Jesus Is Lord
Victory in Jesus
Spiritual Blessings in Jesus Christ

Luke 1:67-79

The Message

^67-79 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.
He set the power of salvation in the center of our lives,
    and in the very house of David his servant,
Just as he promised long ago
    through the preaching of his holy prophets:
Deliverance from our enemies
    and every hateful hand;
Mercy to our fathers,
    as he remembers to do what he said he’d do,
What he swore to our father Abraham—
    a clean rescue from the enemy camp,
So we can worship him without a care in the world,
    made holy before him as long as we live.
And you, my child, “Prophet of the Highest,”
    will go ahead of the Master to prepare his ways,
Present the offer of salvation to his people,
    the forgiveness of their sins.
Through the heartfelt mercies of our God,
    God’s Sunrise will break in upon us,
Shining on those in the darkness,
    those sitting in the shadow of death,
Then showing us the way, one foot at a time,
    down the path of peace.

For Reflection

The path of peace is within your grasp.  All that is necessary is that you believe.

Pray

that your belief in God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit will grow stronger each day.  Pray that you will believe that your sins and the sins of the world are forgiven.  Pray that all people will realize that God offers a new beginning each second; each hour; each day.