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Saturday, December 9, 2023: 2 Samuel 7:12-16—Faith of Our Fathers
“And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.” 2 Samuel 7:16 This passage is not just about David’s son carrying on his kingdom, but it is also telling us there is a promise that the Messiah is coming, and His Kingdom will endure forever. Forever……
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Friday, December 8, 2023: 2 Samuel 7:8-11—Faith of Our Fathers
“I took you …, to be leader over my people Israel. I’ve been with you wherever you’ve gone … The Lord declares to you that the Lord will make a dynasty for you.” 2 Samuel 7:8b-9a, 11b This chapter in 2 Samuel is the first of three Biblical references to the prophet Nathan. Nathan was…
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Thursday, December 7, 2023: 2 Samuel 7:4-7—Faith of Our Fathers
“But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: Would you build me a house to dwell in?’” 2 Samuel 7:4-5 In the year 2000, we stopped to visit Ely Cathedral in northern England on our way to Scotland. Once inside the…
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023: Genesis 17:15-19—Faith of Our Fathers
“God said to Abraham, ‘As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.’” Genesis 17:15-16…
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Tuesday, December 5, 2023: Genesis 12:4-5a—Faith of Our Fathers
“So Abram went, as the Lord had told him.” Genesis 4a “To Abraham and Sarah”1 is a hymn written by Judith Fetter at the time when her husband, a pastor, anticipated their acceptance call to a Methodist mission in northeast Brazil. The following is the second and third stanza of the hymn.From Abraham and Saraharose…
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Monday, December 4, 2023: Genesis 12:1-3—Faith of Our Fathers
“Go … to the land I will show you.” Genesis 12:1 (NIV) In the summer of 1988, my wife Carol and I prepared to make the 2200-mile move from Seattle to Holland, Michigan, where she would begin her new job as an assistant professor at Hope College. We packed up the U-Haul, our Datsun station…
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Sunday, December 3, 2023: Matthew 1:1 – Faith of Our Fathers
“An account of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham.” Matthew 1:1 This verse seems like such a strange way to begin an Advent Devotional, much less life and world transforming good news. We would rather jump right into the action with the adult Jesus like the Gospel…
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Saturday, December 2nd: Scripture – Matthew 25:44-46
44 Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not take care of you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the…
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Friday, December 1st: Scripture – Matthew 25:41-43
41 Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You who are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels, 42 for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger…
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Thursday, November 30th: Scripture – Matthew 25:37-40
37 Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food or thirsty and gave you something to drink? 38 And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you or naked and gave you clothing? 39 And when was it that we…