December 15 – Day 16
I remember when I was a child being raised in a household, where my mother believed in Jesus, but my father did not. Things were so secular like Santa Claus and snowmen.
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December 14 – Day 15
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem 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.”
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December 13 – Day 14
I have the family albums from my mom and dad, with pictures before I was even born. They are on these black pages with the little squares in each corner holding the picture in place, four to a page
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December 12 – Day 13
We made great haste to see what the Lord had revealed to us. After we found Mary and Joseph we found the baby lying in a manger just as the angel of the Lord had said.
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December 11 – Day 12
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
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December 10 – Day 11
In Micah 2:5-7 the Lord God made a proclamation that even though this little town of Bethlehem was of no consequence that the Lord had a plan that she who is given in labor will give birth to a son and he shall be the “Ruler in Israel”.
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December 9 – Day 10
Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
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December 8 – Day 9
Just imagine Mary’s mindset and life after the angel told her she would become pregnant and give birth to the Son of God.
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December 7 – Day 8
“For with God nothing will be impossible.” Such a simple statement from the angel to Mary, yet such a profound statement about the power of God to all of us.
