[Luke 2:39-40] Jesus grew and become strong, increasing in wisdom, and the favor of God was upon Him. This descrption is typical of young men throughout scripture who served God faithfully with the favor of God upon them, including Joseph, David, Josiah, Daniel, Timothy, and Samuel.

[Luke 2:36-39] The significance of her names meaning Grace and favor (Anna), the face of God (Phanuel), and happy or blessed (Asher). Psalm 92 describes Anna in her later years as full of life and service and praise to God. Luke gave this record of her as an encouraging example to older saints throughout the ages that we can remain faithful to the end, and a reminder that no labor in the Lord is in vain.

[Luke 2:25-35] God is light and love; the foundation of love is light. Like Simeon, what are you looking forward to, hoping in, strategizing your life to achieve? The Holy Spirit was upon him-will people say this about you when you die? Are you praying these things for yourself and your brethren?

[Luke 2:21-24, Gal 4:1-7] Jesus was born under the Law of Moses to fulfill the law and redeem those under the law, which can only condemn.

[Luke 1:56-80] After 9 months of silence for his unbelief, Zacharias' mouth is loosed and he extols God.

[Luke 1:46-55] Mary’s song and Hannah’s prayer have very similar elements -read them togethe; humility, exalting and rejoicing in the sovereign God, our Savior, Jesus the Christ.

[Luke 1:39-45] Upon Mary's greeting reaching Elizabth's ears, John the Baptist leaped for joy in Elizabeth's womb and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, proclaimed Mary blessed because of her faith in God's message to her.

[Luke 1:26-35] The Lord is with you, favored one. We are all like Mary in this, being favored-God with us; but are we humble like she was? This eternal Son of the Most High will be conceived by the Holy Spirit in the Virgin Mary’s womb to reign in the throne of David over His kingdom forever.

[Luke 1:5-25] Zecharias and Elizabeth were righteous and blamelessly obedient the sight of God - we can be too. He was chosen by lot and burned incense in the temple according to the Law of Moses, and God sent an angel to tell him He heard his prayer and is giving him a son who will be named John - God hears our prayers uttered out of the suffering experiencesof this life. Zecharias doubted the angel Gabriel sent from God - we should have faith when God speaks to you.