Holy is His name. 3/22/15

Day 81 - Reading the New Testament in one year.

https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/dramatized/niv/Luke.1

Luke 1:39-56

Mary Visits Elizabeth
39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”

Mary’s Song
46 And Mary said:

“My soul glorifies the Lord 
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.From now on all generations will call me blessed,
49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me
    holy is his name.
50 His mercy extends to those who fear him,
    from generation to generation.
51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;
    he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things
    but has sent the rich away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
    remembering to be merciful
55 to Abraham and his descendants forever,
    just as he promised our ancestors.”
56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.


Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman

March 22nd God loves failures 

“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ.” EPHESIANS 2:4-5
Ephesians2:1-3says,1 “And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.” These verses describe us as failures, perfected in sinning, rotten and corrupted, living under the dominion of the devil, living out the drives of the flesh, and being by nature children of wrath, even as the rest of mankind.Then verses 4-5 say, 4 “But God, who is rich in mercy, because  of His great love with which He loved us,5 even when we were dead in trespasses . . .” Even when we were in that situation, God loved us. Here again is God loving people who are failures, perfected in their failure, and who are spoiled and corrupted to the uttermost. And verses 5-6 show God demonstrating His love: 5 “He made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus.” This unveils the nature of God’s love toward us.We usually live in the realm and on the level of our worthiness and our condition. In this realm, whether God loves us depends very much on whether we feel we are lovable. If we think we have “measured up” a little bit — we have had a better week, or have done a few extra good things — then we feel that we can receive the love of God. Many times our perception of God’s attitude toward us is based on our own feelings about ourself. God’s love is far beyond our human concept or idea..

Pray Until Something Happens (PUSH)

A cure for the Ebola virus and the D-68 virus, Areyda, Ariel, Ariana, Cookie, Cy, Daina, David Turner, Debbie, Derithia, Heather, Mia, Marquis, Monig-get her voice back, Paul and Iyana, Robert, Peace for -Shirley and family, and Willie.

Health and Healing

Vonetta's mom and Willie

Support and Comfort

Praise Alert
Blanca is in rehab….improving.

National
Passengers in Westchester train wreck.

Conflict between citizens and  police officer. 

International

Israel and Palestine
Iraq

Syrians

Ukraine

Missing plane and passengers.
Missing Nigerian Christian girls.

Song(s) of the Day.
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