Today we read Luke 1. In this chapter we read about many things surrounding the birth of John the Baptist and the conception of Jesus. We focus on the prophecy of Zechariah, father of John. “”Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us; to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant, the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”” Luke 1:68-79 ESV I love how Zechariah describes the coming of the Savior Jesus: “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” The sunrise shall visit us! Every day the sun comes up. On a clear day it is beautiful and glorious bringing warmth and color to our day. So it is with Jesus! When He comes into your heart He makes it beautiful! As your day begins may you rejoice in the love of Jesus! Pastor Tim
