Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Romans 5:8
But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Love for sinners. God’s love isn’t divided into a “nice list” and a “naughty list.” It’s not earned by being mostly kind or doing enough right things. His love is deep and wide, and it reaches those who struggle, and sin in ways big and small. In other words, His love is for the entire world.
Monday, December 22, 2025
1 John 4:9
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent His only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
Love for the world. As Christmas Day gets closer, you can almost feel the weight of what’s coming—not just a holiday, not just a tradition, but the tangible love of God stepping into our world in the form of a tiny baby. Jesus didn’t just represent God’s love… He embodied it.
Friday, December 19, 2025
1 Peter 1:8
Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. Though you do not now see Him, you believe in Him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory
Joy through believing. The shepherds experienced joy because they saw Jesus with their own eyes. But many of us don’t get that same moment—to stand in a stable and look upon the newborn Savior. And that’s why God, in His kindness, made it possible for us to experience that same deep joy not through seeing, but through believing.
Thursday, December 18, 2025
John 15:11
These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
Your joy may be full! It’s encouraging to know that Jesus didn’t leave His disciples with more rules or more instructions, instead He left them with more joy. His joy. And the beautiful truth is this: that same deep, overwhelming joy is still possible for you today.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Isaiah 12:6
Shout aloud and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
Joy for Israel! When these words were first spoken, Israel wasn’t in a season of celebration. Hope felt distant, and joy seemed hard to find. But God gave them a promise—a reminder that joy would return, and not because of an earthly ruler, but because the King of kings Himself would come near.
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Psalm 100:1
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
Joy for you! When you make a joyful noise to God, it doesn’t have to be sung—you can shout, or bang a drum, or cackle with laughter, or stomp your feet, or clap your hands. On the night Jesus was born, the shepherds made a joyful noise all throughout Bethlehem. And that same joy can rise up in you today as you celebrate the Savior’s birth.