In the midst of chaos and confusion, Jesus is revealing who He is and what He is about. Jesus is about redemption, freedom, and life.

Simeon saw his salvation with his own eyes. He saw the prophesied promise fulfilled on a national and a personal level. He saw salvation extended to all who would believe it and receive it. We can see those things through the eyes of faith today.

Every one of us faces various fears. When the angels appeared to the shepherds, they were "sore afraid". But the promise the angels shared declared a Savior who can remove all fear. Once we obey the command to not fear, peace and joy can...

Luke continues with another story of angelic visitation, this time to Mary.

Waiting is hard, but God's timing is everything. Zechariah and Elizabeth help show us that the waiting is actually a gift in and of itself.

Our lives are flawed and broken. While the world we live in is not perfect, its brokenness reminds us that this is not God's intention. There will be a day when all things are made right. We can have a confident hope that the Lord will do what He...

Our motivation for our actions, why we do what we do, is spiritually more important then our methods. Are we serving other or serving God because of what we believe they will do for us in return? This passage shines a light on our motives and...

All of us have sinned and rebelled against God. That rebellion ultimately ends in death. But Jesus willingly submitted to death, and was "counted among the rebels", in order to save those very rebels.

Physical darkness and spiritual darkness are realities in our fallen world. God has called us to be the light of the world, right where we live, work, and worship. We must let God's Holy Spirit shine out through us in a world that is spiritually...

Even when we can't see what He is doing, God is at work. He sustains what we cannot. He will save you in your time of need. God is not a god who reacts. He is a God who only acts. We were not called to sustain our world or work; We are called to...