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260 Devotional: December 15, Hebrews 2
Dec 15 Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent Hebrews 2 (ESV) Warning Against Neglecting Salvation 1 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. 2 For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, 3 how shall…
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260 Devotional: December 14, John 10
Advent Week 3: Who He Was The New Testament Revelation of Jesus Dec 14 Monday of the Third Week of Advent John 10 (ESV) I Am the Good Shepherd 1 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man…
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260 Devotional: December 11, Luke 1:57-80
Dec 11 Friday of the Second Week of Advent Luke 1:57-80 (ESV) The Birth of John the Baptist 57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. 58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. 59 And on the eighth day…
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260 Devotional: December 10, Luke 1:39-56
Dec 10 Thursday of the Second Week of Advent Luke 1:39-56 (ESV) Mary Visits Elizabeth 39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her…
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260 Devotional: December 9, Luke 1:26-38
Dec 9 Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent Luke 1:26-38 (ESV) Birth of Jesus Foretold 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came…
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260 Devotional: December 8, Luke 1:1-25
Dec 8 Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent Luke 1:1-25 (ESV) Dedication to Theophilus 1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, 3 it seemed good to me also, having followed…
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260 Devotional: December 7, Psalm 89:1-37
Advent Week 2: Preparing the Way Dec 7 Monday of the Second Week of Advent Psalm 89:1-37 (ESV) I Will Sing of the Steadfast Love of the Lord 1 I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations. 2 For I said, “Steadfast love will be…
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260 Devotional: December 4, Zephaniah 3
Dec 4 Friday of the First Week of Advent Zephaniah 3 (ESV) Judgment on Jerusalem and the Nations 1 Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled, the oppressing city! 2 She listens to no voice; she accepts no correction. She does not trust in the Lord; she does not draw near to her God.…
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260 Devotional: December 3, Isaiah 40:1-11
Dec 3 Thursday of the First Week of Advent Isaiah 40:1-11 (ESV) Comfort for God’s People 1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. 3 A voice…
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260 Devotional: December 2, Isaiah 9:1-7
Dec 2 Wednesday of the First Week of Advent Isaiah 9:1-7 (ESV) For to Us a Child Is Born 1 But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has…