Standing for Truth and Defending Your Freedom
Standing for Truth and Defending Your Freedom
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December 22 ‘…behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.’ — Luke 2:10

There's Good News Tonight!

When I was a boy, a radio network news announcer named Gabriel Heater began his program every night with the same words: “There’s good news tonight.” I have always remembered those words. I don’t remember what good news he shared, but don’t those words themselves communicate a sense of hope? I can’t think of any news commentator today who would have the nerve to begin his or her program that way. Watching... More
December 21 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him — Colossians 1:15-16

The Image Of The Invisible God

One day, a little boy was drawing a picture. When his Sunday school teacher asked him what he was drawing, he replied that he was making a picture of God. The Sunday school teacher objected, “But, Billy, nobody knows what God looks like.” “They will now!” he confidently replied. Like Billy’s Sunday school teacher, we may believe that we won’t know what God looks like until we get to heaven. But if we want... More
December 20 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law. — Galatians 4:4

In The Fullness Of Time

Have you ever noticed that God has perfect timing? Sometimes we have to look back to discover how God worked things out for us, but when we do, we can always find His hand moving just at the right time. Just as God uses perfect timing in our lives, He carefully planned the timing of Christ’s birth. According to Scripture, Jesus came “in the fullness of time.” We can see that, before Christ came, the entire history of... More
December 19 …the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. — Matthew 2:9-10

Following The Star

Have you ever gazed at the stars in the sky and wondered what Christ’s star—the star of Bethlehem—looked like? What a magnificent star it must have been for the wise men to pack up and take off after it. They left everything to follow that star. Many people have speculated about the exact physical nature of that star, but in the end, all speculations are merely guesses. But we do know that this star heralded... More
December 18 ‘ ...and they shall call His name Immanuel,’ which is translated, ‘God with us.’ — Matthew 1:23

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Christmas weaves its own magic spell with twinkling lights and silver bells, wonderful music and special memories. And as we let nostalgia flood us with warm feelings, we find ourselves hoping for a perfect Christmas. We long in our hearts for something to make everything right in our world. I believe that at this time of year, whether people recognize it or not, everyone longs for God. Some have said that next to the Bible, we should know... More
December 17 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of Life…that which we have seen and heard we declare to you… — 1 John 1:1, 3

Jesus Christ: Myth Or Messiah?

Do you know how much proof we have that Jesus really lived? If you put together both biblical and secular sources, we have an enormous amount of information about Christ’s life. While today we have only one or two copies of ancient secular manuscripts, fifteen thousand biblical manuscripts have survived. And down the years, Bible translators haven’t just copied the Bible from one modern language to another. Instead, they’ve... More
December 16 ‘…the virgin shall conceive…’ — Isaiah 7:14

The Virgin Birth

Have you ever heard of a white crow? I sure haven’t seen one, but that doesn’t mean that one doesn’t or couldn’t exist. Many people view the Virgin Birth as a white crow. They say that Jesus couldn’t possibly have been born of a virgin, just because that type of birth had never happened before and hasn’t happened since. But the Bible teaches that Jesus was conceived in a miraculous and supernatural... More