Mary had been told of Messiah’s birth. She would be His mother. It is through Mary in whom Jesus was fully Man; it was through the Holy Spirit of God in which Jesus was fully God. There would come days in which Mary would be devastated with suffering, when she would see her son on […]
Followers of Christ! Put on your armor! You are going into battle! Arise! Follow the commands of your Commander-in-Chief, the Lord Jesus Christ! To your battle stations fully clothed for the battle. Go in the strength of the Lord’s might. Stand firm against the onslaughts of the enemy of God. The onslaughts are from the […]
(NASB) Ephesians 6:11-12 “Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness […]
The virgin Mary was secure in her faith in God. You can also be secure in your faith in the God of the Bible. You can have security which comes from God’s mighty strength. (NASB) Ephesians 6:10 “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.” Many people want the “bottom […]
How did the virgin Mary respond to the astonishing message of Gabriel? She knew the message had been sent to her from heaven, from God Himself. She was a godly Jewish virgin. Her faith was firmly in the absolute truth of God’s words to her. You and I can also live our lives on the […]
The angel Gabriel had given Mary an astounding prophecy about Messiah. She heard it; in fact she listened intently and did not interrupt the messenger. But Mary’s question went immediately to the obvious, the logical, and the practical. How could this be? She was a virgin. She had never had sex with any man. How […]
Lord, I need Your protective armor for today’s battles: Your truth, Your righteousness, Your good news of peace, faith in You, and salvation which only comes through faith in Christ Jesus; and then finally, I need Your word Lord God. This is my prayer ~ to be fully clothed for battle, in the name of […]
Lord, I need Your protective armor for today’s battles: Your truth, Your righteousness, Your good news of peace, faith in You, and salvation which only comes through faith in Christ Jesus; and then finally, I need Your word Lord God. This is my prayer ~ to be fully clothed for battle, in the name of […]
The thoughts of God are higher than your thoughts and mine, higher than your ways and mine. (Isaiah 55:8-9) Since God knows all things and understands us – since God’s ways are above, beyond and better than ours – trusting Him for the ups and downs of life is reasonable and logical. Before Jesus was […]
The virgin Mary was sent a message from heaven. The angel Gabriel brought it from God Himself. (NASB) Luke 1:26 “Now…the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin…and the virgin’s name was Mary.” God does that every day! He has sent you messages every day […]