December 2025

Some Things Never Change…
December 26, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Psalm 145:13-14
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

 

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

 

     Christmas is such a wonderful time of year for most. It brings with it a sense of joy and happiness. People who have not been around for a while stop by and spend time with you. Bosses who you thought never recognized you sent you a card or gave you a call. People exchange pleasant conversations and gifts. It is such a great time of the year.

 

     However, studies have shown that in the days to follow, there are more cases of depression and suicide than at any other time of year. You may wonder why. Many believe one cause may be the high of all the attention, which swells until Christmas and drops like a rock the next day. It is over. No more gifts. No more jolly pleasantries. It is back to the real world. People are thrust back into LIFE. The problem then is that people have begun to live in a world that does not exist. A world where nothing is wrong, and everyone is happy. The truth is, there is a lot wrong. Sin is everywhere, and the entire world is not happy. So, how do we keep these ups and downs to a minimum in our lives?

 

     The answer is to find something in life that will be constant. People need to have a staple in life that remains the same before and after Christmas and will be the same forever. There is only one thing in life that is never changing. It is not what, as much as it is who. GOD! His kingdom is never-ending, and you can be part of it. He rules over every generation and all nations. He can be your permanent, never-changing God if you allow Him to. He will hold you up when you begin to feel low and make something special out of you if you allow Him to. He loves you and wants the best for you, always.

 

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

 

   Do not let this season cause your emotions to bounce up and down like a ship in the open water. Anchor to the rock Christ Jesus. Let Him be your constant in life this year, next year, and for all eternity. Jesus never fails, and Jesus never changes. Oh yes, and He never quits loving you. Call on Him. He is as close as a prayer.

 

What will it mean to you to have someone stable in your life to come?

 

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage and today’s Devotion?

 

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

 

  

GOD TALKING TO ME:  December 26, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
Nehemiah 9, 10 / Psalm 145
Proverbs 26 / Revelations 16, 17

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Zechariah 4-6  /  Revelation 18

 

He Is Holy
December 25, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Nehemiah 8:5-6
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up: And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

 

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

 

      At the reading of God’s Word, the people stood to their feet. They were not asked to rise or to stand. Just out of pure respect for what was contained in the words written in the book, they stood.

 

      In England, when the queen rides past, people stand. When the President of the United States enters a room, people stand. Why? It is done out of respect for the position they have obtained and their place in leadership over us.

 

      After the reading of God’s Word, when Ezra offered blessings and praise to the Lord, the people did three things.

• First, they lifted their hands with palms open, showing that they had no weapons, no hostility, holding onto nothing. The open hands also displayed an expectation of supply by their God.
  
  
• Next, they said, “Amen” with their voice, or more literally, “so be it.” Saying, “Let it be as our God has spoken.”
  
  
• Finally, they bowed their faces to the ground in a show of worship. They did not look at God as their equal but as superior.

 

      Today, people do not lift their hands very often because someone might see them. They do not shout AMEN anymore because people will complain. They often will not even close their eyes, much less bow their head to the ground in respect of God. Jesus came as a baby to this place called Earth, but He lives today as a King on high. He came to regular people, but He lives as God the Son. He came to die for the sins of many that He might save their soul. Many have accepted Him. Have you?

 

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

 

       On this Christmas Morning, can you find a time to get alone with God and lift your hands, bow your head, and say amen? Let it be as God has spoken. May you all have a Merry and “Christ-filled” Christmas.

 

What will a Christ-filled Christmas look like
with you and your family this year?

 

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage and today’s Devotion?

 

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

 

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: December 25, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
Nehemiah 7, 8 / Psalm 144
Proverbs 25 / Revelations 14, 15

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Zechariah 1-3  /  Revelation 17

 

Watch Me God
December 22, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Psalm 141:3-4
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

     Have you ever thought, I sure wish I had not said or done that? Well, I have. Too often, we find ourselves in the position of feeling as if we have not just placed one foot in our mouth, but both feet and part of a leg. We spout off a few words or commit deeds with little or no thought for the feelings of others, much less their good or well-being. Then, when it is done, we look back and think I wish I could do that over. Well, YOU CAN’T.

     You cannot do things over. You might have an opportunity to make things right from time to time. You may have the chance to repeat something, correcting what you should have done right the first time. However, the truth is, time marches on, and you cannot do things over. Once a comment or gesture is made, it is done. Those who heard your first words or saw your first action will know what you did the first time, no matter what you do to correct it. They may forgive, but hardly ever forget. This is why the Psalmist was praying and begging God to help him guard his comments and his actions. That he might do and say the right things that would be honoring and pleasing to God the first time around.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

      As we prepare in the next few days to meet with family and friends, there are several opportunities to say and do the right things or the wrong things. We can be Christ-like or worldly. What we do will honor or dishonor God in front of those around us. This challenge is almost, if not completely, impossible to do without God’s help. We all need to pray this prayer of the Psalmist, asking God to guard and guide our conversation and actions. That all we do would be pleasing unto HIM.

How might God’s word help you and allow the Holy Spirit
to guide and guard your conversations in times to come?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself what MY THOUGHTS are concerning this Passage and today’s Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: December 22, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(O.T.-1,   N.T. & PS.-2,   Prov. – Monthly)}
Haggai – Nehemiah 2 / Psalm 141
Proverbs 21-22 / Revelations 8, 9

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Habakkuk  /  Revelation 14