I’M CARRYING YOUR BABY
She was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Matthew 1:18
Two people who are deeply in love dream about the day when they will create life together. As a woman thinks of carrying her husband’s child, she is deeply moved. When a baby finally grows inside her, she will touch and bless her swollen abdomen with whispers of affection. Continue reading “I’m Carrying Your Baby”
WHAT PRECEDED THE PRONOUNCEMENT
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29
Thirty years transpired between Jesus’ birth and John’s pronouncement of who Jesus really was. Thirty years prepared the Son of God for three years of ministry. Thirty years veiled the Son of God. People saw Him as a son of Nazareth. He was one child amidst other children of Joseph of Mary. He was one student amongst other students in the temple. He was one adolescent amongst other teenagers. Yet, monotony, where one insignificant day led to the next, was how Jesus’ was being groomed to learn obedience and faith. The lessons of those three decades provided the foundation for the way He would handle His ministry and the walk to Calvary. Continue reading “What Preceded The Pronouncement”
SPONTANEOUS WORDS
My soul magnifies the Lord. Luke 1:46
Words of faith do not originate from a vacuum. What spills out during the times when I am stretched to my limit reflects the kind of faith I have cultivated previously. A well known bible teacher said, “Who I am when hard times hit is really who I am.” True! The words I speak during my most painful moments are a mirror that reflects the foundation of my life. Continue reading “Spontaneous Words”
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF BETHLEHEM
And Joseph went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem in order to register, along with Mary, who was engaged to him and was with child. Luke 1:4-5
We know enough about life to imagine what this morning might have looked like.
Mary stirred. She had slept quite fitfully during the night. She thought of her home, her comfortable bed. The ground hadn’t been very forgiving to her aching body. She just couldn’t get comfortable. Joseph hadn’t slept much either, trying to do what he could to soften the place where she lay. In the middle of the night, during the hours that seemed to last interminably, he had taken his extra tunic and rolled it into a makeshift pillow in order to add extra cushioning to Mary’s resting place. It helped but only enough to enable her to doze. Continue reading “On the Outskirts of Bethlehem”
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