Day 27

Perhaps Christmas Is Difficult for You.
God understands. He’s been here. If He was willing to be born in a barnyard, then expect Him to be at work anywhere. No place is too common. No person is too hardened. No distance is too far. There is no limit to His love..
The Miracle of Bethlehem.
The surprise pregnancy, the sudden census, the long road from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Unpleasant and difficult, yet they resulted in the world’s greatest miracle. Was the first Christmas different from what Mary had planned? Yes, but it turned out greater than she could have dreamed. God used the struggles to accomplish His will..
Despite the chaos of the first Christmas, everything happened according to God’s plan. Out of chaos, Christ came. In spite of, and out of, the pandemonium, Christ came..
Don’t you need that reminder? Despite the chaos of the first Christmas, everything happened according to God’s plan. In your world of short nights, hard work, and high stress, remember that God holds everything together for His glory and for the good of those who love Him..
Love Is Born, Hope Is Here.
When Christ was born, so was our hope..
Because Christ came, God is always near us. He is always for us and always in us. Jesus entered our world stripping Himself of all glory becoming human, and He endured everything that we do and more—God became human down to His very toes..
Jesus understands what you feel and has faced what you face. He’s been through weakness and testing; experienced it all—all but the sin..
Jesus knows the burden of a broken heart. He could have come to us as a shining light or a voice in the clouds, but He came as a person..
If you ever wonder whether God truly understands you, remember that He sent His only Son, Jesus, to bear your burdens and save you from your sins..
Hope in the Savior.
The Christmas promise is this: We have a Savior and His name is JESUS.
“This is love: He loved us long before we loved Him. It was His love, not ours. He proved it by sending His Son to be the pleasing sacrificial offering to take away our sins……..” (1 John 4:10)