“And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.” Revelation 21:23 We know about the circumstances around God’s coming and how unassuming and surprising they were. Jesus is born to a teenage woman, in a smallContinue reading “The Final Rescue”
Author Archives: Brad Raby
Hope in the Winter
“You made summer and winter.” Psalm 74:17 This is the time of year that the chill of wintry weather is felt. Snow, frost, ice, and the icy air run through our homes and into our bones. This season also brings about a winter in the soul. Cold chills of unmet expectations, loss, disappointment, illness, poverty,Continue reading “Hope in the Winter”
More than a giver of gifts
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility. Ephesians 2:13-14 Sometimes Jesus gets treated like He’s Santa Claus. IfContinue reading “More than a giver of gifts”
Rescue from Fear
13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John. – Luke 1:13 30 Then the angel told her: “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. – LukeContinue reading “Rescue from Fear”
When It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone. – Isaiah 9:2 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility. – Ephesians 2:14 Do notContinue reading “When It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas”
Rescue for the Non-heroic
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For everything was created by him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through him and for him.17 He is before all things, and by him all things holdContinue reading “Rescue for the Non-heroic”
The Terms of Rescue
Come, thou long expected Jesus,born to set thy people free;from our fears and sins release us,let us find our rest in thee.Israel’s strength and consolation,hope of all the earth thou art;dear desire of every nation,joy of every longing heart. Born thy people to deliver,born a child and yet a King,born to reign in us forever,nowContinue reading “The Terms of Rescue”
Rescue Begins in the Dark
21 They will wander through the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged, and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God. 22 They will look toward the earth and see only distress, darkness, and the gloom of affliction, and they will be driven into thick darkness. – Isaiah 8:21-22 Just aboutContinue reading “Rescue Begins in the Dark”
Rescuing Hope
5 In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest of Abijah’s division named Zechariah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord. 7 But they had no children because Elizabeth could not conceive, and bothContinue reading “Rescuing Hope”
A Rescue Story from the Beginning
8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 So the Lord God called out to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 And he said, “I heard you in the garden, and IContinue reading “A Rescue Story from the Beginning”
