December 11 Three Temptations Then the tempter approached Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”—Matthew 4:3 Jesus was tempted in every way that we are, yet He never sinned (Heb. 4:15). Jesus began His public ministry with His baptism. As JohnRead More …

December 10 All Things Pertaining to Life For His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.—2 Peter 1:3 As a Christian, you have everything you need to live a holy and abundantRead More …

December 9 Not by Might So he answered me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength or by might, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of Hosts.”—Zechariah 4:6 God’s word came to His people at a critical time. They were a despondent, disillusioned peopleRead More …

December 8 Small Things Are Not Despised For who scorns the day of small things?—Zechariah 4:10a The world loves the spectacular. God has proven that He is certainly capable of the extraordinary, but He often chooses to work through the ordinary and seemingly insignificant. In this way He demonstrates HisRead More …

December 7 Raining Righteousness Sow righteousness for yourselves and reap faithful love; break up your untilled ground. It is time to seek the Lord until He comes and sends righteousness on you like the rain.—Hosea 10:12 The people of Hosea’s day had become hardened to God’s Word. They had heardRead More …

December 6 A Heart That Loves God For I desire loyalty and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.—Hosea 6:6 No amount of activity for God will ever take the place of a heart that is right with Him. Through the ages God’s people have been persuadedRead More …

December 5 Hold Fast . . . but test all things. Hold on to what is good. Stay away from every form of evil.—1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 Hold fast to what is good, or the world will take it away. Satan is the relentless enemy of good. When he saw that what God gaveRead More …

December 4 A Tender Plant He grew up before Him like a young plant and like a root out of dry ground.—Isaiah 53:2 The coming of Jesus was like a tender plant in the midst of a parched ground. Parched ground offers little hope for survival; it is dry andRead More …

December 3 Wishing to Be Healed When Jesus saw him lying there and knew he had already been there a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to get well?”—John 5:6 Jesus asked a man a question that appears to have had an obvious answer! He came uponRead More …

December 2 Profitable All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.—2 Timothy 3:16–17 All Scripture is profitable! Knowing this, we cheat ourselves when we doRead More …