It is Christmas morning! Here at our home in Florida it is a beautiful sunny day (expected high of 70 this afternoon). We can only find “white” along our Emerald Coast, and although I sometimes miss the snow, I am perfectly fine with the white sands! My meditation this morning is from Matthew 1:21-23: And…
Do you have some favorite Christmas passages? I do. This week I am celebrating Christmas by meditating through several of my favorites. Isaiah 61:1-3 is one of mine. In this passage, Isaiah writes about the Messiah and what He would do. He had already written about how the Messiah would come (Isaiah 7:14 – a…
Do you have some favorite Christmas passages? I do. This week I am celebrating Christmas by meditating through several of my favorites. Luke 2:8-20 is one of them. In this passage, Luke records the story of the angels appearing to the shepherds who “were abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night”…
You can read our Young Family Christmas letter here: Merry Christmas from the Youngs
Over the last few weeks, we have received several Christmas cards with these words: “For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord!” I love those words, don’t you? You will find them in the Bible in Luke 2:11. These Luke 2 words remind us…
Merry Christmas! The message to the shepherds on the first Christmas morning is still the message that we are proclaiming: For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord (Luke 2:11). How thankful we are that He was born, died for our sins, and was raised…
Yesterday I perused the Christmas story as told by Luke in the first two chapters of his book. Both chapters are loaded with exciting and captivating events. It is almost as if God suddenly begins moving in “fast-forward!” Angels appear to all sorts of people Announcements are made. Miracles happen. Prayers are answered. Two babies…
“Keep thy heart with all diligence,” Solomon wrote, many, many years ago. He followed that up a few verses later with a challenge to “ponder the path of thy feet!” That word ponder contains the idea of “building a road.” In order to guard our heart we have to build a road to purity. I…
Five Gifts You Should Give This Christmas This is a wonderful time of the year. For us, it is a time of being able to be home, of being able to attend services with our own church family, and of being able to buy presents! We love it all, and especially the gifts. I have…
Evangelist Dave Young 