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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:5b-7 Elizabeth
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:5b-7 His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 Both of them were righteous in God’s sight, living blameless lives according to all the commandments and righteous requirements of the Lord. 7 They had no children because Elizabeth could not conceive, and both of […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:5a A prophet, a priest, and a king
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:5a Gabriel Predicts John’s Birth 5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest of Abijah’s division named Zechariah. Luke has already told us that he did research for the story of Jesus. The most likely source for his narrative in the first three chapters is […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 21:17-19 Better to live in a desert…
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 21:17-19 17 He who loves pleasure will become a poor man. He who loves wine and oil will never be rich. Verse 17 is straightforward and clear: If you live it up too much, you will end up with nothing. Jesus uses this simple point as part of his parable, […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:4 The certainty
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:4 4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you were taught. I met a man named Warren in the summer of 1997 at the church where I was serving my vicar (intern) year. A Jew who was descended from Kohath (1 Chronicles 6:1), Warren had come […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:3b One who loves God
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:3b most excellent Theophilus, Luke wrote this gospel for the instruction of a man named Theophilus. About Theophilus we know only a few things. He was a man of such important standing that Luke calls him “excellent” (kratiste κράτιστε) or even “excellency,” a title reserved for a very prominent man. […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:3a an orderly account
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:3a 3 It seemed good to me also, since I have carefully investigated everything from the very beginning, to write an orderly account for you, Luke does not say that he has been investigating from the start, as if he were an eyewitness to Jesus’ birth and ministry, but rather […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:2 The inspired text
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:2 2 just as the eyewitnesses and servants of the word handed them down to us from the beginning. Luke’s term, “servants of the word,” is the first hint of his medical background the Gospel. The term he uses is not deacon (διάκονος, 1 Tim. 3:12) or slave (δοῦλος, Jude […]
God’s Word for You – Luke 1:1 A public record
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU LUKE 1:1 In this chapter, Luke lays the groundwork for telling the story of Jesus Christ by recounting the prophecies given to the parents of his forerunner, John, and to the virgin Mary as well. These messages from God’s holy angels and the songs of praise sung in response established Jesus’ […]
God’s Word for You – Introduction to Luke’s Gospel
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU INTRODUCTION TO LUKE’S GOSPEL Author Although Luke does not sign his work the way other New Testament authors do, the companion book, Acts, has four long sections in which the author says “we” rather than “they.” In the first (Acts 16:10-17), we find that the author first joins Paul in the […]
God’s Word for You – Ruth 4:18-22 The line of the Savior
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU RUTH 4:18-22 18 So this is the account of Perez: The word “account” in Hebrew is toledoth, just like the ten “accounts” in Genesis. Perez was one of the five sons of Judah, and therefore the people of Judah would want to know which of the family lines of Judah would […]
God’s Word for You – Ruth 4:16-17 Naomi has a son
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU RUTH 4:16-17 16 Then Naomi took the child, laid him in her lap and cared for him. 17 The women living there said, “Naomi has a son.” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David. Sometimes there is confusion about the relationship of a […]
God’s Word for You – Ruth 4:15 Better than seven sons
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU RUTH 4:15 15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.” This verse is strewn with blessings that probably came from several different people all at once (from […]
