by Edward | Dec 3, 2020 | Devotional, Advent, Christmas
When the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him… (Luke 4:13 NKJV). After Jesus’ baptism, He went into the wilderness for forty days, where the devil tempted him. He didn’t eat while in the wilderness, and in the end, he was hungry. So the...
by Edward | Dec 3, 2020 | Devotional, Advent, Christmas
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:‘Prepare the way of the Lord;Make His paths straight.Every valley shall be filledAnd every mountain and hill brought low;The crooked places shall be made straightAnd the rough ways smooth;And all flesh shall see the salvation...
by Edward | Dec 2, 2020 | Advent, Christmas, Devotional
And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.” (Luke 2:12 NKJV). The announcement of Jesus’ birth to the shepherds was great news, not just for them but for all people – that Christ was born,...
by Edward | Dec 1, 2020 | Devotional, Advent, Christmas
The angel Gabriel had just explained to Mary what was about to take place in her life, namely, that she, as a virgin, would be the God-bearer, the human vessel through whom Christ would be born into the world. Few of us ever know with certainty what the future...
by Edward | Nov 30, 2020 | Christmas, Devotional, Virtues
“When we have pity on the poor, we are lending to God at interest; and when we give to the lowly, we are giving to God: in a spiritual sense, we are sacrificing a sweet fragrance to Him.”- St. Cyprian of Carthage This week, many people will spend...
