Provide: Advent Day 18
Isaiah 61:1-4 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and……
Comfort: Advent Day 17
Job 21:34 How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood. –Job, responding to Zophar I’m sure I’ve never selected a passage from Job for these Advent devotions, but 2020 seems……
Release: Advent Day 16
Luke 4:18-19 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to……
News: Advent Day 15
Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.’ I know there has been good news in the midst……
Carry: Advent Day 14
Isaiah 40:11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom; and gently lead the mother sheep. I keep returning to Isaiah. The promise to a people……
Might: Advent Day 13
Psalm 59:16-17 But I will sing of your might; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been a fortress for me and a refuge on the day of my distress. O my strength,……
Voice: Advent Day 12
John 10:27-28 My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. Do you hear the one who knows……
Revealed: Advent Day 11
1 John 4:9 God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent God’s only Son into the world so that we might live through him. Much has been written about what has been revealed in this pandemic year…….
Glory: Advent Day 10
Romans 8:18 I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us. This is the first year that I’ve paired a song with each day’s reflections. Today, I’m……
Prepare: Advent Day 9
Isaiah 40:3-5 A voice cries out: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the……