Jesus, referred to as the “Son of David”… David was known as the “man after God’s own heart”. Help us to trust like David did!
Jesus, referred to as the “Son of David”… David was known as the “man after God’s own heart”. Help us to trust like David did!
God chose a man to be the earthly father of Jesus, and in his human way, Joseph reflects God the Father, wise, slow to anger, quick to show mercy and kindness.
You may be doing something as simple and lovely as growing a garden. Whatever it is, you entrust it to the faithful God who has watched over it, and you, from the beginning.
If you are living with family conflict, God understands your feelings. God has been there. He cares about you—yes, and about your family as well.
Have you ever been completely in the dark—darkness so complete that you could see nothing at all? There is nothing safe to do but sit down
He will not desert you either, no matter what you are facing. He knows what is coming, though you may not know yourself yet. He cares for you.
God knew what He was doing when He called you to be His dear child—to trust in His Son Jesus, your Savior, to be forgiven and made new and clean.
God is doing a new thing in the world-taking the old, sinful human race and injecting new, pure, divine, holy life into it.
Jesus has started His life with us and for us—the life He will lay down for us at the cross, and then take up again in His resurrection.
God was finally sending John, who would prepare the way for the Messiah—and right after him, Jesus, our Savior, who would give Himself up for us all to bring us back to God. What better news could there be?