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Be Still and Know Daily Bible Devotion

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 Bring some Spirit-filled peace into your hectic schedule every weekday morning with this new Daily Devotional. Spiritualité
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  • December 30th - Luke 2:28-31

    December 30th - Luke 2:28-31
    Dec 30 2025
    Luke 2:28-31 [Simeon] took the child in his arms and praised God, saying: “Sovereign Lord, now let your servant die in peace, as you have promised. I have seen your salvation, which you have prepared for all people.” Simeon was clearly an old man and had spent years waiting for this moment. When he saw baby Jesus, he recognised that this was the one who had been the focus of his prayers for all that time. The Messiah had finally come. Simeon had lived a good life. Luke described him as “righteous and devout” (v25), and that tells us that he had lived in the right way towards the people around him and had been committed to God. Now, as his life ebbed away, he found fulfilment in holding Jesus in his arms and bringing his praises to God. Simeon’s prayer is known by its Latin name as the [itals]Nunc Dimittis[end itals] and is used by many churches as part of evening worship. It is also often used in funeral services, and that’s easy to understand – here was a man who came to the end of his days at peace because of the Lord. In Jesus, he knew he was seeing the Saviour of the World, and that meant everything to him. There is no greater blessing than to know the peace that Christ gives. That is true at any moment in life, but as we slip from this world, we must all desire to know the peace that was Simeon’s experience. As a minister, I have often been with people as they have passed from this life. There is no greater privilege than to be with someone in those moments and to commit them into the hands of the Prince of Peace. I pray that you know his peace right now and will know it throughout your life until that moment when the Lord takes you to be with him. Question In what ways do Simeon’s words encourage and challenge you? Prayer Lord Jesus, thank you for the gift of your peace in this moment and throughout my life. Amen
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    3 min
  • December 29th - Luke 2:21

    December 29th - Luke 2:21
    Dec 29 2025
    Luke 2:21 Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived. Three ceremonies took place after the birth of Jesus, just as they did for every Jewish baby boy. Firstly, he was circumcised. This practice dates right back to the time of Abraham and was a sign of the covenant between God and his people. It was absolutely essential for every little Jewish boy to be circumcised. A failure to do so was believed to lead to the extinction of the soul and the denial of a share in the life to come. It was such an important ceremony that it could take place on any day of the week, including the Sabbath. The Jews believed that every firstborn male, whether human or cattle, was sacred to God. They belonged to him, so they needed to be bought back from God. This was done for the cost of five shekels and could not be paid sooner than 31 days after the birth of the child. The third ceremony was the purification of the mother. In Jewish law, a woman who had given birth to a boy was ritually unclean for 40 days, and if she gave birth to a girl, she was unclean for 80 days. At the end of that time, the mother needed to present an offering to the Lord in the form of a lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon for a sin offering. That was reasonably expensive, so if the parents had limited means, they were able to bring two pigeons, and that was known as The Offering of the Poor. That was the offering that Mary brought and is a very clear indication of the poverty that Jesus experienced as a child. These ceremonies may seem very strange to us, but they underline the fact that children are a precious gift from God. The responsibility to care for a child is an awesome privilege and one which needs God’s constant strength and guidance. Question Why do you think it was necessary for Jesus, the Son of God, to go through these ceremonies? Prayer Lord God, I thank you for the gift of children. I pray today for all parents, asking that they will reach out to you and find your strength. Amen
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    3 min
  • December 28th - Luke 2:21

    December 28th - Luke 2:21
    Dec 28 2025
    Luke 2:21 Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived. My wife Sue and I have three children, and I well recall the long conversations about names which took place before they were born. We talked about names that had been important in the family, biblical names and others that we simply liked. The naming of Jesus was a very different matter. This was the name Gabriel had given to Mary when she had first been informed of her miraculous pregnancy. Jesus was actually a very popular boy’s name at the time and was a shortened form of the name Joshua, which means “the Lord saves”. Because most people at the time only had one name, they were often known by the place from which they came or the name of their father, so Jesus was variously known as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus, the son of Joseph. There would probably have been many children around in Nazareth with the name Jesus, but only one who had come to bring salvation. In Jesus, the name was completely fulfilled. Because Jesus is both fully man and fully God, he was able to open up the way into God’s presence. The sacrificial system of the Old Testament was no longer necessary. Simply through trusting Jesus, we are able, in the words of the writer of Hebrews, to “come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most” (Hebrews 4:16). Jesus spoke wise and wonderful words and told gripping stories. He healed people and performed amazing miracles, but we miss the point of his coming if we don’t recognise that he came to bring salvation. He came to open up the possibility of us being forgiven and made whole, and that incredible offer is as real today as it was when he first came. Many people, then as now, rejected Jesus and his offer of salvation, but to all who believe in him and accept him, he gives the right to become children of God (John 1:12). Question How has Jesus’ offer of salvation affected your life? Prayer Lord Jesus, thank you that you want to be my saviour. I confess my sins, and ask you to set me free from them and give me a new life. Amen
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    4 min
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