Wednesday 27 February
Read Luke 1:67–2:20
Think
Zecharaiah prophesies over John the Baptist:
“…for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to
give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their
sins. By the tender mercy of our God,
the dawn from on high will break upon us…”
We witness the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem; shepherds go and
see what has taken place; having seen the child they returned to their fields
‘glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen…’
The birth of Jesus is all about God’s love and grace. God reaches out to us before we can even
respond, all we can do is glorify and praise God as the shepherds do.
Pray
Zechariah’s prophecy over John is that he will ‘give
knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins.’ Spend some time confessing your own
brokenness to God remembering the angel’s word to Mary, ‘nothing is impossible
with God.’ Accept his forgiveness and
healing.
