Camp east of the Jordan.
Jacob gave him this name after having wrestled with the angel, "for he said, I saw God face to face, and my soul was delivered" (Gen. 32:30-31)." />

Meaning of PENIEL

"face of God."
Camp east of the Jordan.
Jacob gave him this name after having wrestled with the angel, "for he said, I saw God face to face, and my soul was delivered" (Gen. 32:30-31).

"face of God."
Camp east of the Jordan.
Jacob gave him this name after having wrestled with the angel, "for he said, I saw God face to face, and my soul was delivered" (Gen. 32:30-31).

In the time of the Judges there was a tower there, which Gideon destroyed, and a city whose inhabitants he put to the sword (Judges 8:8, 9, 17).
Jeroboam I fortified Peniel (1 Kings 12:25).

In the incarnation, God spanned the vast chasm of fear that had distanced him from his human creation

DAILY DEVOTIONAL

Reflections on the Incarnation and Freedom of God

Philip Yancey

Think of the condescension involved: the incarnation, which sliced history into two parts had more animal than human witnesses. Think, too, of the risk. In the incarnation, God spanned the vast chasm of fear that had distanced him from his human creation.

Remember that His presence can be experienced. His promise is as true as ever.

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The Blessing of the Presence of Jesus

Charles Spurgeon

He is as certainly with us now as He was with the disciples at the lake when they saw coals of fire, fish on the coals, and bread (John 21:9). Not physically, but still in real truth, Jesus is with us!

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.

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God’s Awesome Love

Charles Stanley

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them. With great awe and in complete reverence, the shepherds looked upon the baby Jesus. It was true.

The clear claim of Scripture, and Mary’s own testimony, is that she had never been physically intimate with any man.

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The Announcement to Mary

John Macarthur

When we first meet Mary in Luke’s gospel, it is on the occasion when an archangel appeared to her suddenly and without fanfare to disclose to her God’s wonderful plan.

The precious blood of the Lamb slain removes the guilt and purges away the defilement of our sins of ignorance and carelessness.

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Sanctifying Joy and Cleansing Grace

Charles Spurgeon

Amid the cheerfulness of household gatherings, it is easy to slide into sinful amusements and forget our declared character as Christians. It should not be so, but it is, that our days of feasting are very seldom days of sanctified enjoyment.