Author: Kirstyn Mayden

Day 11: Faith in the ImpossibleReading: Luke 1:34-38 Believing the impossible is a prerequisite to our faith in God, so it doesn’t surprise me that God would use an impossible situation to bring His Promised Son into the world. Without impossible situations like Mary’s, we wouldn’t need faith. This Christmas, God doesn’t just give us a Son;… Read more

Day 10: Everlasting KingdomReading: Luke 1:30-33  The Israelites always wanted a king like other nations, although they were led by God himself. They endured cycles of good and bad kings as they waited on their promised Messiah, whose rule would never end. As Gabriel announced the birth of Jesus to Mary, he said:  “And he will reign… Read more

Day 9: Highly Favored of the LordReading: Luke 1:26-29 In alignment with the prophecy of the coming Messiah in the Old Testament, we learn that Jesus will be born of the Virgin Mary. She is a young woman who is pledged to marry a man named Joseph. What may have been considered inconvenient, God calls favored.… Read more

Day 8: When We Are Faithless, God is FaithfulReading: Luke 1:18-25 Zechariah’s disbelief in the message he received from the angel about the birth of his son John is met with swift consequences. He lost his ability to speak. Luke 1:19-20 says:  “The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of… Read more

Day 7: The Silence StopsReading: Luke 1:5-17  After the prophet Malachi, there was no prophetic word from God to His people until an angel appeared to Zechariah to announce the birth of John the Baptist.  As Zechariah served as a priest in the temple, the day came for him to go into the temple to burn… Read more

Day 6: Immanuel Reading: ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭7‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ To confirm His promise, God gave His people a sign to know that their Messiah had come. Isaiah 7:14 says: “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” (‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭7‬:‭14‬ ‭NIV‬‬) The sign was 3-fold:… Read more

Day 5: A Shoot from JessieReading: ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭11‬:‭1‬-‭5‬ God promised King David that his offspring would rule on the throne of Israel forever. How could this be? This promise is fulfilled because Jesus Christ would be in the lineage of David, and Jesus would rule God’s kingdom for eternity. Isaiah 11:1 says: “Out of the stump… Read more

Day 4: A Promise FulfilledReading: Jeremiah 33:14-16 The hope Jesus brings is a righteousness that reconciles us with God. No one can live the righteous life God desires, so He promised to send Jesus to live that life for us. Jeremiah 33:15 says: “In those days and at that time I will raise up a righteous… Read more

Day 3: Start Small. Finish Strong.Reading: ‭‭Micah‬ ‭5‬:‭2‬-5 Around 700 years before the birth of Christ, the prophet Micah foretold that Jesus would be born in a town called Bethlehem. Bethlehem was a small town that could easily be overlooked as insignificant. All that would change with the coming Messiah. Micah 5:2 says: “But you, O… Read more

Day 2: A Child is BornReading: Isaiah 9:6-7 Isaiah prophesies that Jesus will come to the world born as a child. Like you and I, He will know what it’s like to be human. What a gift! Our Savior knows what it’s like to be like us: to hunger, to be tempted, to struggle, and yet… Read more