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…
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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…
The Night that Forever Divided Time
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2013 “The Savior–yes, the Messiah, the Lord–has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!”—Luke 2:11 Christmas has been hijacked. I am not just talking about the secularists who want to remove the phrase Merry Christmas…
Slow Down, Tune In, Be Still . . .
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2013 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!—Psalm 46:10 Christmas can be a very hard time for people for many reasons. One…
Have You Lost Sight of Jesus?
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2013 After the celebration was over, they started home to Nazareth, but Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents didn’t miss him at first.—Luke 2:43 On one occasion when Jesus was twelve years old, He went missing.…
