Daily Devotionals

12/24/17

A Stable Christmas

December 24, 2017 SCRIPTURE READING Luke 2:1-20 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first…

12/23/17

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

December 23, 2017 DAILY READING Psalm 89:1-4 John 7:40-52 This weekend’s reading: Luke 2:1-20 FIELD NOTESToday we focus on Psalm 89:1-4. We’ve read it for three days in a row,…

12/22/17

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

December 22, 2017 DAILY READING Psalm 89:1-4 Hebrews 1:5-14 This weekend’s reading: Luke 2:1-20 FIELD NOTESThis time of year, angels are everywhere. We see their gilded images printed on Christmas…

12/21/17

An Exact Imprint

December 21, 2017 DAILY READING Psalm 89:1-4 Hebrews 1:1-4 This weekend’s reading: Luke 2:1-20 FIELD NOTESWhen I was in college, I had a professor whose office displayed beautiful artwork framed…

12/20/17

If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen

December 20, 2017 DAILY READING Psalm 125 Malachi 3:16-4:4 This weekend’s reading: Luke 2:1-20 FIELD NOTESMalachi is the last book in the Old Testament and bridges the Old Testament and…

12/19/17

Picking Up the Mantle

December 19, 2017 DAILY READING Psalm 125 2 Kings 2:9-22 This weekend’s reading: Luke 2:1-20 FIELD NOTESHave you ever heard the saying that someone was “picking up the mantle” from…

12/18/17

Put On God’s Armor

December 18, 2017 DAILY READING Psalm 125 Ephesians 6:10-17 This weekend’s reading: Luke 2:1-20 FIELD NOTESWhen my children left to go to college and were no longer safe and sound…

12/16/17

What Do You Think?

December 16, 2017 DAILY READING Psalm 126 Habakkuk 3:13-19 Matthew 21:28-32 This weekend’s reading: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 FIELD NOTESA parable, some say, is a story with one main point. This…

12/15/17

And the Earth Shook

December 15, 2017 DAILY READING Psalm 126 Habakkuk 3:2-6 Philippians 3:12-16 This weekend’s reading: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 FIELD NOTESIn Habakkuk’s prayer, which some say is really a hymn, the coming…

12/14/17

Mouths Filled with Laughter

December 14, 2017 DAILY READING Psalm 126 Habakkuk 2:1-5 Philippians 3:7-11 This weekend’s reading: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 FIELD NOTESThis hymn gives the singer a chance to revel in the anticipated…