We can praise God for His faithfulness daily! Have you ever thought about how God’s faithfulness has impacted your life? Deuteronomy 7:9Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and …
From the story of Simeon and Jesus, we can see that the Spirit guides us to praise. 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 …
What does it mean to praise God with your life as a believer in Jesus? Sometimes we think of praising the Lord in a worship service, but it is much deeper than that. Praising the Lord with all our hearts is about offering sincere, wholehearted worship. It involves dedicating your feelings, intentions, actions, mind, soul, …
After Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph were careful to follow the required Jewish Ceremonies. They demonstrated how obedience can be worship. Matthew 2: 21 Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived. 22 Then it was time for their purification …
God communicates through dreams throughout Scripture. Joseph in the Old Testament not only had dreams but also had the gift of interpreting dreams for others. Genesis 40: 8 And they replied, “We both had dreams last night, but no one can tell us what they mean.” “Interpreting dreams is God’s business,” Joseph replied. “Go ahead and …
God’s method of communication with Joseph is dreams. Here we see how dreams guide a journey back home. Scripture records Joseph’s third and fourth dreams in this passage. Matthew 2: 19 When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. 20 “Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and …
The prophets had foretold the gift of a Savior, and the faithful were awaiting this miracle. Isaiah the prophet spoke of what this Savior would do 700 years before He was born. Isaiah 53:5 But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped …
God provided a divine warning in a dream to Joseph. This was the second dream of Joseph that Scripture tells us about. In Joseph’s first dream, an angel explained how Mary was pregnant and instructed Joseph to marry her immediately. Joseph quickly obeyed. Now Jesus has been born, and the wise men from the east …
Joseph moved forward in obedience despite the shame it would bring. If Joseph married the pregnant Mary, the community would assume the baby was his. But God had instructed him to do so, and he did. When Mary came back from visiting her cousin Elizabeth for three months, it was evident to Joseph that she …
Insight into the truth is a gift from God to guide us on our journey. Psalm 25:5Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you. [1] Have you ever gone through a time in your life when you were …