And Mary said, “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.  From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me – Holy is His name.  His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation.   He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; He has scattered those who are proud  their inmost thoughts.  He has lifted up the humble, He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.  He has helped his servant…

  At the time Mary to ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth.  When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.  In a loud voice she exclaimed:” Blessed are you among women, and messed is the child you will bear!  But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?  As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.  Blessed is she who has believe that the Lord would fulfill…

  And the angel answered her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy – the Son of God.  And behold, your relative Elizabeth  in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.  (37) For nothing will be impossible with God.” And Mary said, “Behold, I am a servant of the Lord; Let it be to me according to your word.”  And the angel departed from her. The Holy Spirit would do a miracle within Mary’s womb.  Jesus would…

Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.  But  the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God.  You will be with Child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus.  He will be great and will be called the Sons of the Most High.  The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end,”   “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel,”since I am a virgin?” Luke 1: 29-34…

Spend a few minutes with God praying. Put some music on and worship Him. Now pause, Be still – and know He is God.  Listen to his voice. Is he speaking to you? Write down what he is telling you! If he is being silent just enjoy His presence.  And know he loves you deeply Trust him.  and obey him Father God!  I pray that as we spend this time with you,  that if it be your will to speak to us, let it be so.  Help us to hear you and then to obey you.  Please let each one of us know your love for us.  Amen  

In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David.  The virgin’s name was Mary.  The angel went to her and said,”Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”  Luke 1:26-28 Mary was a young girl betrothed to be married.  Betrothal was a legal agreement that was much more binding than an engagement and binding as the actual marriage. The only way to dissolve it was through a divorce.  She got to be the Mother to our Messiah Jesus, the very son of God.  She was an…

“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me.  And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of Hosts. Malachi 3:1 During Malachi’s time, the people began to doubt God’s promise.  Malachi reassured the people who the Messiah – the One they were waiting for –  would come.  God would send a messenger to prepare the way for the Messiah.  This prophecy was fulfilled when John the Baptist came as the forerunner to announce Jesus Christ.  The messenger of the covenant is Jesus.  Jesus will…

The scepter shall not depart from Judah, not the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute come to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the people. Judah’s descendent would hold a position of generational authority over the other tribes of Israel.  This part of the promise was fulfilled when Israel’s royal link came through King David, a descendant of Judah.  “Until tribute comes to him,” is reference to the Messiah, the one to be the last fulfillment of the promise. Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for the last fulfillment of the promise of our Messiah.  Help us to serve and to obey your word. In Jesus…

Isaiah 40:1-11 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.  Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received for the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.  A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare they way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.  Every Valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain.  And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”  A voice says,…

Then Jesse told his sone Abinadab to step forward and walk in front of Samuel.  But Samuel said, “This is not the one the Lord has chosen.”  Next Jesse summoned Shaman, but Samuel said, “Neither is this the one the Lord has chosen.”  In the same way all seven of Jesse’s  sons were presented to Samuel.  But Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”  Then Samuel asked, “Are these all the sons you have?”  ” There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied.  ‘But he’s out in the fields watching the sheep.” “Send for him at once,” Samuel said.  “We will not sit down to eat…