Morning by Morning, December 8 - Prepared in Our Hearts for the Coming of Christ
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I prepare room for You in the manger of my heart and the moments of my day. ...
"Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown His great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.... All who heard (of God's miraculous signs and mercy concerning the conception and birth of John the Baptist) pondered them and said, 'What then will this child become?' For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him" (Luke 1:57-66).
Zechariah was too old and Elizabeth was too barren to have a child. But You spoke to their hearts and moved in Your power to give them a child who would be named John (Luke 1:13). As Your words came to pass, all were amazed and moved with expectant faith for what was to come.
John would grow up to "be great in the sight of the Lord" and "turn the hearts of the people of Israel to the Lord their God" (v. 1:14-16). "With the spirit and power of Elijah ... (he would) turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord," fulfilling the promises You prophesied would come (v. 1:17).
Father God, before Your Holy Spirit conceived Jesus in the womb of Mary, Your Spirit conceived John in the womb of Elizabeth. John was divinely destined to "prepare the way of the Lord" for Jesus (v. 3:4). And as his birth and life began to unfold, the people were excited and expectant for how this great story would be told.
In this season when we celebrate the coming of Christ, send Your Spirit and power to first prepare the way of the Lord in our hearts. Turn our hearts again to You. Let us ponder Your miraculous signs and mercy all around us every day. And may we be excited and expectant for how Your great story will unfold and be told in our time. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My Friend, I pray the Holy Spirit will come and prepare the way of the Lord in your heart for the coming of Christ every moment of every day in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257
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