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26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. What a cast of characters greeting Jesus: shepherds, wise men, and now Simeon. God had somehow communicated to Simeon the approximate timing of the birth of the Messiah. His death was putContinue reading “28Jan2009 Luke 2:26”

68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people. We might translate this and say that God has come on an inspection tour and paid the ransom for His captured and imprisoned people. These are very strange words coming out of the father of aContinue reading “20Jan2009 Luke 1:68”

30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. Finding grace with God, or should I say, having grace extended to you is the greatest kindness ever. The angel announces to Mary that grace is being given to her. When she hears the news, I amContinue reading “14Jan2009 Luke 1:30”

24 After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. I would be willing to bet that Elizabeth did not want to get her hopes up when she found out she was pregnant. Perhaps, like so many other infertile women, she had many previous pregnancies and subsequent miscarriages. The rollercoasterContinue reading “13Jan2009 Luke 1:24”

18 Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.” This might be a dumb question, Zechariah! The angel is standing right in front of you in a place you should be alone and he is telling you these things.Continue reading “10Jan2009 Luke 1:18”

17 And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. I have missed this so many times as I have read Luke.Continue reading “9Jan2009 Luke 1:17”

15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from birth. Here is one of the references in the Scriptures to beer. That’s right, beer. The term fermented drink is alcohol madeContinue reading “8Jan2009 Luke 1:15”

12 When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. Have you ever been so gripped by fear that it felt as though a riot were happening inside your body? Riots are uncontrollable events and you can never be sure which way they will turn. That is exactly what can happen withContinue reading “5Jan2009 Luke 1:12”

7 But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren; and they were both well along in years. One of the great unspoken struggles for a woman is when she wants children but is unable to have them. Today there are expensive, painful and frustrating procedures to be endured to help remedy the situation. BackContinue reading “4Jan2009 Luke 1:7”

2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. There is nothing like an eyewitness! When something exciting happens when you are not present, the first thing you want to do is find someone who was there and get all the details.Continue reading “3Jan2009 Luke 1:2”