What Christmas Can't Do - Advent Devotional - December 4

Christmas, commercially at least, cannot live up to the promise, to the standards we've set in our minds. At best, Christmas is a promise of greater things to come. However, it's not Christmas that will give us life; it's Christ.

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Today's Devotionals

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What Christmas Can't Do "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly" (John 10:10 nkjv). As the Christmas season descends, we're seeing countless commercials of things we're supposed to buy. The implied promise is that if you give this, or if you receive that, then you'll be happy. Certainly, there's a rush of excitement in receiving a very special gift. But for the most part, you probably can't remember what you got for Christmas last year, even though it seemed so important then.   CONTINUE READING →

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