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Advent 2022
Day 9 – A Peace That Passes Our Understanding
"If God be our God, He will give us peace in trouble. When there is a storm without, He will make peace within. The world can create trouble in peace, but God can create peace in trouble." —Puritan Thomas Watson Oftentimes, our concept of peace in this fallen world is...
Day 8 – Crystal Stream of Peace
Let’s face it, the last couple years have not won any Peace awards. We find ourselves feeling the effects of a truly fallen world amidst pandemic, natural disasters, cultural unrest and more. Now more than ever, we need to look to the Prince of Peace to put away the...
Day 7 – Hope in Christ’s Return
As we move through this Advent season and look at how God’s people waited with expectancy and hope for the Messiah’s first advent, let’s also remember that WE wait with expectancy and hope for His second advent. Jesus was born as Israel’s long-awaited Messiah that...
Day 6 – Preparing the Way
As we prepare to celebrate the birth of our savior, it is important to take time to remember the one who would prepare the way for Jesus. We already had our first encounter with John the Baptist yesterday when we read about his being filled with the Holy Spirit and...
Day 5 – My Soul Magnifies the Lord
The hope of advent centers around a pregnancy and ultimately the birth of the Messiah who would not only fulfill the promise of Abraham, but also offer redemption for the entire world. Nothing signifies hope more than a pregnancy: hope of a future child, a hope of...
Day 4 – God’s Promise to Abraham
“Promises and pie crusts are made to be broken.” —Jonathan Swift, 18th Century Author You may know Swift from his book, Gulliver’s Travels about the man who ended up in a land full of little people. And while Swift may be the one who said the quote about promises and...
Day 3 – Hope in the Lord
Four hundred years pass between Malachi and the New Testament. Four hundred years of eagerly waiting for the Messiah. Meditate and Read Psalm 130: My Soul Waits for the Lord A Song of Ascents. 1...
Day 2 – Hope in the Fall?
I don't remember the exact moment I learned that the Bible is not a series of stories, but instead one narrative with Christ at the center. I don't remember when I learned it was about so much more than a collection of lessons that I should learn so I could be a...
Day 1 – Darkness
The story of Jesus, the story of hope, the story of everything began with darkness. Read Genesis 1:1-2: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the...
40 Days of Prayer
Day 22-The Compassion of the Lord
Introduction "For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you. - Isaiah 54:10 Is there a more beautiful promise? God...
Day 21-Standing on the Summit
Introduction As we stand on the summit of this journey to the cross, it is important to reflect on the Davidic Covenant a little longer before leaping off the mountain into the glorious New Covenant that God graciously gives us through the death and resurrection of...
Day 20-The Heir of David Shall Reign
Introduction Today marks the halfway point on our 40 day journey to the cross. It is such a beautiful thing to see the truths of the Old Testament come to life through Jesus Christ. Today is no different. As we venture into the Davidic covenant, we know that the...
Day 19-My Heart Exalts the Lord
Introduction And Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my horn is exalted in the Lord.My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.“There is none holy like the Lord: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like...
Day 18 – The Lord is Our Fortress
Introduction Journeys sometimes are messy, rocky, treacherous, but this week we keep hearing God whisper to us, "I am here with you. I will protect you. I am your refuge. I am your strength. I love you." He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High...
Day 17- The Lord is Your Keeper
Introduction We know from Psalm 23 that God is always with us through the darkness and the light, always. He is the shepherd alongside us guiding us, leading us, keeping us forever. He is the maker of heaven and earth, savior and holy, keeping us. We continue to see...
Day 16-Dwell in the House of the Lord
Introduction Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. - Psalm 23:6 Psalm 23 is so rich, one could not leave it for only one day of devotional. So much goodness and truth shared in this...
Day 15-The Lord is My Shepherd
Introduction The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.He makes me lie down in green pastures.He leads me beside still waters.He restores my soul.He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of...
Day 14-The Lord is Good
Introduction The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him. - Nahum 1:7 How beautiful of a verse! So many awesome truths in one sentence! The Lord is Good! Such a simple truth that is so essential for us as believers to...
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