The Angel Gabriel came to Mary saying, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you” (v 28). What could this mean? That she has God's favor through the Son…
Rejoice always? Pray continually? The Holy Spirit asks too much of us! Or maybe not, because "He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it." And the good…
Seeing the rising light of Christ, John bears witness to Him. He invites us to rejoice in the light that pierces the darkness of an unknown and uncertain future and…
The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise, but Advent slows us down as we learn to wait on the Lord who is patient with us. Due to a…
The way of the Lord begins with repentance and faith. John the Baptizer, the voice crying in the wilderness, prepares the way by leading us to confession our sin and…
We wait as those sanctified in Christ Jesus, as those enriched in Him, and as those whom the faithful God will sustain to the end.
"Oh that You would rend the heavens and come down," Isaiah prayed. Though sin divides people from God, He does come to save us in Jesus Christ. He ripped open…
"God shall bless us" (Psalm 67:7). How? God blesses us by being our God, reconciled to us by Jesus' death, and this blessing is for all nations.
The final judgment isn't ours to make, but Christ's. Trust His judgment, for He knows what it is to stand in the dock, to be judged, and to be condemned.…
Trusting in the Lord and in His gracious work toward us in Christ, we are "good and faithful" stewards. We live by faith in His free gift of forgiveness and…
