Have you ever looked closely at Mary’s first words after greeting her elder cousin and hearing Elizabeth’s declaration? (NASB) Luke 1:46-49 “And Mary said: ‘My soul exalts the Lord, 47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. 48 ‘For He has had regard for the humble state of his bondslave; For behold, from […]
Mary had been given God’s message, would she accept it? Yes, she did. She would be the mother of Messiah! She hurried to her elder cousin Elizabeth who had been told she would bear a son in her old age. As Mary greeted Elizabeth the Holy Spirit of God revealed Mary to be the mother […]
The angel Gabriel had told Zacharias that his son would be filled with the Holy Spirit: Promise: (NASB) Luke 1:15 “For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother’s womb.” Promise […]
Mary had been visited by the angel Gabriel and told she had been chosen by God to be the one who would give birth to Messiah. (See Luke 1:26-33) Mary hurried from Nazareth to a town in the hill country of Judea. She had great news she wanted to share. And she would have wanted […]
What is essential for all followers of Christ? God’s armor – so we can resist in the days of evil. (See Ephesians 6:18) We are to march into life ‘wearing’ God’s armor. We are to consciously put on God’s truth, His righteousness, His good news of peace, faith in Him as our shield against the […]
Jesus said in reference to entering the kingdom of God: “With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.” (See Mark 10:27) ‘Lord God of the Bible, Creator and Sustainer of life…nothing is impossible for You. Open my heart to Your truths and then help me to […]
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 […]