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Today’s Word Of Encouragement From Wayne: “The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming in, he said to her, ‘Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.’” Luke 1:26-28   Have you ever wondered why God didn’t just pick a virgin who was not already engaged, or why the angel didn’t come to Mary before she was betrothed to Jose

Today’s Word Of Encouragement From Wayne: “The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming in, he said to her, ‘Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.’” Luke 1:26-28   I love that as soon as the angel Gabriel was coming in, he said to Mary, “Greetings favored one! The Lord is with you.”   God wanted Mary to know right awa

Today’s Word Of Encouragement From Wayne: “The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming in, he said to her, ‘Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.’” Luke 1:26-28   Wow! So many prophecies are coming to fulfillment in this passage from Luke’s Gospel.   “Nazareth” - “This was to fulfill what was spoken in the prophets:

Today’s Word Of Encouragement From Wayne: “The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming in, he said to her, ‘Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.’” Luke 1:26-28   Beloved child of God, allow me to be the first one to say to you this day, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”   This beautiful, life and love

Today’s Word Of Encouragement From Wayne:   “But as for you Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, from the days of eternity. This One will be our peace.” Micah 5:2&5   Just as God, through Isaiah, prophesied that Messiah was coming to be “‘Immanuel’ which translated means, ‘God with us’” (Matthew 1:23, Isaiah 7:14), God, through Micah, prophesied that Messiah

Today’s Word Of Encouragement From Wayne: “Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: ‘Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,’ which translated means, ‘God with us.’” Matthew 1:22-23   In the opening chapter of Matthew’s Gospel we are given a beautiful prophetic word, through Isaiah, of Christ being born for us as our Immanuel, “God with us.”   Then, in the closing chapter of

Today’s Word Of Encouragement From Wayne: “The Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14   God has given us His sign and His sign is His Son, born miraculously of a virgin for us so we might be “born again” (John 3:7) miraculously in Him, our Immanuel, our “God with us” (Matthew 1:23).   In my life, my understanding is that God’s sign to me is always His Son, and His Son lives in us

Today’s Word Of Encouragement From Wayne: “Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: ‘Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,’ which translated means, ‘God with us.’” Matthew 1:22-23   It is truly, wonderfully, amazing to think that this word, prophesied through Isaiah two thousand seven hundred years ago, and fulfilled in the Person of Jesus Christ two thousand years ago, co

Today’s Word Of Encouragement From Wayne: “For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of peace.” Isaiah 9:6   Praise God! Jesus Christ has been “born to us” that He might live in us, now, as our “Prince of Peace.”   So, let us allow His peace to gently reign in our hearts today.   Peace is the fabric, the very nature of the kingdom

Today’s Word Of Encouragement From Wayne: “For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of peace.” Isaiah 9:6   This glorious prophecy through Isaiah, of our Savior Jesus Christ’s birth, culminates in the title “Prince of Peace.” Certainly a large motivating factor in our own willingness and ability to actually hear our “Wonderful Co