God promised Israel that He would send a special messenger who would “prepare the way” before Him. We have met this messenger. His name was John the Baptist. We have the gift of being on this side of the promise God is speaking of to His people through Malachi. Jesus Himself told us that John […]
Spirit reading: Luke 1: 15, 39-45 We return to Elizabeth; John the Baptist’s mother today. She gets a special visit from the mother of her Savior. And her baby gets a special gift from the Lord. Elizabeth isn’t like other mothers. She is much older than the traditional mother. In fact, she was past the […]
Praying Hands reading: Luke 1:11-13, 16-20 We come to the story of the birth of John the Baptist. He had a job to do from his birth. And he was an answer to his parent’s prayers. Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous people before the Lord. They followed His laws and statutes. Zechariah was of the […]
We get to hear who John the Baptist says he is. In yesterday’s reading we heard one of John the Baptist’s comments about Jesus; “He who comes after me ranks before me, because He was before me” (verse 15). This identified Jesus as present in the beginning but now appearing in the flesh. Jesus is […]
John, “the disciple whom Jesus loved”, introduces us to the first John in Jesus’ earthly life. This man was on a mission straight from God. We know him as John the Baptist, the Forerunner for Jesus. Our John weaves John the Baptist’s story into his introduction of Jesus. I want to pause as we go […]