God Is On the Move by Teresa Miller
“Shout and be glad, O Daughter of Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you,” declares the Lord … Be still before the Lord, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling … God is on the move! Zechariah 2:10-13 (NIV/The Message) In days, all my kids will be […]
Unwrapping Peace by Sanford Beckett
Your lives will be filled with the truly good qualities which only Jesus Christ can produce, for the glory and praise of God. Philippians 1:11 (Good News Translation) What approach do you take to unwrap a Christmas present? Are you like one in our family who slowly and carefully removes the tape so the paper […]
Many Reasons to Express Joy by Diane Roberts
Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promise to her. Luke 1:45 How do we express joy? It can be expressed as actively as the lame man who was healed by Peter and John. “He was walking and leaping and praising God.” (Acts 3:1-10) It can be expressed as quietly […]
Peace on Earth by Kristin Wooldridge
He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all may believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. John 1:7-8 Often, beauty pageants include on-stage questions, including a classic of “What would you wish for if you could have anything in the […]
Fire and Air by Andrew Nash
He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver … Malachi 3:3 Malachi prophesied that the arrival of the Messiah would lead to the refining of the priesthood. That, in turn, would restore the righteousness of the offerings for both Judea and Jerusalem. But the metaphor he chose, that of refining silver, has been […]
Great Sacrifice by Cheryl Williams
Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you have prepared for me; with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased.” Then I said, “Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll—I have come to do your will, my God. […]