December 23rd Read: Romans 8:28 When the winter storms come, we can always be sure that God is in charge! There may be inconvenience. Electric power may fail. The furnace may fail. Perhaps one’s car may not start. Transportation becomes difficult. Walking is treacherous. Snow must be shovelled from walks and drives. The wind may …
December 22nd Read: 1 John 1:5-10 The world was in a darkened condition that first Christmas, with sin and wrong abounding just as it seems to be today. There is a difference, however, because on that first Christmas, God sent the Light to overcome the darkness, and that Light, the Lord Jesus Christ, still shines …
December 21st Read: Luke 2:1-7, 15-16 Sometimes the sights and sounds and smells of the first Christmas seem to be real to me. They are so different from our church experiences these days. I can see a young couple painfully making their way to Bethlehem and being turned away at the inn. I can hear …
December 20th Read: Matt. 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38 and Luke 2:1-20; John 1:1-14 Jesus’ birth was an eternal moment. It had been planned by the Father since before the beginning! Jesus had cooperated with Him through all the ages until it arrived. The angels recognized it as a significant moment as they brought the Father’s message …
December 19th Read: Genesis 3:14-15; Matthew 2:1-12 Jesus was born of a woman in Bethlehem of Judea. He was born to die on Calvary in Jerusalem some 30 years later. It had been planned by God throughout the ages. The gifts offered by the magi to the young child Jesus were representative of His life. …
December 18th Read: Psalm 27:1; 36:9; 119:105; 89:15; John 1:1-5 Christmas lights on a tree, on a doorway, in a window, twinkling all around town, are so much a part of the sights of Christmas. Bells in a church steeple, on a door, on a horse-drawn sleigh, rung by a Santa in a doorway, even …
December 17th Read: Psalm 51 The sand-dollar found on many Florida beaches is a natural phenomenon which records several symbols of our Lord Jesus Christ on its drying shell. There is the representation of a star on one side and a bell on the other! There are three holes which represent Jesus’ piercing on the …
December 16th Read: Luke 2 Peace, joy, love, and comfort were just some of the gifts the world received from God when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea. They are all due to God’s miracle-working power to cause a virgin birth. His sinless life and our atonement and redemption were all worked out on …
December 15th Read: Isaiah 7:4 and Luke 1:26-56 We sing, “Joy to the world, the Lord is come,” and so we should for so He did. Christmas is the time to do it and to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in any fitting way. Joy should abound world-wide. CHRISTMAS IS …
December 14th Read: Luke 2:8-14 Sometimes the hurry and crush and noises of the Christmas holidays override the truth of the manger. We need to key our ears, tune them to the glory of God’s own Son lying there in preparation for His ministry on Earth and His death and resurrection. If we ask Him, …