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Daily Devotion Archive
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 […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:37 Nothing is impossible for God
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:37 37 For nothing is impossible for God.” This is a double negative, which is quite acceptable in Greek. It is also expressed as a future statement: “nothing will be impossible for God.” The Greek future tense in this case isn’t easy to cast smoothly into English (see also the […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:36 Elizabeth’s sixth month
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:36 36 You will see: Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age. And this is the sixth month for her who was called barren! Some people wrestle with the relationship of Elizabeth and Mary. If Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron, then how could Mary […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:34-35 the sinless Son of God
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:34-35 34 Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I have no husband?” 35 The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son […]
God’s Word for You – Proverbs 21:27-29 The folly of the wicked and the false
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 21:27-29 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable– how much more so when it is brought with evil intent! Place yourself in an Old Testament frame of mind. There you are, maybe as a child, walking with your parents toward the tabernacle; you are leading a goat, […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:32-33 Jesus is the Son of God
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:32-33 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and there will never be an end […]
