December 4 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 (NIV) God is with us. An amazing and almost shocking claim. The Creator of the universe, the …
When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. (Matthew 1:24–25, NIV) Joseph and Mary were pledged to be married. Their …
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.JOHN 1:14 NIV Divine attributes, like human characteristics, can be vague, abstract concepts. If, for example, I say that I love my wife, …
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? (Psalm 22:1, NIV) Among the reasons for the incarnation of the Son of God in Jesus of Nazareth, surely the atonement is the pinnacle of His work in the first advent. …
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14, NIV) The Creator of the universe became one of us. This is the wonder of Christmas: that the eternal Son …
Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem every year for the feast of the Passover. When he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. (Luke 2:41–42, NET) When Jan and I got married, we started our family Christmas tradition. Our siblings and we would spend Christmas Eve with one set of parents and Christmas …
“The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.” (John 1:9, NET) God with us” summarizes the hope of God’s people. Moses expressed it this way: “If your presence does not go with us, do not take us up from here. For how will it be known then that I have …
“You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had, who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped” (Philippians 2:5–6, NET). As an exhortation to Christians to live ethically, the apostle Paul uses Christ Jesus as a model. Christians should …
