Christmas Joy

This is post #6 in the Christmas devotional “Christmas Joy.” Read more devotionals by Mel Lawrenz. This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her […]

This is post #5 in the Christmas devotional “Christmas Joy.” Want to read more devotionals by Mel Lawrenz? And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby keeping watch over their flocks at night. – Luke 2:8 It may seem like a stretch of the imagination, but try it anyway: If you were God,

This is post #4 in the Christmas devotional “Christmas Joy.” Want to read more devotionals by Mel Lawrenz? God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her

An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said: “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.” – Luke 2:13-14

This is the first post in the devotional “Christmas Joy.” Don’t want to miss any? You can subscribe here. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born