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God Sent a Savior
Christmas cards. Punctuated promises. Can I share words from my favorite Christmas cards?
“He became like us, so we could become like Him.” “Angels still sing and the star still beckons.” And from Isaiah 9, verse 6: “God has given a Son to ...
Изменен: 14-12-2023Devotionals , Advent , birth of Jesus , Christmas , Daily Devotionals , Minute Messages Путь: Христиане Адвентисты Седьмого дня в России и СНГ
Down on Your Knees
A small cathedral outside Bethlehem marks the supposed birthplace of Jesus. Behind a high altar in the church is a cave, a little cavern lit by silver lamps. You can enter the main edifice and admire the ancient church. You can also enter the quiet cave, where a star embedded in the floor recognizes the birth of the King. There is one stipulation, however – you have to stoop. The door is so low you can’t enter standing up.
The same is true of the Christ. You know, you can see the world standing ...
Изменен: 12-12-2023Devotionals , Advent , Christmas , Daily Devotionals , Minute Messages Путь: Христиане Адвентисты Седьмого дня в России и СНГ
In the Father’s House
Some of the saddest words on earth are: “We don’t have room for you.” Jesus knew the sounds of those words. He was still in Mary’s womb when the innkeeper said, “We don’t have room for you.” And when he hung on the cross, wasn’t the message one of utter rejection? “We don’t have room for you in this world.”
Today Jesus is given the same treatment. He goes from heart to heart, asking if he might enter. Every so often, he’s welcomed. Someone throws open the door of his or her heart and invites him...
Изменен: 11-12-2023Devotionals , Advent , Christmas , Daily Devotionals , Minute Messages Путь: Христиане Адвентисты Седьмого дня в России и СНГ
Don’t Miss It
One’s imagination is kindled thinking about the conversation of the innkeeper and his family. Did anyone mention the arrival of the young couple the night before? Did anyone ask about the pregnancy of the girl on the donkey? The innkeeper and his family were so busy. The day was upon them. The day’s bread had to be made, the morning’s chores had to be done. There was too much to do to imagine that the impossible had occurred. God had entered the world as a baby.
Meanwhile the city hummed. Mercha...
Изменен: 08-12-2023Devotionals , Advent , birth of Jesus , Christmas , Daily Devotionals , Minute Messages Путь: Христиане Адвентисты Седьмого дня в России и СНГ
Linger Near the Manger
Christianity was born in one big heavenly interruption. Just ask the Bethlehem shepherds. They had no expectations of excitement. These are sheep they’re watching. We count sheep to go to sleep! Shepherds, however, treasured the predictable. This was the night shift. Any excitement was bad excitement—wolves, lions, poachers. Just because they wanted a calm night, didn’t mean they would get it.
Luke says, “Then an angel of the Lord stood before them. The glory of the Lord shining around them, and...
Изменен: 07-12-2023Devotionals , Advent , birth of Jesus , Christmas , Daily Devotionals , Minute Messages Путь: Христиане Адвентисты Седьмого дня в России и СНГ
Searching the Night
On the night when Jesus was born, I wonder if Joseph prayed, “Father, this all seems so…bizarre. The angel you sent? Any chance you could send another?”
You’ve stood where Joseph stood. Each of us knows what it’s like to search the night for a light. Not outside a stable, but perhaps outside an emergency room or the manicured grass of a cemetery. We’ve asked our questions. We’ve wondered why God does what he does. If you’re asking what Joseph asked, let me urge you to do what J...
Изменен: 06-12-2023Devotionals , Advent , birth of Jesus , Christmas , Daily Devotionals , Minute Messages , obedience Путь: Христиане Адвентисты Седьмого дня в России и СНГ
Out on a Limb
“After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 1:18 NKJV).
Joseph was perched firmly on his branch in the tree. Predictable and solid, Joseph had no intention of leaving it. That is, until he was told to go out on a limb. Conceived by the Holy Spirit? Come on! Who will believe me? Pride told him not to do it. But God told him to do it.
I have a feeling you can relate to Joseph. One foot in your will an...
Изменен: 05-12-2023Devotionals , birth of Christ , Christmas , Daily Devotionals , Minute Messages , obedience Путь: Христиане Адвентисты Седьмого дня в России и СНГ
The Way Jesus Came
It all happened in a moment, a most remarkable moment. God became a man. Heaven opened herself and placed her most precious one in a human womb.
Jesus came, not as a flash of light or as an unapproachable conqueror, but as one whose first cries were heard by a peasant girl and a sleepy carpenter. The hands that first held him were un-manicured, calloused, and dirty. For thirty-three years he would feel everything you and I have ever felt. Weak and weary and afraid of failure. His feelings got hu...
Изменен: 04-12-2023Devotionals , birth of Christ , Christmas , Daily Devotionals , Minute Messages Путь: Христиане Адвентисты Седьмого дня в России и СНГ
Anything But a King
In Bethlehem, the human being who best understood who God was and what he was doing was a teenage girl in a smelly stable. As Mary looked into the face of the baby—her son, her Lord, his majesty—she couldn’t take her eyes off him. Somehow Mary knew she was holding God. So this is he. And she remembered the words of the angel when he said, “His kingdom will never end.”
He looked like anything but a king. His cry, though strong and healthy, was still the helpless and piercing cry of a baby. Majest...
Изменен: 01-12-2023Devotionals , birth of Jesus , Christmas , Daily Devotionals , Minute Messages Путь: Христиане Адвентисты Седьмого дня в России и СНГ
God Sent Us A Savior
Christmas cards. Punctuated promises. On this day, can I share words from my favorite Christmas cards?
He became like us, so we could become like Him.
Angels still sing and the star still beckons.
And from Isaiah 9:6, God has given a Son to us. His ...
Изменен: 23-12-2022Devotionals , Advent , Christmas , Daily Devotionals , Minute Messages Путь: Христиане Адвентисты Седьмого дня в России и СНГ
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