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Daily devotionalDecember 31 – Time and eternity
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God…
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Daily devotionalDecember 30 – Till the end
For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end. – Hebrews 3:14 Scripture reading: Hebrews…
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Daily devotionalDecember 29 – Not one forsaken
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken…. – Psalm 37:25a Scripture reading: Psalm 37:23-34 David begins…
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Daily devotionalDecember 28 – The time has come
But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father…
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Daily devotionalDecember 27 – Christmas decoration
For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that…
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Daily devotionalDecember 26 – Jesus, our Emmanuel
… and they shall call his name Emmanuel (which means, God with us). – Matthew 1:23b Scripture reading: Matthew 1:18-25 When babies are born they…
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Daily devotionalDecember 25 – Joyful at Christmas
And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.”…
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Daily devotionalDecember 24 – The Christmas sun
But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. – Malachi 4:2 Scripture reading: Malachi 4…
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Daily devotionalDecember 23 – The day of the righteous branch
…I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he will reign as king and deal wisely….And this is the name by which he…
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Daily devotionalDecember 22 – What child is this?
…and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. – Isaiah 9:6b Scripture reading: Isaiah 9:1-7 God gave Isaiah…
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Daily devotionalDecember 21 – The purpose of Christmas
…emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men…. therefore God has highly exalted him…. – Philippians 2:7-9 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalDecember 20 – Jesus, the Man of Heaven
Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven. – I…
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Daily devotionalDecember 19 – Christ’s suffering
Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from…
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Daily devotionalDecember 18 – Christ, our King
…there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was…
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Daily devotionalDecember 17 – Christ, our priest
But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his…
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Daily devotionalDecember 16 – Christ, our prophet
I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he…
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Daily devotionalDecember 15 – Jesus saves
There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. –…
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Daily devotionalDecember 14 – Refusing Christ, refusing life
Yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. – John 5:40 Scripture reading: John 5:30-47 Christmas is a time of year…
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Daily devotionalDecember 13 – Powerful trust
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. – Psalm 20:7 Scripture reading: Psalm…
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Daily devotionalDecember 12 – The Christmas witness
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. – Luke 2:20 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalDecember 11 – The Christmas light
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. – John 1:5 Scripture reading: John 1:1-18 How dreary these dark December…
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Daily devotionalDecember 10 – Happy Hanukkah
At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of…
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Daily devotionalDecember 9 – Christ’s sacrifice
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under…
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Daily devotionalDecember 8 – Never too dark
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone….
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Daily devotionalDecember 7 – From the start to the finish
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. – Revelation 22:13 Scripture reading: Revelation 22:1-13 Jesus…
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Daily devotionalDecember 6 – What will you get?
And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as He promised him. I Kings 5:12 Scripture reading: I Kings 5 Sometimes parents promise children a certain Christmas…
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Daily devotionalDecember 5 – Get ready
And Mary said, “Behold I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” – Luke 1:38 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalDecember 4 – A light for the nations
I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth. – Isaiah 49:6b Scripture…
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Daily devotionalDecember 3 – Joseph’s obedience
When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife. – Matthew 1:24 Scripture reading: Matthew…
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Daily devotionalDecember 2 – Preparing the way
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways. – Luke…
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Daily devotionalIntroduction to December’s devotionals
As one might expect, the focus of our attention in this month of December is the incarnation of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. There…