Today's Verse: Luke 1:30-33

Saturday, December 15, 2018

The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever."
— Luke 1:30-33

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

The four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) identify Jesus by many names. Notice how Jesus is identified in just this one passage: "child," "son," "Jesus," "great," "Son of the Most High," "King," "son of David," and the leader who "will reign over the house of Jacob (Israel) forever." Jesus exhausts any common description of his identity, yet chose to be limited to imperfect descriptions by becoming human. But this flood of names and descriptions helps us discover Jesus as our Savior, ready to walk with us through every trial and walk us into every blessing God has for each of us. Jesus is Savior in every season and situation.

My Prayer...

Holy and Almighty Father, I thank you for all the ways Jesus is described and all the names he is given in this short biblical passage. They help me see the breadth of his nature and the depth of his love for me. Please help me discover a dimension of Jesus' ministry, identity, or description to sustain me as I walk through the shadows of doubt the evil one brings. Help me, O Father, to see Jesus and not my preoccupations and biases so that when he comes again, I will know him as the one who has been with me. Through the glorious name of the Savior, Jesus of Nazareth, I pray. Amen.

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Today's Verse is a free daily devotional that includes a Bible verse, thought and prayer.

The Thoughts and Prayer on Today's Verse are written by Phil Ware.

All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.

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