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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:58-63 A pinakidion
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:58-63 58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her. 59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were about to name him Zechariah after his father, 60 but his mother said, “No! He […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:56-57 The labor of faith
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:56-57 56 Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her home. 57 When the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered, she gave birth to a son. I trust that we should read these verses chronologically; that is to say, that Mary left Elizabeth before Elizabeth gave […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:52-55 God’s immutable mercy
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:52-55 52 He has brought down the mighty from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly. God’s people had seen some very powerful rulers and nations brought down by the Mighty One: Egypt, Assyria, Babylon and Persia. In the years between the Testaments, the (Egyptian) Ptolemies and the […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 22:1-3 A good name
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 22:1-3 Chapter 22 begins with a half-chapter about the way wealth is misused by the sinful. It is an extended illustration of the Seventh, Ninth and Tenth Commandments. At verse 17, the chapter changes dramatically to a series of “Sayings of the Wise” which continues through the end of chapter […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:49-51 Great things for me
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:49-51 There is a moment in Jonah’s story when he has been swallowed by the whale, where the prophet turns to the Psalms for comfort in his distress. Here Mary does the same thing, but for the simple reason that her own words do not quite express her surpassing joy. I […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:48 The lowly
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:48 48 For he has regarded the low estate of his servant-girl. For, behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed. “Lowly estate” is my translation of tapeinosis (ταπείνωσις). Many of us have become used to the NIV’s “humble estate” (EHV “humble state”), but let’s take a closer […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:46-47 Mary’s Savior is our Savior.
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:46-47 46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. To “magnify” or glorify a thing is to make it large with what we say, or how we react to it, or even how we think about it. A husband and […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:45 Neither credulous nor incredulous
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:45 45 How blessed is she who believed that what the Lord had promised her will be fulfilled!” The words credulous and incredulous are interesting to me because they are not opposites. To be credulous or to have credulity has at its root the word “creed.” Let’s get right back […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:42-44 Blessed are you among women
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:42-44 42 She cried out with a loud voice, Was Elizabeth’s loud cry part of the Holy Spirit’s descent upon her? Let’s take the example of Saul, the first king of Israel. The first time the Holy Spirit came upon Saul, he burned with anger (1 Samuel 11:6). He was […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 21:30-31 Victory belongs to the Lord
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 21:30-31 30 No wisdom, no teaching, no counsel can stand before the LORD. The Greek translation struggled with the second term (ἀνδρεία means “heroics” or “manliness”), but “teaching,” “understanding,” or “insight” are better ways to understand the Hebrew word tabunah: “Understanding will protect you,” Prov. 2:11; “Blessed is the man […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:39-41 The baby leaped in her womb
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:39-41 Mary Visits Elizabeth 39 In those days Mary got up and went eagerly to the hill country, to a town of Judah. We are never told exactly which town of Judah it was where Elizabeth and Zechariah lived. But Mary knew, and as soon as the angel left her, […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:38 The Lord’s servant
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:38 38 Then Mary answered, “I am the Lord’s servant-girl. May it happen to me as you have said.” Then the angel left her. The contrast between Mary and Zechariah is remarkable. The old priest burning incense in the holy place had his doubts when the angel spoke to him […]
