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“My hope is in you all day long.” Psalm 25:5 (NIV) You won’t find Simeon and Anna standing in any Nativity scenes, but their presence after Jesus’ birth points us to the reality of who Jesus was and his importance to this world. Simeon and Anna enter the Christmas story in the second half of […]
“I bring you good news of great joy which shall be to all people.” Luke 2:10 In November I had the great privilege of attending an Aspire Conference at my mother’s church. Melissa Spoelstra https://melissaspoelstra.com/ a Bible teacher at the conference, spoke about angels. Her teachings provided a deeper perspective this year as I read […]
“When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.’” Luke 2:15 On the night Jesus was born, a hillside outside of Bethlehem bathed in living light became the setting for […]
“Out of the stump of David’s family will grow a shoot—yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root. And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him.” Isaiah 11:1-2 (New Living Translation) The passage quoted above speaks of a new shoot growing from David’s family over 500 years before Jesus was born. This branch, […]
“I am the Lord’s servant. May your word to me be fulfilled.” Luke 1:38 Have you ever contemplated why God chose Mary and Joseph to be Jesus’ earthly parents? What qualities, gifts and desires did they possess to influence Jesus’ growing up years? As the Advent Season begins, let’s explore the lives of Mary (today) […]
“It’s what God had in mind all along, to crush him with pain. The plan was that he give himself as an offering for sin so that he’d see life come from it—life, life, and more life. And God’s plan will deeply prosper through him.” Isaiah 53:10 (The Message) Gratitude is a key to unlock great joy in […]
“Whatever you ask when you pray, believe that you will have it and it will be yours.” Mark 11:24 (New Matthew Bible) I have a small plaque hanging in my kitchen with large words that say “Prayer Changes Things.” Below those words are smaller words quoted from the Bible verse above, “When you pray, believe.” […]
“If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” Mark 9:23A crowd gathers waiting for Jesus to come off the mountain top. A father in the crowd, desperate to help his son who suffered from convulsions, waits in hope of his son’s healing. When Jesus arrives he tells the father that if […]
“The work God wants you to do is this: to believe in the one he has sent. ” John 6:29 (ERV) As Jesus communicated with others on earth he used certain words more than others. “Believe” is one of those words. Throughout the Gospels, the word “believe” is used as a command over 20 times. […]
“Take your sickle and reap, for the time to reap has come and the harvest is ripe.” Revelation 4:15 For the past month, pumpkins have popped out everywhere, spreading orange delight. The pumpkin process began early last spring when single seeds dropped into fertile soil, sprouted leaves on twisting vines, joined by flowers which eventually […]
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Janice Gibson was an elementary school teacher for 33 years and used Jesus Christ as a model for her interactions and instruction with students. She is also the author of Spiritually Fit: God’s Workout for You available on Westbow Press Amazon or Christianbook.
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