• Devotions

    Joseph: Part 2

    But he considered these things, behold, an angel of the lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.  She will bear a son, and you shall call him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.  All this took place to fulfill what the Lord as spoken by the prophet:  Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel (which means, God with us).  When Joseph woke from  sleep, he did as the angel of the…

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    Mary:Part 3

      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…

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    Gabriel And Zechariah

    Luke 1:15-17 for he will be great before the Lord.  And he must not drink wine, or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.  and he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.” Gabriel is telling Zechariah about his future son, John the Baptist, who he will be.  He will be a man great…

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    Peace On Earth

    “This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She…

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    The fight Amongst Us

    When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked,  And behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “ are you for us, or for our adversaries?”  And he said,” No; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord. Now I have come.“. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him,” what does my Lord say to his servant?”  And at the commander of the Lords Army said to Joshua,” takeoff your sandals from your feet, for the place where you were…