| December 31, 2024 |
December 31 – Starting Over at the End |
We typically pursue our resolutions, goals, and aspirations on the first day of the year, but suppose we had the opportunity to start at the end? As we surmise, evaluate, and analyze all the year behind us there are bound |
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| December 30, 2024 |
December 30 – The End of the Rope |
I recently heard a story about a man who descended into a well by sliding down a rope. He supposed the rope to be ample in length, but as he reached the end of the rope his feet had not |
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| December 29, 2024 |
December 29 – Taking Steps, Making Stops |
A young child in Sunday School class was writing out Psalm 37:23 for his teacher, “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and he delighteth in his way.” As the teacher reviewed the verse she noticed |
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| December 28, 2024 |
December 28 – Painting on Two Canvases |
I read of a painter who had two canvases for every picture he painted. He always hung a blank, white canvas just above every painted canvas. His reasoning for the unusual habit was simple. The blank canvas contained all that |
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| December 27, 2024 |
December 27 – Don’t Get Used to It |
There was a man who walked into a fortune teller’s tent at a carnival to enquire of his future. As he sat down with the mysterious woman, he looked into her crystal ball. The teller quickly said, “I see many |
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| December 24, 2024 |
December 24 – The Missing Piece |
A hardware store sold a ceramic manger scene that was missing the baby Jesus. When the owner of the store realized the piece was not put in the box, he, in good faith, wanted to return the piece to whomever |
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| December 21, 2024 |
December 21 – God for Us |
In our culture, Christmas time is associated with family, presents, giving, hospitality, and seasonal warmth. However, during that first Christmas season there was a threatening charge laid against Christ and His family. Herod had issued a murderous decree to have |
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| December 20, 2024 |
December 20 – God with Us |
The long-awaited pronouncement finally came. Messiah had come. The promised seed of woman, the incomparable Prince of Glory, the Savior of souls had arrived. Emmanuel, as Isaiah prophesied, was His name: God with us. The most unthinkable, unbelievable, yet undeniable |
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| December 19, 2024 |
December 19 – God in Us |
All throughout the Old Testament we find men and women who demonstrated faith in God. From Genesis to Revelation this is the essence of salvation. By grace we are saved through faith. Faith in God is the bedrock of our |
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| December 13, 2024 |
December 13 – The Gift of Giving |
It was John Bunyon who said, “You have not lived today unless you have done something for someone who cannot repay you.” Giving is not just an act; it is an attitude, a mindset. Giving may manifest itself in the |
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