Invited to the Manger
The manger scene of Baby Jesus’ birth can seem so irrelevant today. Nice on a Christmas card, yes, but not really having any impact on our lives.
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I Wonder About Mary
What do you think was going through Mary’s head as delivery day approached? Could she ever have anticipated delivery in a barn?
When Life is Not a Christmas Card
What do we do when life is not a Christmas card? What do we do when life is hard and we don’t know what to do?
Prince of Peace
“His name will be...Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 Heaven opened herself and placed her most precious One in a human womb. The Omnipotent, in one instant, made Himself breakable. He who had been Spirit…
Reason(s) for the Season
Each day during this beautiful month I want to discover yet another “reason for the season.” What new work of God is happening in our lives? What new truths from the Bible are becoming…
Gift Exchange
Christmas Devotional about Jesus Exchanging his Life for Ours. Ephesians 3. The true gift exchange is what Christmas is all about.
“Dat Baby Jesus – He Makes me Laugh”
“Would you mind telling me why you’re so happy?” “Sho,” she said. “Christmas is coming and dat baby Jesus---He make me laugh. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also…
Holy Passion
Prayer: O God, give me a holy passion to know your truth and live it in both word and deed. Make my life a reflection of your Word, who both proclaimed and lived your…
The Cap of Separation
I recently heard a Jewish man talking about why he wore the skullcap, known as a kipa in the Hebrew language. I was fascinated at his explanation, as it opened my eyes as to…
Happy Birthday, Jesus
Wow! it is already December. How the time flies. Now it is time to get serious about Christmas. Serious in the sense that we need to take the time to reflect on what this…
God with Us, and We with Him
“Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given.” Jesus is Jehovah incarnate, our Lord and our God. “Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his…
Given by the Father
“Unto us a Son is given” Isaiah 9:6 (NKJV) When He came to earth it was the most miraculous thing that had happened since creation. When Jesus entered the world as a baby He…
In Preparation and Waiting
Christmas devotional. Come, Lord Jesus, come … Help me prepare my heart as a welcoming place that receives You today and every day to come.
Marvelous Love
Shivering and in pain, she struggled over the frozen countryside. But the night was so cold. Snow began to fall. Realizing that the time was near to deliver her baby, she took shelter under…
An Angel at Christmas
Have you ever been far from home at Christmas? Whose Christmas angel can you be? "Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."…
God with Us
This is Christmas. This is Emmanuel: God with us. This is the advent - the coming of the Lord. God invading history. The one who invented it coming into it and submitting himself to…
God with us Now Residing . . .
How interesting that God chose shepherds as recipients of the “birth announcement” of the Savior. Shepherds weren’t men who worshipped in sanctuaries with stained glass windows.
Finding Peace
Faith or Fear. Every day we choose; many times a day. Faith over-rides Fear. Fear over-rides Faith.