DECEMBER 30 CHANGING
Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”
Jesus never changes. He is the same loving, obedient Son, the same persevering teacher and companion, the same battered, bloodied Savior on the Cross, and my dearest, faithful friend. I do change. If I chose just one thing to change […]
DECEMBER 23 THE PROMISE OF FAITH
Luke 2:11 “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.”
Galatians 3:26 “So you are children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.”
From Christmas 2000 years ago up until today, the message remains the unchanged. God’s great […]
DECEMBER 16 SALVATION HAS COME
Isaiah 25:9 “In that day the people will proclaim: this is our God. We trusted in him and he has saved us. This is the Lord in whom we trusted. Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings.”
The Jews had been waiting and trusting God for a long time. The […]
DECEMBER 9 FACING HARD ASSIGNMENTS
Isaiah 7:14 “A virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel.”
We are used to reading or hearing this passage and so we accept it at face value. But being pregnant as a virgin had severe consequences. The public reaction was […]
Hebrews 8:10 “But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel, on that day,” says the Lord. “I will put my laws in their minds and I will write them on their hearts so they will obey them. I will be their God and they will be my people.”
The nation […]