Topic:JOSEPH WAS A MAN OF FAITH January 11 Matthew 1:24, “Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife.” MATTHEW 1:18-24 Much attention is given to Mary and her piety, but Joseph was quite a man of …
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Topic:DESERT TRAINING January 10 Luke 1:80, “And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.” LUKE 1:57-80 John the Baptist had the most important job assignment ever given to any mortal in the history of the world. …
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Topic:CHOOSING JOY January 09 Luke 1:46-47, “And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.” LUKE 1:39-56 Here, Mary makes a very clear distinction between her soul magnifying the Lord and her spirit rejoicing. Our soul is the part of us …
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Topic:BELIEVERS RECEIVE January 08 Luke 1:45, “And blessed [is] she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.” LUKE 1:39-56 There are many reasons why God’s blessings don’t always come to pass in a person’s life, but the most frequent …
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