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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – Luke 2:30-31 Your Salvation
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 2:30-31 30 For my eyes have seen your salvation, 31 which you have prepared in the sight of all people, Simeon has said, “You dismiss your servant.” Now he gives the reason for saying that: He has seen the very thing that was going to bring salvation, this child, Jesus. […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 2:28-29 Dismiss your servant.
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 2:28-29 28 Simeon received him into his arms and praised God. He said, 29 “O Lord¹, now, as you have promised, you dismiss your servant in peace. —————————— ¹ 2:29 Greek despot, a term meaning absolute ruler. God’s plan was that Simeon would encounter the infant Jesus in the temple […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 2:26-27 Moved by the Spirit
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 2:26-27 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not experience death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. 27 Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 2:25 The man who waited
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 2:25 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. Righteous and devout, he was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. Luke introduces Simeon with “Behold!” (ἰδοὺ), which I have translated “Now.” Who was this Simeon? He was a man, […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 22:10-12 troublemakers, truth, and life
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 22:10-12 10 Drive out the mocker, and strife goes out as well. Quarrels and insults will end. Other proverbs describe the mocker or scoffer who stirs up trouble (11:2; 18:3; 30:33). This time Solomon urges the Christian to drive the mocker out. This is especially urgent in two arenas: in […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 2:21-24 His circumcision and name
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 2:21-24 21 When he was eight days old he was circumcised, and they named him Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived. The circumcision took place on the same day of the week as the birth. Jewish time-keeping ascribes the first day as the […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 2:20 glorifying and praising God
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 2:20 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. Eyewitnesses have had a mixed reputation throughout history. Multiple eyewitness accounts of the same event can seem to contradict one another, especially if something violent or […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 2:19 Mary and the Third Commandment
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 2:19 19 But Mary committed all these things to memory, and she pondered them in her heart. There are probably many ways of saying that Mary “kept” (KJV) these things. She “treasured them up” (NIV), she “kept them safe” (conservabat, Vulgate). As I have taught Bible Classes and Catechism classes […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 2:15-18 Oh come let us adore him
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 2:15-18 15 After the angels left them and had gone into heaven, the shepherds said to each another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” 16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 2:13-14 Peace on earth
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 2:13-14 13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly army was with the angel, praising God and saying: A stratia (στρατιά) is an army, and this army of angels must have seemed bigger than any armed company these shepherds had ever seen. Luke tells us by divine guidance that this […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 22:7-9 The poor will always be among you
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 22:7-9 7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. A poor person doesn’t need to apologize for his circumstance. Jesus was one of the poorest men who ever lived. But “a poor man is honored for his knowledge, while a rich man […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 2:10-12 Christ the Lord
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 2:10-12 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. For behold, I bring you good news of great joy, which will be for all people: 11 This day in the city of David, a Savior was born for you. He is Christ the Lord. 12 And this […]
