Welcome to Jill Hamming, a friend of mine from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and a regular participant on this web page. She will share her reflections on the readings from Luke 1-2. SCRIPTURE: Luke 1:57-62 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Elizabeth was old when she gave birth to John. If she had all the physical changes that come with getting older…
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Dec 19 — Luke 1:39-56
Welcome to Jill Hamming, a friend of mine from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and a regular participant on this web page. She will share her reflections on the readings from Luke 1-2. SCRIPTURE: Luke 1:39-56 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: What a joyous occasion -this meeting of Mary and Elizabeth. The Holy Spirit showed Elizabeth that Mary’s baby was Jesus before…
Dec 18 — Luke 1:26-38
Welcome to Jill Hamming, a friend of mine from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and a regular participant on this web page. She will share her reflections on the readings from Luke 1-2. SCRIPTURE: Luke 1:26-38 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: God sent Gabriel to Mary. “Greetings favored one,” The Lord is with you. Wow! How surprised Mary would have been. To…
Dec 17 — Luke 1:5-25
Welcome to Jill Hamming, a friend of mine from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and a regular participant on this web page. She will share her reflections on the readings from Luke 1-2. SCRIPTURE: Luke 1:5-25 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Zechariah was behind the curtain, in the holiest place on earth, for the first and only time in his life! For…
Dec 16 — Luke 1:1-4
Welcome to Jill Hamming, a friend of mine from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and a regular participant on this web page. She will share her reflections on the readings from Luke 1-2. SCRIPTURE: Luke 1:1-4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Wouldn’t it be interesting to be able to read all those ‘many’ accounts of Jesus’ life on earth? Luke was a…
Dec 15 — Jeremiah 10:17-25
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 10:17-25 OBSERVATION: 1. There are 3 voices speaking: God announcing judgment (17-18), the people of Israel experiencing judgment (19-22) and Jeremiah pleading for mercy (23-25). 2. These 3 voices represent important themes in our relationship with God, themes that are seen elsewhere in the Bible as well. 3. Theme #1, that God is in control,…
Dec 14 — Jeremiah 10:1-16
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 10:1-16 OBSERVATION: 1. Jeremiah contrasts the God of Israel with the gods of the nations, statues made by hand. There’s no comparison (6). 2. If people only knew how awesome and unfathomable God is, they would naturally revere Him. How can people think that a statue made by hands can compare with the invisible,…
Dec 13 — Jeremiah 9:17-26
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 9:17-26 OBSERVATION 1. Jeremiah, speaking for the Lord, calls for funeral mourners to mourn for the nation, and the city, and the loss of life and peace (17-22). 2. At first glance, is makes us wonder how God can describe Himself as one who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness (24) when He allows violence,…
Dec 12 — Jeremiah 9:7-16
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 9:7-16 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Here we see that God disciplines His people to refine them. The reason we criticize God for being so harsh is because we minimize our sin, we tend to dismiss its seriousness and to see God as extreme. In reality, our sin is VERY SERIOUS, and it has devastating consequences for all…
Dec 11 — Jeremiah 8:18-9:6
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 8:18-9:6 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: It is not clear to me who is speaking here, but as I read through it I concluded that it was God. This is remarkable, because He speaks of needing comfort in His sorrow, of His heart being weak as He hears the cry of His people suffering the consequences of their…