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Daily Devotion Archive
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 […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 2:8-9 The Glory of the Lord
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 2:8-9 8 There were in the same country shepherds staying out in the fields, taking turns watching over their flock at night. There was something special, very special, about these shepherds, or else there was nothing special about them at all. There was nothing particularly special about them as to […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 2:6-7 The purpose of his birth
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 2:6-7 6 And so it was that while they were there, the time came for the baby to be delivered. 7 And she gave birth to a son, her firstborn. She wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 2:5 Pledged and pregnant
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 2:5 5 He went to be registered with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was pregnant. Unbelievers and skeptics like to laugh at this verse, which has deep spiritual meaning and hope for us Christians. “There!” I’ve heard one say, “There’s proof that your Christ was […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 2:4 The house of David
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 2:4 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was from the house and line of David. Luke turns now to the departure of Joseph. We have already been told that […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 22:6 6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. The verb “train” is hanak, the root of the word Hanukkah, which can mean either “to train” or “to dedicate,” as in “celebrate joyfully the dedication (חֲנֻכָּה, […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 2:3 The fourth commandment
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 2:3 3 So they all went to register, each to his own town. If we take all three of this chapter’s verses so far together, we see a movement throughout the Roman Empire from the perspective Caesar himself. Verse 1 shows the giving of the order. Verse 2 shows the […]
