{"id":773,"date":"2009-11-30T08:27:18","date_gmt":"2009-11-30T08:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/?p=773"},"modified":"2021-04-08T19:27:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T11:27:19","slug":"christmas-god-speaking-through-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/devotional\/christmas-god-speaking-through-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas: God Speaking through us"},"content":{"rendered":"

Luke 1:13-15<\/p>\n

Zacharias, a man in his old age and Elizabeth his wife, a woman well along in years, had never been able to bear children. Now here is an angel, none other than Gabriel (who in his own words stood in the presence of God) telling Zacharias that his wife would bear a son.<\/p>\n

But this would be no ordinary son. This was to be John of prophesy who would go ahead of the Messiah, preparing the way for the Lord.<\/p>\n

What future parents would not be thrilled to hear that their child was to be a joy and delight and, above all would be filled with the Holy Spirit from birth!<\/p>\n

But wait a minute, doesn’t the Holy Spirit come into our lives at our acceptance of Christ as our Savior? We did say that this was to be no ordinary son. John was to be the fulfillment of a miracle; a man prepared by God for a wonderful mission hereon Earth, to proclaim the coming of the Son of God. He was filled with the Holy Spirit so the Holy Spirit could speak through him!<\/p>\n

Let our prayer this Christmas season be that the Holy Spirit will be able to speak and work through us to proclaim Christ to the World.<\/p>\n

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