NATHAN’S MESSAGE TO DAVID
King David was settled in his
palace and the Lord kept him safe from all his enemies. Then the king said to
the prophet Nathan, “Here I am living in a house built of cedar, but God’s
Covenant Box is kept in a tent!”
Nathan answered, “Do whatever you
have in mind, because the Lord is with you.” But that night the Lord said to
Nathan, “Go and tell my servant David that I say to him, “You are not the one
to build a Temple for Me to live in. (2 Samuel 7: 1-5)
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ZECHARIAH’S PROPHECY
John’s father Zechariah was filled
with the Holy Spirit, and he spoke God’s message:
“Let us praise
the Lord, the God of Israel!
He has come to
the help of His people
and has set them
free.
He has provided
for us a mighty
Savior,
a
descendant of His servant David.
He
promised through His holy prophets long ago
that
He would save us from our enemies,
from
the power of all those who hate us.
He
said He would show mercy to our ancestors
And
remember His sacred covenant.
With
a solemn oath to our ancestor Abraham
He
promised to rescue us from our enemies
And
allow us to serve Him without fear,
So
that we might be holy and righteous before Him
All
the days of our life.
“You,
my child, will be called a prophet
of
the Most High God.
You
will go ahead of the Lord
to
prepare His road for Him,
to
tell His people that they will be saved
by
having their sins forgiven.
Our
God is merciful and tender.
He
will cause the bright dawn of
Salvation
to rise on us
and
to shine from heaven on all
those
who live in the dark shadow of death
to
guide our steps into the path of peace.”
(Luke 1:67-79)
This is the Word
of the Lord
Thanks be to God