Isa.25:6 – Now the LORD of armies will prepare a lavish banquet for all peoples on this mountain; a banquet of aged wine, choice pieces with marrow and refined, aged wine. So today we continue our gospel feast, a banquet that has no comparisons in this life. I remember one of our first Christmas’s together …
Matt. 2:12 ¶ Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way. A number of years ago I came across a book of Christmas poems written by John Wright Follette. These poems have been a great blessing to me over the years. …
Lk.1:46-49 – And Mary sang this song: “My soul is ecstatic, overflowing with praises to God! My spirit bursts with joy over my life-giving God! For he set his tender gaze upon me, his lowly servant girl. And from here on, everyone will know that I have been favored and blessed. The Mighty One has …
Jn.7:37 – Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. What do you like about Thanksgiving? Could it be the time off to reflect, family gatherings, all the special food and fixings, or maybe just …
Lk.1:30 – And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. Have you ever considered the outrageous miracle that happened to Mary, the mother of Jesus? …
Gen.49:22 26 Joseph is a fruitful branch,A fruitful branch by a spring;Its branches hang over a wall.“The archers provoked him,And shot at him and were hostile toward him;But his bow remained firm,And his arms were agile,From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob(From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),From the God of …
Eph.3:20 Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]— This is one of …
Gen.43:34 – Then he took portions to them from his own table, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. So they drank freely with him. I love the story of Joseph. It is filled with images of Christ and His blessing on His people even in the darkness of this …
James 1:17 – Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. Trying to describe the Trinity can be quite an impossible task. We catch glimpses of the glory of God in each member of this three …
Rev.3:8 – Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut, I have been pondering this verse this morning and God’s promise of an open door in front of all of us. I was struck by some of the things I found in Barclay’s Commentary on this word. Here are …
