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December Sermons 2025
12-14- The Magnificat
Luke 1:39-45 Luke 1:46-56
12- 21- Prepare The Way of The Lord
Luke 1:57-66 Luke 1:67-80
12- 24- Good News
Luke 2: 1-7 Luke 2:8-20
12-28- We Have Seen His Star
Matthew 2:1-6 Matthew 2:7-12
Devotional Message : These will change 1-2 times a week. Stop by often to read the new message.
Some Thoughts on the Kind of People God Rescues (Part One)
“He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.” (Luke 1:53)
This verse is from what's referred to as the "Magnificat," Mary prophesies that Jesus is God's signal to power brokers at every level of society—the end of human strutting and self-centered ambition is at hand—and God’s about to rescue people. This verse captures one type of people God has acted in Jesus to rescue: GOD WILL RESCUE THE HELPLESS.
When our boys were young, they’d sometimes challenge me to arm wrestle. Because their arms were too short, they’d put a book under their elbows. They would give it their best—often with two hands and half their body weight. Sometimes, I’d let them push my arm backward—as though they were winning. I’d watch them strain and try for a while—and then, at a moment of my choosing, I’d just roll them over.
We’d laugh because we knew it was just for fun—but when I think of how many overpaid sports figures, puffed-up business executives, self-consumed celebrities, ego-centric social influencers, and prideful political leaders have tried to arm-wrestle with God in their bloated self-conceit—and in doing so, have walked all over people, I think of this verse.
If you feel life has dealt you a crumby hand, I have a message for you: bring your case to God. Don't fawn after actors or make fame or wealth your life’s goal. Don't despair over which party wins the most seats in Congress. Don't lose sleep over how unfairly your boss treats you. And don't seethe over how wronged you’ve been in your life.
Let this promise from the Magnificat—this song of Mary — comfort you: God's just letting the powerful strengthen their position and exhibit their puny influence for a little while. But one day, He’ll say, "Enough!" One day, "justice will flow like water, and righteousness, like an unfailing stream" (Amos 5:24), washing away the wrong and setting all things right. Bring your case to the Almighty. God is the helper of the helpless.
God has acted in human history, and you are not alone, my friends!