When darkness comes
When darkness comes and despair feels your heart because you’ve no money left and your bills remain unpaid and debt is mounting, what will you do? Will you bury your head in sand and ignore the debt? Will you let…
“I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2013 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”— Luke 2:14 One of the most familiar carols we hear during the holidays is “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” The story behind…
Have You Lost Jesus?
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2013 Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.—James 4:8 Apparently it has become a national…
Not an Optional Belief
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2013 And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be…
Joseph, the Unsung Hero
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2013 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The…
Childlike Faith
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2013 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.—Luke 1:38 Lord, I want Your will. I will do what You want…
Surprised to Be Chosen
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2013 And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant.”—Luke 1:46–47 Had Mary lived her life like so many…
The “Unsung Hero” of the Christmas Story
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2013 When you set up your nativity set for the Christmas season, one of the figures that is often not noticed, or is put off to one side, is Joseph. Joseph is not featured in many Christmas…
A Holy Life in an Unholy Place
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2013 “Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God!” —Luke 1:30 If Jesus were born today, what city do you think He would come from? Maybe Jerusalem, Rome, London, Paris, or…
