“Look! The virgin will conceive a child!
She will give birth to a son,
and they will call him Immanuel,
with means ‘God is with us.’”
(Hubble telescope image)
Blessings of All Blessings
Category Archives: Blessings
Blessings of Good News
That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby,
guarding their flocks of sheep.
Suddenly an angel of the LORD appeared among them,
and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them.
They were terrified, but the angel reassured them.
“Don’t be afraid!” he said.
“I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.
Blessings of Future Days
The day will come when watchmen will shout
from the hill country of Ephraim,
‘Come, let us go up to Jerusalem
to worship the LORD our God.’”
Blessings of the One Who Is Everywhere
Am I a God who is only close at hand?” says the LORD.
“No, I am far away at the same time.
Can anyone hide from me in a secret place?
Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?”
says the LORD.
Blessings of That Baby’s Birth
“For the time is coming,”
says the LORD,
“When I will raise up a righteous descendant
from King David’s line.
He will be a King who rules with wisdom.
He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
And this will be his name:
‘The LORD Is Our Righteousness.’
In that day Judah will be saved,
and Israel will live in safety.
Blessings of Doing What God Says Even When It Doesn’t Seem To Make Sense
And because Joseph was a descendant of King David,
he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea,
David’s ancient home.
He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.
He took with him Mary, his fiancee,
who was now obviously pregnant.
Blessings of God’s Tender Mercy
Because of God’s tender mercy,
the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
and to guide us to the path of peace.”
Blessings of God’s Promise Long Ago
“Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
because he has visited and redeemed his people.
He has sent us a mighty Savior
from the royal line of his servant David,
just as he promised
through his holy prophets long ago.
Blessings of Recognizing What God Has Done
For the Mighty One is holy,
and he has done great things for me.
He shows mercy from generation to generation
to all who fear him.
