Passion for Praise: 'He Has Set His People Free'

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Then Zachariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; he came and set his people free."
— Luke 1:67-68 MSG

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Passion for Praise is a daily devotional consisting of a passage of Scripture that emphasizes praise to our God.

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