Revcort's Ramblings

Scripture Focus “O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith?” — Galatians 3:1–2 (ESV) Devotional Thought Paul’s…

Scripture Focus “For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? ‘Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.’ Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift…

Scripture Focus “Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks he is something, when…

Scripture Focus “When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became furious… But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt… And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken…

Scripture Focus “And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt… This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, ‘Out of Egypt I called my son.’”— Matthew 2:14–15 (ESV) Devotional Thought No sooner had the Magi left in worship…

Scripture Focus “Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.”— Matthew 2:11 (ESV) Devotional Thought The Magi arrive quietly—but their presence thunders with meaning. They come from the East, far from Israel, guided only by a star and by faith. They arrive not as conquerors,…

Scripture Focus“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to…

Scripture Focus “And there was a prophetess, Anna… She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the redemption…

Scripture Focus“And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart…

Scripture Focus “And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord… and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, ‘a pair of turtledoves, or two…