And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, — Luke 1:46
Even though Mary’s submission to God’s will cost her in ways we can’t imagine, if we want Jesus to come to life in people’s hearts …
Daily Pray
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. — Matthew 1:20
Jesus had to take on the people’s sins before he could save them (and us) from them (2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 John 4:10). His own …
Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people. — 1 Chronicles 16:8
Giving thanks means more than just being thankful to God. It also means telling other people about the good things he has done so they …
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, — Luke 1:68
It’s not a surprise what God does through Jesus. Yes, it was a surprise, but the Jewish Scriptures, which we call the Old Testament, are …
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. — 2 Peter 3:10
Holiness is a forgotten character trait that shows how God, the Christian’s holy and righteous father, acts. Peter’s words should jolt us into a holy …
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; — Luke 1:76
How does someone get saved? Does it come from the feeling that something is very wrong and that we need to fix it? Does it …
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, — Hebrews 1:1
God is a God who talks. He wants us to know that he loves us, and he has chosen words to tell us. The patriarchs …
And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. — Luke 2:6
God’s decision to send his Son into the world has always amazed me. He had many options for how to do it. But he chose …
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. — Psalm 119:143
This verse is hard for me to understand because I know how lucky I am. Right now, I don’t feel like I can talk about …
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. — Psalm 119:18
From the point of view of grace and being freed from keeping the law as a way to be righteous and justified, this is a …