Author: Gospel Folio Press

Upon arriving at the house where the Lord was, the wise men gave evidence of saving faith. First, the object of their faith was correct, they worshipped Christ and no one else; the order of their faith was correct, they bowed down and parted with their treasures; and the outcome of their faith was correct—they went home “another way”, safe and forever changed by the event. Wise men and women will do the same when they follow God’s leading and come to Him. —Mark Kolchin

What a delightful title is given to Christ—the mighty God. The baby of Bethlehem is called the mighty God. What mystery, as the Creator enters His creation. His unique birth has affected this world as no other birth. He has changed the course of history. It is His story. His sinless life challenged all who knew Him. His atoning death has changed the lives of millions and His glorious resurrection convinces us that He is none other than the Mighty God. “O come, let us adore Him.” —James Comte

Mystery indeed! The long-promised Prince of Peace has come, with no pomp, pageantry or palace. Just a baby wrapped up in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger! But this infant Son of Mary is the incarnate Son of God. God manifest in flesh! We hear the shepherds say, “Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass” and we gladly join them in their adoration.—Jim Flanigan

Abraham and Lot were seated in radically different places, which revealed their differing attitudes to this life. The pilgrim Abraham sat in a tent door, a portable, impermanent dwelling of someone looking for a better country (Heb. 11:16). His kinsman Lot sat in the city gate, the place of government for one whose efforts concentrated on this present world. Through prayer, the former influenced Sodom’s destiny; while the latter failed even to influence his own wife and sons-in-law. —K. R. Keyser

Three invitations are given by the Lord personally and sent to you. The first concerns our sins, though like scarlet, they can be as white as snow. The second call is to rest. We are without peace until we find rest in Christ. The third invitation is in parable form. It’s an invitation to a great supper—God’s great salvation by His grace. All is prepared and ready for you. Don’t pass up God’s gracious invitations given in His Word. —Rex Trogdon

What a wonderful prayer of thanksgiving to start every new day. Whoever we are, whatever we have achieved is solely due to the goodness and grace of God. Pride is a dreadful sin, and the Christian should be in a perpetual state of humility. We deserve absolutely nothing!—Brian Russell

The blowing of the silver trumpets was not only to marshal Israel for war, but it was also an appeal to the Lord to save them from their enemies. When the day of grace commenced, the trumpets were blown against the powers of darkness. Paul exhorts us to, “Endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please Him who hath chosen him to be a soldier,” (2 Tim. 2:3-4). Lord, help in the battle.—R. Surgenor

The sorrows of this suffering Man permeated His lovely life. There was the sorrow of the Incarnation; to leave His home and become a man was itself a sorrow. The sorrow of Identification; to be identified with beings in the universe who were moral criminals. He suffered the sorrow of Compassion; having all power to heal and to comfort, yet on so many occasions to withold that power, for His hour was not yet. The sorrows of rejection, humiliation, and ultimately isolation, all gathered upon that tender soul, so that of all the experiences of life, it was sorrow that most identified His humanity. —J. B. N.