The Lowly Baby Jesus
[Jesus], being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. Philippians 2:6–7 (NIV) Most of...
Category: Devotionals
The Bible teaches that God is never surprised
While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born. Luke 2:6 (NIV) We manage time; we waste time. We spend time; we save time. We wish the time would come; we wish the...
Jesus had a family too
So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary,...
Was the census by Caesar Augustus a coincidence?
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. . . . And everyone went to his own town to register. Luke 2:1, 3 (NIV) Jesus was...
What my mother taught me about giving gifts
We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood. 1...
Was it coincidence or was it God?
“Look at the birds: they do not plant seeds, gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them! Aren’t you worth much more than birds?” (Matthew 6:26 TEV) Is...
Turn your prayers into conversations
“Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. ‘Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?’ he asked Peter.” (Matthew 26:40 NIV) Read this devotional as a prayer: Help me, Lord, to develop...
Faith involves taking risks
“Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.” (1 Thessalonians 5:24 NASB) As we follow Jesus, he will move us deeper into faith by asking us to take risks. But they...
You cannot make yourself the light of the world
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it...
The joy of crushed bones
Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. Psalm 51:8 (NIV) In the school of Christ, brokenness is a good thing. Here’s why: It’s impossible to become intimate with God unless we...