Daily Devotions from Lutheran Hour Ministries
Detalii Canal
Daily Devotions from Lutheran Hour Ministries
Daily Devotions from LHM will help strengthen and encourage your faith as you do the same for others. Have them delivered right to your inbox, podcast the audio devotional, access them on your mobile device through the FREE app, or listen with Spotify, iHeartRadio, Alexa, or Google Home. Seasonal De...
Episoade Recente
116 episoade
BLAME
Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all...
DANGER
Now when they [the wise men] had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the Child and His mother,...
A GIFT FOR THE NATIONS
After listening to the king, they [the wise men] went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it cam...
ESCAPE
When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquir...
UNEXPECTED TROUBLE
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 w...
SENT BY THE SPIRIT
And there was a prophetess, Anna …. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband … and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did...
A SIGN THAT IS OPPOSED
And [Mary and Joseph] brought [Jesus] up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord …. Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon …. And it...
WELCOME TO GOD’S PEOPLE
And at the end of eight days, when He was circumcised, He was called Jesus, the Name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb. (Luke 2:2...
A BABY IN A MANGER
When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened,...
SUDDENLY
[The angel said:] “And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was wi...
BORN TO YOU
And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and...
A SAFE PLACE
And she [Mary] gave birth to her firstborn Son and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no place for them in th...
A WISHED-FOR BIRTH
And while they [Joseph and Mary] were there, the time came for her to give birth. (Luke 2:6)
JOSEPH THE PROTECTOR
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. … And all went to be registered, each to his own town. A...
JOSEPH THE DREAMER
When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, but knew her not until she had given birth to a Son. And...
DO NOT FEAR
But as he [Joseph] considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to tak...
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON?
And her [Mary’s] husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. (Matthew 1:19)
FOUND TO BE WITH CHILD
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be...
ABOVE AND BEYOND
[Zechariah said:] “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways, to give knowledge...
SURE AND CERTAIN
And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed H...
TALKED ABOUT
And he [Zechariah] asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all wondered. And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongu...
INVISIBLE
And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father, but his mother answered, “No; he s...
GREAT MERCY
Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, a...
CLOSE
And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for He has looked on the humble estate of His servant. For behold...
GOOD BEYOND BELIEF
In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country … and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. … And Elizabeth was...
CONSENT?
And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. (Luke 1:38)
HOW?
And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of...
“FAVOR WITH GOD”
And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a Son, and...
SURPRISE!
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of t...
HIDDEN
And when his [Zechariah’s] time of service was ended, he went to his home. After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kep...
GOD’S SENSE OF HUMOR
And the angel answered him [Zechariah], “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news....
DOUBTFUL
And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” (Luke 1:18)
SUDDEN GIFT
Now while he [Zechariah] was serving as priest … there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And Ze...
IN THE DAYS OF HEROD
In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and...
EMBEDDED
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. (Matthew 1:1)
A NEW THING
The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. (Mark 1:1)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and t...
Building Our Homes with Love
Galatians 5:22-23 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against suc...
Rise and Shine
Romans 13:11 - Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first...
Ready or Not
Matthew 24:35-44 - [Jesus said:]“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not...
Making Provision
Romans 13:11-14 - Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we fi...