Advent Day 25
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Instead of eliminating our present suffering, Jesus does something even better: He redeems it. You'll never know a better Christmas gift!
Advent Day 24
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We can love all, whether they love back or not, because we have been so loved.
Advent Day 23
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Our God not only breaks in from the outside but breaks out from the inside.
Advent Day 22
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God is never the source of fear. Anxiety and dread are never of the Lord but are instead alien to his nature and always come to us from the enemy.
Advent Day 21
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Christ is our life, and our lives are hidden in him until he reappears.
Advent Day 20
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Christmas is the declaration that God is not only willing to make peace with you, he is pleased to do it.
Advent Day 19
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Christ's peace will always be more trustworthy than the changing winds of our circumstances.
Advent Day 18
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God is glorified when sinners have peace with Him.
Advent Day 17
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God is glorified when sinners have peace with Him.
Advent Day 16
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Try as we might, humans make bad saviors.
Advent Day 15
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Jesus breaks into our world like a comet, shattering our illusions about who we are and who God is, and freeing us from the darkness which held us captive by overcoming it.
Advent Day 14
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This peace is solid and lasting. This peace transcends all the conflict of life here, surpassing understanding.
Advent Day 13
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You have been given Jesus. He belongs to you, and you belong to Him.
Advent Day 12
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Peace in Jesus is not simply the absence of conflict or fear, but the fullness of love.
Advent Day 11
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The message is this: All that God promised in the Old Testament is now being fulfilled.
Advent Day 10
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It's Jesus' voice, his pronouncement of who he is, that calms the disciples' fears.
Advent Day 9
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We think the opposite of fear is peace, but many times Jesus contrasts fear with faith.
Advent Day 8
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Jesus is never "only." Jesus is everything!