Devotionals about Advent

Read: John 1:6-13 . . . yet the world did not know him. (v. 10) John’s prologue is lofty poetry—it’s lyric. Curiously, however, John interrupts his own poetry in verse

Read: John 1:1-5 The light shines in the darkness. (v. 5) We saw earlier how Mark introduced us to “The beginning of the gospel.” Today John takes us back to

Read: Luke 2:22-40 Simeon . . . was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel. (v. 25) This is our eleventh and final day of reflections from Luke.

Read: Luke 2:8-21 For unto you is born this day . . . a Savior. (v. 11) Thirty years ago this month our daughter was born. I was serving as

Read: Luke 2:1-7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son. (v. 7) Christmas is nine days off yet, but today we come to Luke’s classic telling of Jesus’ birth

Read: Luke 1:67-80 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. (v. 76) Zechariah used his nine months of silence to deepen his relationship with God.

Read: Luke 1:57-66 And fear came on all their neighbors. (v. 65) We often miss the Bible’s humor. God himself invented humor, and anyone who has ever watched a one-year-old

Read: Luke 1:46-56 My soul magnifies the Lord. (v. 46) We have been thinking about God’s reversal of normal expectations the last couple of days. Now in Mary’s song we

Read: Luke 1:39-45 And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. (v. 41) Pentecost gets all the attention in terms of the outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit. Certainly that was