Day 14 of the “What Child is This?” Advent Devotional The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me… (Isaiah 61:1, NIV) After Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit, and then tempted by the devil in the wilderness, we read that “Jesus returned in the power of the [...]

Day 13 of the “What Child is This?” Advent Devotional And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him (Luke 3:22) Jesus was empowered by the Holy Spirit at His water baptism. Remember, He did nothing arbitrarily or randomly; everything unveiled the Father’s perfect, strategic plan. Jesus was not being baptized [...]

Day 12 of the “What Child is This?” Advent Devotional Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafteryou shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man (John 1:51) This picture of Jesus shows us the availability and accessibility of the supernatural resources of heaven flowing to the [...]

Day 11 of the “What Child is This?” Advent Devotional And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us. (John 1:14, AMP) Jesus carried something in human flesh that, up until His coming, had not been done before. In the Old Testament, a physical structure [...]

Day 10 of the “What Child is This?” Advent Devotional He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ (John 1:33) When Heaven opened on the day of Jesus’ baptism, it released Someone [...]

Day 9 of the “What Child is This?” Advent Devotional And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came fromheaven, “You are my beloved Son;with you I am well pleased.” (Mark 1:10-11, ESV) This [...]

Day 8 of the “What Child is This?” Advent Devotional Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be [...]

Day 7 of the “What Child is This?” Advent Devotional Who, although being essentially one with God and in the form of God [possessing the fullness of the attributes which make God God], did not think this equality with God was a thing to be eagerly grasped or retained, But stripped Himself [of all privileges [...]

Day 6 of the “What Child is This?” Advent Devotional “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” (John 1:14) One of the most prominent identities of God that we celebrate during Advent is Emmanuel, which means God with us (see Matt. 1:23). We read Scriptures about this reality and sing beautiful songs about [...]

Day 5 of the “What Child is This?” Advent Devotional Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.” (John 5:19) This is the second dimension [...]