Angel Delivers News of Jesus

Luke 1: 29-33 (KJV)

29) And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

30) And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

31) And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

32) He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

33) And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

Mary Favored by the Lord

Luke 1:28 (KJV)

28) And the angel came in unto [Mary], and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

Angel Gabriel Visits Mary

Luke 1:26,27 (KJV)

26) And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

27) To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

Psalms and Prayers for your Afflictions, Persecutions and Temptations

Psalms 119:49,50

49) Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.

50) This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

Psalms 7:1

1) O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me[.]

Matthew 6:9-13

Lord's Prayer

9) After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10) Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11) Give us this day our daily bread.

12) And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13) And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Be Blessed and Counted Happy

Christians certainly encounter temptations, persecutions and afflictions in life. Those Christians who are patient through temptations are blessed. Those who are patient and suffer affliction are counted as happy.

James 1:12 says, "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him." James has us to turn to his brethren of the Lord, the prophets, 'who have spoken in the name of the Lord', for examples of 'suffering affliction, and of patience' (5:10). "Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy" (5:11).

Jesus is the Only Sacrifice

Once we have been exposed to Jesus through the Word of God and accept Him, we must endure to the end. Otherwise, the Word was sown on stony ground (Mark 4:17). If we choose to completely turn away from Jesus to other gods after knowing Him, we must remember that there is no other way to heaven except through the one sacrifice of Jesus for us (Hebrews 10:12).

Embrace the Word of God sown into your heart. Be bold and hold on to the Word through all of Satan's temptations, persecutions and afflictions. Do not give in to our perverse society. Remember that Jesus was armored with the Word when Satan tempted Him (Matthew 4:1-11).

Jesus Warns of Unforgivable Sin

"Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation" (Mark 3:28,29)[.]