Thursday, December 14, 2023

Habakkuk 2:3-4 (ESV)  3 For still the vision awaits its appointed time;    it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it;    it will surely come; it will not delay. 4 “Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him,    but the righteous shall live by his faith.” I could write handfuls of posts […]

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Luke 1:5-7 5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was […]

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Psalm 27:4-9  4 One thing have I asked of the LORD,    that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD    all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD    and to inquire in His temple. 5 For He will hide me in His shelter    in the day of trouble; He […]

Monday, December 11, 2023

Isaiah 26:13-14 13 O LORD our God,    other lords besides You have ruled over us,    but Your Name alone we bring to remembrance. 14 They are dead, they will not live;    they are shades, they will not arise; to that end You have visited them with destruction    and wiped out all remembrance of them. In America we talk about “idols” like […]

Sunday, December 10, 2023: Second Sunday of Advent

Mark 1:1-8  1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,    “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,    who will prepare Your way,  [Malachi 3:1] 3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness:    Prepare the way of the Lord,    make His paths straight,’” [Isaiah 40:3] 4 […]

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Mark 11:27-33 27 And they came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him, 28 and they said to Him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?” 29 Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer Me, […]

Friday, December 8, 2023

Acts 11:19-24 19 Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. 20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus. 21 And the hand of the […]

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Hosea 6:3, 6 3 “Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD;    His going out is sure as the dawn; He will come to us as the showers,    as the spring rains that water the earth.” …6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,    the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. Let us press on to know […]

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Micah 5:2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,    who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for Me    one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old,     from ancient days. Lord, thank You that You use little things that are as nothing in the eyes of the world to […]

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

I love verses like Psalm 79:9 that remind us that our salvation is not just about us—it is for God’s glory, for His Name’s sake, for His purposes in the world.  What has God delivered you from recently? Who around you needs to hear that story? Psalm 79:9 Help us, O God of our salvation,    for the glory of your name; deliver us, and […]