Posts with the tag “christmas-devotional”

The Light That Shines StillJohn 1:14; Luke 2:10–11; Isaiah 9:6–7Optional Family Reading: Luke 2:8–14The Light who broke into our darkness now shines among us with unfailing grace and eternal joy.This ...  Read More

The Light That Breaks InJohn 1:1–14Optional Family Reading: Luke 2:8–14The true Light has come into our darkness to dwell with us and bring us life.Tonight we gather in the quiet wonder of Christmas E...  Read More

Speaking of the ChildLuke 2:33–38Those who truly encounter Christ cannot help but speak of Him . . . mission begins with worship.If Simeon proclaims the mission, Anna gives us a glimpse of how it begi...  Read More

A Light for the NationsLuke 2:29–32Jesus is God’s salvation for all peoples . . . the Light who shines beyond Israel to the ends of the earth.There is a holy, trembling joy in Simeon’s song. For years...  Read More

Hope Kept, Hope FulfilledLuke 2:36–38God keeps His promises to the faithful, and Anna stands as a living sign that hope is never wasted when it rests in Him.Luke introduces Anna almost quietly. She st...  Read More

My Eyes Have Seen Your SalvationLuke 2:25–32In Jesus, God keeps His promises . . . salvation has arrived, and light has dawned for the nations.There are moments in Scripture that feel almost too sacre...  Read More

Born Under the LawLuke 2:21–24Jesus enters the world in humility and perfect obedience so that He might redeem us completely.Eight days after His birth, Jesus is circumcised. Forty days after His birt...  Read More

Let Us Go and SeeLuke 2:15–20Faith responds to God’s Word with urgency, humility, and joy.When the angels return to heaven and the night sky settles again, the shepherds are left staring at one anothe...  Read More

Good News of Great JoyLuke 2:8–14If you were announcing the birth of the Savior, you might choose the halls of power, like the White House, or the Supreme Court, or an NFL Stadium. But God chooses a d...  Read More

In the Fullness of TimeLuke 2:1–7The Savior arrives in God’s perfect time and in God’s surprising way.If you were writing the story of the Savior’s arrival, you probably wouldn’t begin with a Roman ce...  Read More

Preparing the Way of PeaceLuke 1:76–79God’s tender mercy shines like the dawn, guiding our feet into the way of peace.There is something profoundly moving about watching an old man speak to his newbor...  Read More

Remembering His CovenantLuke 1:72–75God’s salvation is not a detour, it is the fulfillment of His ancient promise.When Zechariah begins to prophesy, his words tumble out with a kind of long-pent-up jo...  Read More

Blessed Be the LordLuke 1:67–71When God breaks His silence, His people find their voice in praise.For months, Zechariah has lived in silence. No spoken words. No priestly blessing. No ability to expla...  Read More

Mary’s Song of MercyLuke 1:46–56God exalts the humble and keeps His covenant mercy forever.When Elizabeth blesses Mary for believing God’s Word, something happens inside this young girl from Nazareth....  Read More

The Joy of Fulfilled PromiseLuke 1:39–45Wherever God’s Word is believed, joy springs to life.When God speaks, His people move. That’s why Mary, having heard Gabriel’s astonishing message, sets out “wi...  Read More

Promise KeptGenesis 3:15; Galatians 4:4–5From the first promise to the fullness of time, God never fails to keep His Word.The story of redemption began long before Zechariah and Mary ever heard an ang...  Read More

The King Is ComingLuke 1:26–38The God who restores life now creates life by His Spirit.In a quiet town in Galilee, far from the temple courts and priestly garments, another messenger from heaven appea...  Read More

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Preparing the WayLuke 1:14–17God is always preparing hearts for His redeeming work.When Gabriel describes the child who will soon be born to Zechariah and Elizabeth, his words overflow with hope. This...  Read More

Your Prayer Has Been HeardLuke 1:8–13God never forgets His promises or His people.Zechariah’s ministry began like every other priest’s: waiting for his turn to serve in the temple, fulfilling the duti...  Read More

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From Silence to SongA Family Journey through the Promises of Advent“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed his people.”Luke 1:68IntroductionFor centuries, God’s people wait...  Read More