The Spirit’s timing reflects God’s intervention and His hand on His children. God brought you into the world at a particular time and place in His perfect timing. Psalm 139:16You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day …
Simeon knew he would see Messiah, but how was this possible? Luke 2: 25 At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him 26 and had revealed to him that he would …
We see Mary and Joseph demonstrating obedience is important. They did what the Mosaic law commanded for the birth of a son. They weren’t above the law even though this was a supernatural birth. Gabriel had told Mary that God highly favored her. Elizabeth had commented that Mary was blessed above all women. Joseph had …
But what will everyone think? We ask this question when we fear our actions will cause others to think less of us. Peer pressure acts like an invisible hand guiding us toward socially acceptable behavior and away from those deemed negative. It can even shape our identity as we think about who we are. Will …
As the angel told Joseph in a dream, Jesus would save us from our sin. We need to look at the context of this revelation to understand how important these words are. Joseph was engaged to Mary, but he discovered she was pregnant. With a heavy heart, Joseph decided to break his engagement quietly to …
God spoke to Joseph in a dream as he pondered breaking his engagement with Mary. She was pregnant, and he knew the child was not his. God speaks to us in many ways and knows the best way to communicate with each person. He can speak through His Word, the Holy Spirit, dreams, circumstances, people, …
Merry Christmas! We have been looking at how God speaks at Christmas. First, He prepared for the event. The Lord spoke to the prophets hundreds of years before Jesus was born. They foretold what Jesus would do and where He would be born. Then, God sent the angel, Gabriel, to tell Zechariah he would father …
An angel quoted prophecy to Joseph in a dream from Isaiah 7:14 as he struggled with what was going on in his life. Matthew 1:23 “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’ ” [1] Joseph was engaged to …
In our modern society, we sometimes overlook the importance of dreams. But the God of the universe can communicate in dreams. Have you ever had a dream where you felt the Lord was speaking to you? As you read this, it may surprise you that the Lord still speaks to people in dreams today. Perhaps …
God gave another option to Joseph. In the day, engagement was as binding as marriage today. The engagement lasted about a year, and the couple would live separately with their parents as no sexual relations were allowed. The engagement could only be broken by death or divorce. When Mary returned from the visit with Elizabeth, …