Reflections: 12-15-2007

All Scripture citations are taken from New Living Translation, Second Edition (NIV).

 
 

Bible Reading Reflections:

 

• Psalms 65
  

   
   

  • You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas… Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy. (vv. 5,8)
    

 
 

• Proverbs 15
  

   
   

  • A glad heart makes a happy face; a broken heart crushes the spirit. (v. 13)
    

     
     

  • A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash. (v. 14)
    

 
 

• Luke 8
  

  This chapter shows the accounts of Jesus as He told the parable of the farmer scattering seeds, the parable of the lamp, who His true family is, and the calming of the storm. He also healed a demon-possessed man and a woman who suffered from constant bleeding.
  

   
   

  • Then Jesus' mother and brothers came to see him, but they couldn't get to him because of the crowd. Someone told Jesus, "Your mother and your brothers are outside, and they want to see you." (vv. 19-20)
    
    • These verses show a reference to the earthly family Jesus had. He had a mother, which was Mary as we know her. It is also said here that He also had brothers born from His earthly mother. This meant that Mary did not remain a virgin after Jesus was born, as she was married to Joseph the carpenter. However, this does not change the fact Jesus was born from Mary when she was a virgin, having conceived by the Holy Spirit.