Listen to Today’s Devotion Only one word describes the night that Jesus came—ordinary. No reason to expect a surprise. An ordinary night with ordinary sheep and ordinary shepherds. And were it not for a God… 

Listen to Today’s Devotion Gabriel had his orders: take the message to Mary. Must be a special girl, he assumed. But Gabriel was in for a shock. Mary was a Jewish peasant who’d barely outgrown… 

Listen to Today’s Devotion Prior to Bethlehem God gave us his messengers, his teachers, his words. But in the manger God gave us himself. Extraordinary, don’t you think? I imagine even Gabriel scratched his head… 

Listen to Today’s Devotion Jesus understands you. He’s faced hunger, sorrow, and death and wants to face them with you. The Bible says Jesus “understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings… 

Listen to Today’s Devotion John 1:14 (MSG) says, “The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood.” Let’s begin where the earthly ministry of Jesus began—in the womb of Mary. The God of… 

Listen to Today’s Devotion Jesus. J-E-S-U-S. Five letters. Six hours. One cross. Three nails. We live because of Jesus. We live because he lives, hope because he works, and matter because he matters. To be… 

Listen to Today’s Devotion You know, the Jesus of many people is small enough to be contained in an aquarium that fits on the cabinet. Never causes any trouble, never demands any attention. Now if… 

Listen to Today’s Devotion Is Peter speaking to us when he urges, “Friends, this world is not your home, so don’t make yourselves cozy in it” (1 Peter 2:11 MSG)? We know our Father’s name,… 

Listen to Today’s Devotion God sought you. He searched you out. Before you knew you needed adopting, he’d already filed the papers. Listen to this passage from Romans 8:29 (NLT): “For God knew his people… 

Listen to Today’s Devotion These words are found in the Book of Psalms: “The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never…