You Are Highly Favored: Reflections from the Nativity to Encourage Your Faith

By L.M. Timpano

In this 25 day Christmas devotional, step past the familiarity of tradition and take a journey that will inspire and encourage your faith. In these pages we'll unfold the greatest story ever told, one that carries the bold message of God's great love for us. We may not always feel like God is near, or that his favor is evident in our lives, but in the message of Christmas we'll find the answer to what every heart is longing to know; that God is near and he is for us. It is time to re-think what we know about favor. Through the stories of the men and women surrounding Jesus' birth, we'll take a fresh look at what it means to have God's favor. Mary and Joseph were every day people, from an every day town. They were poor and humble, and yet God called them with an outrageous destiny, and they responded to it with faithful and trusting hearts. It is a powerful story of courage and redeeming love; how God became flesh in the most humble of ways, with the most humble of people. God did not come in wealth and riches, looking to reign with the powerful and perfect. He was after every heart, and he would go to whatever lengths it took to redeem us back to himself. Through lessons from the nativity, look into the lives of Mary, Joseph, Zechariah, Elizabeth, and even Herod. See how they all, when faced with fear, had to choose how they would respond to God's plan, and trust him through difficulties.The retelling of Jesus' birth is so much more than just a story; it is an invitation to encounter God. It was meant to inspire our courage and fill our hearts with hope; to reawaken our wonder at the awe inspiring majesty of God's plan. Through these daily reflections, connect with God's heart of love afresh this Christmas.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1534683763
• ISBN13: 9781534683761
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 0.3" x 4.0"