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 […]
(NASB) Psalm 139:1-3 “O LORD, You have searched me and known me. 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. 3 You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.” Mary was a virgin, doing her everyday duties […]
The angel Gabriel had visited Zacharias at the altar of incense in the temple at Jerusalem. No one else was around. Zacharias, an old man, doubted the angel’s message from God. He shouldn’t have for his elderly wife became pregnant and then in her sixth month, Gabriel visited Mary in Nazareth of Galilee. From the […]
Psalm 139:1-4 “O LORD, You have searched me and known me. 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. 3 You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. 4 Even before there is a word on my […]
The Messiah (the Christ) is The Anointed One of God. To learn more, click on the “Attributes and Names of God” and then click on “Christ”. To see this same page in the devotionals go to Monday, June 20, 2011. Do you worship Messiah when you pray? He is the Anointed One of God – […]