Verse of the Month
“Therefore,
the Lord Himself will give you a sign:
Behold, the
virgin shall conceive and bear a Son,
and shall
call His name Immanuel – God with us.”
(Isaiah 7:14
NKJV)
December 22nd
– 31st
Scripture
Reading: Luke 2; Romans 6
The Promise of Peace and Good Will
With Christmas and New
Year celebrations running in full force it’s difficult to find moments of peace. Yet in all the hustle and bustle, people are
still expecting goodwill to happen to them just because it’s Christmas! Does that surprise you?
The problem is that
they are looking for inner peace and goodness in all the wrong places. They do not understand that the source of
good and peace comes from God, not man.
“Glory to God in the
Highest, and on earth, peace, goodwill toward men!”
(Luke 2:14 NKJV)
When God gave us His
Son Jesus, the promise of peace on earth and goodwill wasn’t given to everyone
like some teach. No, the promises fulfilled
through the Birth of Jesus only belong to those who repent of their sin and believe
in the Christ child as the Messiah, Son of God who saves them from their sin.
The gift of peace is
reserved only for those in whom God is well pleased. How is He pleased? Good tidings of great joy are promises for
anyone on earth who believes and receives God’s gift of His Son.
Are you looking for
that inner peace that you can’t seem to find?
Perhaps it’s because you are not in right standing with God. You can pray this prayer right now and start enjoying the
promise that the angel of God delivered to the shepherds over 2,000 years
ago.
“For what (any) one
earns from sin (sinning against God) is death;
but eternal life is what one receives
as a free gift from God,
in union with the Messiah Yeshua, our Lord.” “(Romans
6:23 CJB)
Believe that the free gift
of God is Jesus, Immanuel and receive Him as Savior. Make things right with God
in your heart so that peace on earth and goodwill will be yours today. (cw)
“But the angel said to
them: Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which
will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born
for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
This will be a sign
for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying
in a manger. And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude
of the Heavenly host praising God and saying,
Glory to God in the Highest,
and on earth peace among men
with whom He is
pleased.” (Luke 2:10-14 NSB)
December 22nd – 31st Daily Bible Reading
*Also be sure to read a Proverb a day.
Daily
Readings are designed to read through the entire Bible in one year.
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