“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey … Read more
The Mighty One, God the Lord,speaks and summons the earthfrom the rising of the sun to its setting.Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,God shines forth.Our God comes; he does not keep silence;before him is a devouring fire,around him a mighty tempest.He calls to the heavens aboveand to the earth, that he may judge his … Read more
As soon as Thanksgiving is over—even earlier for many, especially retailers—it’s the Christmas season. We start shopping, decorating, cooking, partying …. It’s easy to forget that we are celebrating the birth of the Savior of the World. That’s why many Christians observe Advent, a time of penitence and preparation leading up to Christmas. We remember … Read more
Advent begins on Sunday, December 2. Advent is a time of preparation for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ—His coming into the world at Christmas and His return in glory at the end of time. The way I prepare the way of the Lord in my heart is to follow a seasonal Scripture reading … Read more
Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to … Read more
Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. And He will delight in … Read more
The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them. You shall multiply the nation, You shall increase their gladness; They will be glad in Your presence As with the gladness of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil. … Read more
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with … Read more
Then the Lord spoke again to Ahaz, saying, “Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord!” Then he said, “Listen now, O house of David! Is it too slight a thing … Read more
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people, And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of David His servant— As He spoke by the mouth of … Read more