Devotion
Joy Will Come
And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, Read more
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The Silence Before the Song
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come Read more
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The Great Light of Christ
But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way Read more
Devotion
The God of the Little Things
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient Read more
Devotion
A Sign From the Lord
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14 ESV) As you begin to read through more than a dozen specific, prophetic promises Read more
Devotion
The Only Begotten Son
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of Read more
Devotion
Our Faithful God
“‘And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.’” (2 Samuel 7:16 ESV) The Christmas story and the life of Jesus are a living testimony to the faithfulness of God. Read more
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The Promise Keeping God
“I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, and in your offspring Read more
Devotion
The Hope of Heaven
“And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” (Genesis 3:15 NIV) The Christmas story doesn’t begin in Bethlehem or even in Read more
Devotion
Pleasing God
It has been said somewhere that religion is man’s attempt to come to God, while Christianity is God coming to man (Isaiah 7:14). Sadly, many are deceived into thinking that to please God they have to do some type of Read more