JOY
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Daily Reading: Jude 1:17-25 Once again, our Bible reading reminds us that joy comes from the presence of the Lord and not from circumstances. Jude celebrates that God is able to keep the believer from stumbling and present us before His glorious presence without fault and with “great joy”. That “great joy” is “agalliasis” in
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Daily Reading: Luke 1:26-45 In this scene from Luke 1 there are four people in the room. Two are adults and two are infants. Two are breathing and being sustained by the oxygen in the room. Two are being sustained by their mothers’ bloodstreams. In our Western mindset, we would not imagine that one of
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Daily Reading: Isaiah 12 This beautiful, prophetic victory song was inspired by the Holy Spirit and composed by Isaiah for use on “that day”. “That day” refers to the day promised in chapter 11 – the day Christ will reign as king. Now, while it is true that the Kingdom of Christ has not been
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Daily Reading: Psalm 856 Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? Psalm 85 is a prayer for those moments when we take an honest look at the current state of our relationship with God and His work in our lives, and find ourselves wishing for more life and a greater measure
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The angels announced Jesus’ birth as “good news of great joy” (Luke 2:10), so it is only appropriate that every year, in the third week of advent, our theme is JOY. Daily Reading: Psalm 16 “11 You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at
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