The Heart of Christmas – Devotional – Day 1
The Long-Awaited Christ Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. —Luke 2:11 We begin our journey to the heart of Christmas by zeroing in on the word Christ. In a...
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Isaiah’s Prophecy All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”—which means,...
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The Golden Key of Messianic Prophecies And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he [ Jesus] explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. —Luke 24:27 Prophecy...
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A Pagan Festival? Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that...
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In the Fullness of Time But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. — Galatians 4:4–5...
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Genealogies of the Babe of Bethlehem A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham. —Matthew 1:1 Despite the wealth of evidence that supports the historical reliability...
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Census Considerations In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of...
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Tidings of Comfort and Joy For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third...
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Immanuel In Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form. —Colossians 2:9 The reason we rejoice at Christmas is that the Baby born to Mary and Joseph on the first Advent was no ordinary...
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One Person—Two Natures In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . . The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of...
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Did the Christ of Christmas Claim to Be God? I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! —Revelation 1:17b–18a When Jesus came to Caesarea...
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What Child Is This? When John heard in prison what Christ was doing, he sent his disciples to ask him, “Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?” Jesus replied, “Go back and...
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The Preeminent Christ [Jesus Christ] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. — Colossians 1:15 Not everyone who believes in the virgin birth account is committed to the...
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Can Santa Claus Be Saved? The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.” —Luke...
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The Christmas Tree Tradition To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. —Revelation 2:7b This Christmas season, as in those gone by, it...
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Are Images Idolatrous? The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat...
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The Magi “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.” —Matthew 2:2 No single tradition is more widely adhered to during the Christmas...
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Epiphany After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem. —Matthew 2:1 Epiphany (meaning “to reveal”) is arguably the oldest and most...
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The Giving of Gifts Just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us—see that you also excel in this grace of giving. —2 Corinthians...
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Miracle or Myth? Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and...
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