Six Notes Blog
Welcome to our Six Notes Blog. This is a place you’ll find blog posts to dive deeper into scripture or bible versees to reflect on. We also put together guided prayers, spotify playlists, screensavers, and images to inspire and encourage in your walk with Jesus.
There are many ways to connect with the Lord, get creative! God doesn’t care HOW you do it; He just desires you.
A Gift Worth Waiting For
Truly special gifts usually involve preparation and waiting. From the exit of Eden, a promise of redemption and a hope were given. The divine whisper continued speaking through all the prophets: Something special is coming. Wait for it. Watch for it. Hope in it.
The Role of The Prophet John
The prophetic voice of God was silent for 400 years. The time between the Old and New Testament. Then God broke the silence and spoke through Gabriel to Elizabeth and then to Mary. Now he speaks through Zechariah. And when God spoke, it’s all through the central theme of Jesus.
This verse is part of Zechariah’s Song found at the end of Luke. Zechariah’s song is a prophecy. A prophecy which spoke first of the unborn Jesus and plan for salvation and then to his new son John and his place in God’s great plan of redemption.
Behold - Divinity Incarnate is HERE
One of my favorite songs right now is Behold by Phil Wickham. I absolutely love it. We wanted to share this lyric set with you here. Rejoice with us in this! Divinity incarnate. Our Creator, Our Savior is here breathing OUR air. He’s here.
Joshua and Jesus - the meaning of their name
Luke 1:31. “You will name him Jesus.”
Jesus was the Greek form of the Hebrew name Joshua.
Joshua was a common name meaning, “the LORD saves”
Just as Joshua had led the Israelites into the promise land so Jesus would lead his people onto eternal life.
The symbolism of his name would not be lost on the people of his day, who took names seriously. They saw them as a source of power.
Moses vs. Mary - The Response
God called Moses to deliver the people out of Egypt which foreshadows Jesus delivering his people out of sin and slavery. In Jesus’ story, Mary was much like Moses and called by the Heavens to deliver the Savior. It’s quite interesting to compare the two in their initial response to God’s command. Moses vs Mary. We know from the Exodus story that Moses, while great as a leader, had quite the many objections to God. He had excuse after excuse for God to send him:
Who am I? (3:11)
Who is sending me? (3:13)
What if they don’t believe me? (v 4:1),
I am not good with words? (4:10)
He even pleads in verse 13 “please don’t send me.”
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Pray this prayer before you begin. Yearn to study Him, getting to know Him verses what’s in it for us.
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When life is a little dry and mundance, when we need a little inner motivation, when we just need something to pull us out of this rutt… prayer this prayer and rest in His goodness.
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pray one of our favorite bible verses
resources
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Tessa Afshar, Connilyn Cossette, and Francine Rivers.
Some of the deepest moments of my faith journey has been picking up a good read and letting the charcters inspire me. Christian Fiction or better yet Biblical fiction has a way of opening up our mind into what life MAY have been like back then.
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These are two main resources that I love to go to when trying to dive deeper into a passage or theme in the bible.
Blue Letter Bible - Commentator David Guzik
The Bible Project
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Find a list of our personal book recommendations for kids and adults in both fiction and non-fiction.