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
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Romans 10:17
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