Matthew 8:1-13. Two men who had no business approaching Jesus and confident of Christ's ability to meet their need, bring their need to Jesus. The only uncertainty through it all is this, "Is Jesus willing?" We apply that same truth to our own circumstances as we approach Jesus in all our wretchedness asking ourselves, "is Jesus willing to meet my need?"

Deuteronomy 18:15-22. The Israelites are about to enter the Promised Land. Moses won't be joining them. Moses speaks of another prophet who will be raised up after him to lead them in the truth.

Luke 2:41-52. In a rare accounting of Jesus' childhood, we read about His remaining in the temple in Jerusalem while His family traveled back home. Confusion follows. How could Jesus do this to His parents? What was He up to anyway?

Zechariah 2:1-13. Protection and security are things we try to manufacture for ourselves, often looking to things that can only provide a mirage of security. In this passage, the LORD calls His people to seek protection and security in His presence.

Ephesians 1:2-14. God's plan has a tendency to interrupt our own plans. We may not see it at the time, but God is at work accomplishing something far greater than we could have ever imagined. 

Micah 5:1-5a. Micah attaches a certain hope to a coming pregnancy that will be for all people. The message was full of hope. However, pregnancies sadly, do not always result in the birth of a child. Will this prophecy be fulfilled? Or will the hope that it brings be found to be empty and lifeless?

Amos 8:1-14. Amos receives a vision marking the end of the harvest season. Where it should have been a time of celebrating and feasting, instead it is turned into a time of mourning and despair. Why the change? A famine was on the horizon, a famine of judgment.

Daniel 9:1-19. Daniel's study of Scripture helped him to realize what God was doing in his day. Realizing where he was in God's grand plan of salvation led him to prepare for what God had promised would happen next. Today, and in this Advent season, we find ourselves in a similar situation, called to prepare for what God is doing next.

Daniel 4:34-37. Nebuchadnezzar is restored to his royal position with insight to the proper place of man. The Most High is the only one who is sovereign.

Psalm 118:1-9. The LORD is good. That alone is reason enough to forever give thanks. This passage highlights the LORD's goodness and calls God's people to respond in thanksgiving.