FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23 READ: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given”… Isaiah 9:6a REFLECT: To us a child is born – to us a son is given. This is personal! The promise is for you! The hope is for you! Let that sweep over you today. It’s easy to believe...
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22 READ: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 REFLECT: The Apostle John refers to Jesus as the “Word” – the revealer of who...
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21 READ: “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” Luke 2:14 REFLECT: The Bible tells us “a great company” of angels spoke these words together. Can you imagine the thunderous roar of praise? Wow!...
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20 READ: “And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.” Luke 2:8-9 REFLECT: Shepherds were not...
MONDAY, DECEMBER 19 READ: “Because of the tender mercy of our God … the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.” Luke 1:78,79 REFLECT: Our world is in a lot of turmoil...
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 READ: “When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.” Psalm 94:19 REFLECT: When we’re feeling anxious, even overwhelmingly anxious, God’s comfort can fill us with the opposite emotion – joy. And just as we saw yesterday...
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 READ: “Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!” Nehemiah 8:10 REFLECT: At first this verse seems harsh. “Don’t be dejected and don’t be sad…”; how in the world is that possible? When the...
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14 READ: “You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you forever.” Psalm 30:11-12 REFLECT: When King David wrote these words they were...
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 READ: “And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.” Luke 2:20 REFLECT: The shepherds, like the wise men, didn’t have all the answers. And since shepherds were not allowed in the...