Today’s Reading:
Read Revelation 7:1-17
Christmas is here! Were you successful? Did you find the perfect gift? Spend some time today celebrating the gift of salvation that is possible for us because of what we celebrate on Christmas morning!
Christmas is absolutely about gifts but the thing to remember is that it is about THE GIFT! Over 2000 years ago, we were given the PERFECT GIFT in the form of a baby in a manger. Jesus was a free gift sent to us from God, this gift costs us nothing, but it costs God everything! He sacrificed His one and only Son, sending Him to earth to ultimately die on the cross for our sins so that we could all have eternity with Him! What a GIFT!
Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life.” Aren’t you grateful for that gift that will make heaven a reality for all those that believe.
John 1:12-13 says, “But to all who did receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will or the flesh, nor of the will or man, but of God.” When we receive His gift and believe in Him, we become children of God with a future in heaven with Him!
Application/Prayer:
Take time to remember what you should do with the gift that God gave you! The gift of salvation is one you should not keep to yourself. You should give it away! As you share your Christmas joy with others today, don’t just tell them about the presents you opened under the tree. Remember to tell them about the gift of salvation that God gave you!
December Memory Verse:
I have treasured your word in my heart so that I may not sin against you.
Using the daily reading prompts from George H. Guthrie’s Read the Bible for Life, here’s how to use this devotional:
- Bring your Bible! Your kids need to see that everything you are reading to them or learning about comes from an actual Bible!
- Each day starts with a reading prompt. Read the selection as a family. If your kids are readers, encourage them to read along with you.
- After you’ve read the passage, read the short devotional thought that goes along with each passage.
- Prayer and application are important any time we read God’s word! After each devotional, there is a challenge to help apply what your family has read that day.
- There is a reading for six days of the week. The last reading of the week is a Gospel Conversation Prompt to help you connect the reading from the week with God’s plan for salvation.
Other Resources:
December memory verse coloring sheet