Monday, December 29 – “But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.’” (Matthew 1:20) God will connect with you in the way that’s best for you. For Joseph, that was a dream. Maybe that wouldn’t work for you? Never fear, God will communicate with you in the way that’s best for you. Your question for today is this: Are you listening?
Tuesday, December 30 – “All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet.” (Matthew 1:22) Christmas is the fulfillment of prophecy. You can make the argument that Jesus wasn’t born in December. But you can’t make the argument that the birth of Jesus wasn’t the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophets. God’s always been up to the exact same thing. It’s always been about our relationship with God. Now, because of Jesus, that relationship is healed.
Wednesday, December 31 – “He sent them to Bethlehem and said, ‘Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.’” (Matthew 2:8) Be very leery of anyone you don’t know, who presents themselves as overly religious. Like a king who wants to kill baby Jesus, because he’s trying to preserve his own power and position. Afterall, we aren’t always who we present ourselves to be. Trust your gut, for that’s the way the Holy Spirit often communicates with us.
Happy New Year – “And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.” (Matthew 6:7) When it comes to prayer, depth is better than width. It’s not about the quantity of words that you pray; it’s about the quality of your relationship with God. Your prayer life is just that, yours. But this year, I invite you to make a resolution to pray with half as many words and twice as much connection.
Friday, January 2 – “Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you back the land of Israel again.’” (Ezekiel 11:17) This is good news and bad news, all wrapped up in one neat package. Good news because God has declared that Israel will be released from their foreign occupiers. Bad news because Israel will develop a love and a worship of a physical piece of real estate. Instead of developing a love and worship of God. How about you? Are you worshiping God today or a piece of real estate?
Saturday, January 3 – “And asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.’” (Matthew 2:2) This is your question for 2026: “Where is the one born king of the Jews?” For you only look for something when you realize that it’s lost. Thus, asking this question means that you know that your relationship with Jesus is lost. And the only way that you’ll ever find anything, is if you first acknowledge that it’s lost.
Tuesday, December 30 – “All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet.” (Matthew 1:22) Christmas is the fulfillment of prophecy. You can make the argument that Jesus wasn’t born in December. But you can’t make the argument that the birth of Jesus wasn’t the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophets. God’s always been up to the exact same thing. It’s always been about our relationship with God. Now, because of Jesus, that relationship is healed.
Wednesday, December 31 – “He sent them to Bethlehem and said, ‘Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.’” (Matthew 2:8) Be very leery of anyone you don’t know, who presents themselves as overly religious. Like a king who wants to kill baby Jesus, because he’s trying to preserve his own power and position. Afterall, we aren’t always who we present ourselves to be. Trust your gut, for that’s the way the Holy Spirit often communicates with us.
Happy New Year – “And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.” (Matthew 6:7) When it comes to prayer, depth is better than width. It’s not about the quantity of words that you pray; it’s about the quality of your relationship with God. Your prayer life is just that, yours. But this year, I invite you to make a resolution to pray with half as many words and twice as much connection.
Friday, January 2 – “Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you back the land of Israel again.’” (Ezekiel 11:17) This is good news and bad news, all wrapped up in one neat package. Good news because God has declared that Israel will be released from their foreign occupiers. Bad news because Israel will develop a love and a worship of a physical piece of real estate. Instead of developing a love and worship of God. How about you? Are you worshiping God today or a piece of real estate?
Saturday, January 3 – “And asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.’” (Matthew 2:2) This is your question for 2026: “Where is the one born king of the Jews?” For you only look for something when you realize that it’s lost. Thus, asking this question means that you know that your relationship with Jesus is lost. And the only way that you’ll ever find anything, is if you first acknowledge that it’s lost.
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