>  Heartlight Daily Devotional  Thursday, December 15, 2005
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>The angel said to [Mary], "Do not be afraid, you have found favor 
>with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you 
>are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called 
>the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of 
>his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever."
>--Luke 1:30-33
>New International Version
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>THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE...
>Jesus is identified by many names stated or implied in the four 
>Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John). Notice how Jesus is identified 
>in just this one passage: child, son, Jesus, great, Son of the Most 
>High, King, son of David, and leader of Israel (Jacob). Jesus 
>exhausts all descriptions, and yet chose to be limited to imperfect 
>descriptions by becoming human. But this flood of names and 
>descriptions helps us find Jesus a Savior in every trial and 
>blessing of life. Jesus is Savior for all seasons.
>
>MY PRAYER...
>Holy and Almighty Father, I thank you for all the ways Jesus is 
>described and all the names he is given. They help me see the 
>breadth of his nature and the depth of his character. Please bless 
>me so I may always find a dimension of Jesus' ministry or a name or 
>description of Jesus to help sustain me, when I walk through the 
>shadows of doubt caused by the evil one. Help me, O Father, to see 
>Jesus and not my preoccupations and biases so that when he comes 
>again, I will know him, and he me. Through the glorious name of the 
>Savior I pray. Amen.
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The LORD your God in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.
         ~ Zephaniah 3:17 (NKJV)