Day 11: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Back to main page Day 11 Wednesday, December 7 Clay Hancock Psalm 32; Revelation 2:18–29 Jesus hates it when we worship anything other than him; he makes this abundantly clear in Revelation 2:20. Not only does Jesus convict the church of Thyatira of tolerating a false...

Day 12: Thursday, December 8, 2022

Back to main page Day 12 Thursday, December 8 Bernie Powell Psalm 27; Revelation 3:1–6 If you’ve ever felt that life is a battle (Ps 27:4), that close relationships are broken (27:10), that a disease is an enemy that eats away at your body (27:2), or that you are the...

Day 13: Friday, December 9, 2022

Back to main page Day 13 Friday, December 9 Emily Freedman Psalm 75; Revelation 3:7–13 “We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near.” (Psalm 75:1a) My primary name, these days, is Mom. I hear “Mom” yelled out to me approximately 30 times per...

Day 15: Sunday, December 11, 2022

Back to main page Day 15 Sunday, December 11 Psalm 62; 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11 Today as you read through these passages, use the space below to reflect on how these Scriptures speak to hopeful waiting and/or renewed repentance in your life and in the life of our...

Day 14: Saturday, December 10, 2022

Back to main page Day 14 saturday, December 9 Dan Verrengia Psalm 130; Revelation 3:14–22 If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities,O Lord, who could stand?But with you there is forgiveness,that you may be feared. (Psalm 130:3–4) I recently came across something that I...

Day 17: Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Back to main page Day 17 Tuesday, December 13 Diana Bennett Psalm 131; 1 Thessalonians 4:1–12 As a young girl and well into my teens, Christmas season was focused around “presents”: what to ask for and what to give. Although not understanding the significance of...

Day 16: Monday, December 12, 2022

Back to main page Day 16 Monday, December 12 Lori Chang Psalm 146; Matthew 11:2–19 Are you weary? Are you heavy laden? These words are so familiar to us, and we can quote the remedy by rote: Come to me. Take my yoke upon you. I will give you rest (Matt 2:28–30). The...

Day 18: Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Back to main page Day 17 Wednesday, December 14 Raymond Park Psalm 102; Isaiah 2:1–5 Psalm 102 is an individual lament. The title describes it as “A Prayer of one afflicted.” The affliction is unclear, but the suffering may be all too relatable. Groaning. Weeping....

Day 19: Thursday, December 15, 2022

Back to main page Day 19 Thursday, December 14 Dorothy Saunders Psalm 63; Isaiah 11:1–10 I’ve always loved Christmas. I love unwrapping tree ornaments, the mementoes of fifty-two years of marriage. I love baking Christmas cookies while listening to Christmas music....

Day 20: Friday, December 16, 2022

Back to main page Day 20 Friday, December 16 Jooe Kim Psalm 97; Isaiah 61 I have been guilty of having low expectations of God. As someone who has struggled with depression, I’ve become content to be doing “ok.” I’ve lowered my expectations for what to expect from God...