When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 103 – Commentary Luke 1:36-40 – What 3 ingredients are necessary for a miracle not preceded by bad events?
“Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. For no word from God will ever fail.” “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 102 – Commentary Luke 1:34-35 – How do miracles happen?
“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon (encounter) you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow (dominate) you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.” (Luke 1:34-35) I read an article […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 101 – Commentary Luke 1:30-33 – Does Jesus have more than one mother?
But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 100 – Commentary Luke 1:26-29 – Why was Mary troubled with Gabriel’s words?
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is […]