Day 14: Gabriel visits Mary
Day 14: Gabriel visits Mary Read Luke 1:26-38 Luke 1:38 - And Mary said, ‘Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.’ And the angel departed from her. Mary was probably about seventeen or eighteen years old when sh…
Day 15: Mary visits Elizabeth
Day 15: Mary visits Elizabeth Read Luke 1:39-45 Luke 1:46-47 - And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Mary went to visit Elizabeth and Zechariah. Elizabeth and Mary were related, so Mary most likely knew…
Day 16: John the Baptist
Day 16: John the Baptist Read John 1:19-34 John 1:22-23 - So they said to him, ‘Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?’ He said, ‘I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straigh…
Day 17: Born of a virgin
Day 17: Born of a virgin Read Isaiah 7:14 Isaiah 7:14 - Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Why was it important that the Messiah, Jesus, was to be born…
Day 18: Wise Men seek the star
Day 18: Wise Men seek the star Read Matthew 2:1-12 Matthew 2:2 - Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him. How did the Wise Men know what to look for in the stars, and how did they…
Day 19: Simeon and Anna
Day 19: Simeon and AnnaRead Luke 2:22-38 Luke 2:26 - It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.There were two people named in this story of Christmas who had been paying attention…
Day 20: Joseph’s choices
Day 20: Joseph’s choices Read Matthew 1:18-24 Matthew 1:19-20 - And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to…
Day 21: Joseph obeys
Day 21: Joseph obeys Read Matthew 1:18-24 Matthew 1:24 - When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife… From reading this story in the Bible, it is clear that the year of engagement was not yet up. But…
Day 22: Bethlehem – Caesar’s decree
Day 22: Bethlehem – Caesar’s decree Read Luke 2:1-7 Isaiah 46:9-10 - Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not…