Dec. 15, 2024

Luk 1:67  His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: 

Luk 1:68  "Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them. 

Luk 1:69  He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David 

Luk 1:70  (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago), 

Luk 1:71  salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us— 

Luk 1:72  to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant, 

Luk 1:73  the oath he swore to our father Abraham: 

Luk 1:74  to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear 

Luk 1:75  in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. 

Luk 1:76  And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, 

Luk 1:77  to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, 

Luk 1:78  because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven 

Luk 1:79  to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace." 

Luk 1:80  And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.