God breaks His 400 year silence with, of all things, a birth announcement? This, however, is no ordinary baby. He was born to prepare the way for the Lord as the prophet Isaiah foretold. But this story is actually about Zachariah, his father. We find an incredibly encouraging message 2000 years later buried just under the surface of this story!

Jesus called himself the ‘son of man’ more than anything else. What does this mean and what does it tell us about Jesus’s ministry?

How can we let go of our past and lay hold of what Christ has for us in the future? Paul teaches us how to look forward to the prize of God’s upward call, when we will be fully with Christ in transformed bodies. The glory of what awaits us is beyond measure and offers comfort when we look at the past and hope when we look to the future.

Despite his circumstances and being in prison, Paul is hopeful. His life has come down to simply knowing Christ, and therefore, his circumstances and struggles are secondary. Why do we allow our circumstances to become the focus and how can we find Jesus and the freedom Paul speaks about? Suffering is inevitable in this life, yet Paul says in Christ our suffering is redeemed.

In Psalm 2, the psalmist reflects on the kingship and sovereignty of God and how it offers him hope against evil, hope for the future, and strength for each day.