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The Seventh Day of Christmas

December 31, 2017 / / 0 Comments

On the seventh day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
seven swans a swimming.

Now to be completely honest, it’s super easy to forget about these days being days of Christmas since we seem to be so far removed from the celebration itself. I mean seriously, the garbage trucks have already cleared the wrappings, boxes, and in many cases, even the trees! It seems like things are returning to normal already. But today is the 7th day of Christmas. And today’s gift is a gift of 7. Continue reading

The Sixth Day of Christmas

December 30, 2017 / / 0 Comments

On the sixth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
Six Geese a Laying.

Now if you’ve been tracking with us for the past few days, then this one probably won’t be all that much of a surprise to you. Numbers are pretty important in the bible. Each number has its own significance and meaning. And the number six is no different. On this sixth day of Christmas we celebrate the six days of creation and the reminder that even though it looks complete it wasn’t finished until day seven when God rested. Continue reading

The Fifth Day of Christmas

December 29, 2017 / / 0 Comments

On the fifth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
Five Golden Rings.

If you remember the story of wisemen brining gifts to the baby Jesus, you’ll remember those gifts to be gold, incense and myrrh. Now that we are five days into our Christmas celebration you undoubtedly have received a gift or two yourself. Perhaps your gifts are different? Maybe you received money to buy what you really need most. Perhaps it was clothing that filled the boxes under your tree. Maybe it was something practical that you wouldn’t buy yourself. Whatever it was, Christmas is a season of giving and receiving. Continue reading

The Fourth Day of Christmas

December 28, 2017 / / 0 Comments

On the fourth day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
four calling birds.

Would you believe that this is likely not the way the song was worded originally? We’re so used to having received the 4 calling birds on day 4 that anything seems a little strange. But in all likelihood the word calling was actually the word colly when the song was first written. But what in the world is a colly bird? Continue reading

The Second Day of Christmas

December 26, 2017 / / 0 Comments

On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me two turtle doves.

In today’s culture it’s fairly easy to thin that today Christmas is over. The trees in our living rooms are starting to lose too many needles and causing a mess. The lights, while a beautiful addition to our homes are running the electric bill a little higher than we’d like. The extra decorations are starting to feel a bit like clutter already. And this doesn’t include the extra trash in our homes due to all of the gifts we’ve just unwrapped.  Continue reading

First Day of Christmas

December 25, 2017 / / 0 Comments

On the 1st Day of Christmas
my true love gave to me
a partridge in a pear tree. 

This famous Christmas song is significantly deeper than one might think. It sounds a little silly to hear of lords a leaping and ladies dancing but each of these have a meaning behind the words. And we’re going to unpack these meanings over the next 12 days. These 12 days culminate with a day known as Epiphany, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. We will start at the beginning and we’ll get to day 12 in due time. Continue reading

Savior

December 24, 2017 / / 0 Comments

For unto you is born this day in the city of David
a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11

Luke 2 is the beautiful narrative of a tiny human’s emergence in this great big world. Tiny fists that would grow to bear nails meant for us. Tiny feet that would walk alongside fishermen, teachers, homemakers, farmers, business owners, tax collectors, and children. He would hold hands, start conversations, and eat among them, with eyes fixed on Calgary. It is also the narrative of a tiny heart beating wildly for those He came to save. Saving is really the work of God, of Christ, alone. He was born to save us – from death, from our fears, from our doubts. Jesus saves – tiny Baby Boy, Man convicted to death on a cross, living Savior of your heart and soul.

Devotion contributed by Heidi Goehman & Sarah Baughman.

Propitiation

December 23, 2017 / / 0 Comments

In this is love, not that we have loved God
but that he loved us
and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4:10

Some translations of Scripture use the words “all-atoning sacrifice” in place of “propitiation” in this verse. While certainly a true representation of what’s happening here, and more easily understood than “propitiation”, it loses some of the depth of what’s happening here. This isn’t merely a sacrifice, like the countless bulls, lambs, and doves sacrificed in the Temple for years. This is a laying down of Christ’s life. His sacrifice absorbed the wrath of God against a world of people entirely lost in their sin. The depth and breadth and width of such love cannot be measured, and it cannot be comprehended. But we thank and praise Him for it just the same, and rest in the knowledge that His love accomplished this on our behalf. Savior, You stand as our propitiation, welcoming us into Your loving arms. Thank You!

Devotion contributed by Heidi Goehman & Sarah Baughman.

Prophet

December 22, 2017 / / 0 Comments

And Jesus said to them,
“A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown
and among his relatives and in his own household.”
Mark 6:4

How it must have hurt Jesus that His family, His hometown withdrew honor from Him, doubted Who He was. Mark 6:6 tells us He “marveled at their unbelief.” When we share the Word in Truth and Love, and people look at us blank-faced, perplexed, or even with laughter, we can know that the Savior Himself received the same response! Jesus, the Prophet, came and fulfilled every Word spoken of Him since Genesis, without fail. Yet, it was still difficult for those closest to Him to grasp. Lord, today we pray for all those who do not honor you and those who do not grasp you. You are Prophet, Priest, Savior, and King!

Devotion contributed by Heidi Goehman & Sarah Baughman.

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