Verses: Luke 1 : 57 - 66
My thoughts about the verses:
John's birth led to the start of people wondering what he would do when he was older. There were many things that happened in his first days of life. He first was a surprise birth for many because many did not know that Elizabeth was pregnant. The family was very happy and when it came time to be circumcised they asked Elizabeth what his name should be. She told them that she wanted to name him John.
They were shocked no one in the family was named John. He should be named after his father. So they turn to Zechariah and ask him what to name the baby. He signs for paper and pen and writes John. At that very moment his voice returned. Those made people wonder what John would become. They also felt the spirit that came from John.
I can only imagine the stories that started that day. No wonder when John went out in the wilderness proclaiming the Messiah was here did people come to repent and be baptized. People had often thought that the prophets would come back. When they saw the way John acted they were sure that he was one of the prophets. Yet, what we know that he was filled with the spirit before he was ever born. He was destined to spread the news that the Messiah was coming. His Spirit was on fire with the need to share the good news.
Now take a moment and think about your destiny. Each one of us has a destiny. Some of us fight the destiny while others feel the fire that John felt. They know that they must share the Good news. Nothing can keep them from this destiny. Their whole spirit is filled with such a desire to serve God that they must do that over anything else.
Prayer:
Dear God we thank you for sending John to prepare the way for Jesus. We thank you for choosing us to spread the good news. We thank you for loving us so much that Jesus died on the cross. Dear God we ask you to surround us with your loving arms. Help us go out and spread the good news. Help us accept the destiny that you have for each and every one of your children. In your Holy name we pray. Amen
Questions:
Do you feel your destiny calling you? Have you stepped out in faith to do the things that God has called you to do? Are you willing to let go of anything that is holding you back from fulfilling your destiny? Have you accepted Christ into your heart?
My thoughts about the verses:
John's birth led to the start of people wondering what he would do when he was older. There were many things that happened in his first days of life. He first was a surprise birth for many because many did not know that Elizabeth was pregnant. The family was very happy and when it came time to be circumcised they asked Elizabeth what his name should be. She told them that she wanted to name him John.
They were shocked no one in the family was named John. He should be named after his father. So they turn to Zechariah and ask him what to name the baby. He signs for paper and pen and writes John. At that very moment his voice returned. Those made people wonder what John would become. They also felt the spirit that came from John.
I can only imagine the stories that started that day. No wonder when John went out in the wilderness proclaiming the Messiah was here did people come to repent and be baptized. People had often thought that the prophets would come back. When they saw the way John acted they were sure that he was one of the prophets. Yet, what we know that he was filled with the spirit before he was ever born. He was destined to spread the news that the Messiah was coming. His Spirit was on fire with the need to share the good news.
Now take a moment and think about your destiny. Each one of us has a destiny. Some of us fight the destiny while others feel the fire that John felt. They know that they must share the Good news. Nothing can keep them from this destiny. Their whole spirit is filled with such a desire to serve God that they must do that over anything else.
Prayer:
Dear God we thank you for sending John to prepare the way for Jesus. We thank you for choosing us to spread the good news. We thank you for loving us so much that Jesus died on the cross. Dear God we ask you to surround us with your loving arms. Help us go out and spread the good news. Help us accept the destiny that you have for each and every one of your children. In your Holy name we pray. Amen
Questions:
Do you feel your destiny calling you? Have you stepped out in faith to do the things that God has called you to do? Are you willing to let go of anything that is holding you back from fulfilling your destiny? Have you accepted Christ into your heart?
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