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Redeemed to Be Heirs // Galatians 4:1–7

Friday, December 31, 2010
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children. And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father! Galatians 4:5–7

God’s Steadfast Love // Psalm 106:40–48

Thursday, December 30, 2010
Many times, he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes, and were brought low through their iniquity. Nevertheless, he regarded their distress when he heard their cry. For their sake, he remembered his covenant, and showed compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love. Psalm 106:43–45

Do Not Fear // Isaiah 44:1–5

Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Thus says the Lord who made you, who formed you in the womb and will help you: Do not fear, O Jacob my servant, Jeshurun whom I have chosen. For, I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my spirit upon your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring. Isaiah 44:2-3

Know That I Am with You // Genesis 28:10–17

Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. Genesis 28:15

My Redeemer Lives! // Job 19:23–27

Monday, December 27, 2010
For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will stand upon the earth; and after my skin has been thus destroyed, then in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see on my side, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me! Job 19:25–27

No Other Savior // Isaiah 43:1–7, 11–12

Sunday, December 26, 2010
“I, I am the Lord, and besides me there is no savior. I declared and saved and proclaimed, when there was no strange god among you, and you are my witnesses,” says the Lord. “I am God, and also henceforth, I am He; there is no one who can deliver from my hand; I work and who can hinder it?” Isaiah 43:12–13

God with Us // Matthew 1:18–25

Saturday, December 25, 2010
She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: "Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel," which means, "God is with us." Matthew 1:21–23

The Lord Is with You // Haggai 1:7–15

Friday, December 24, 2010
Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of the prophet Haggai, as the Lord their God had sent him; and the people feared the Lord. Then Haggai, the messenger of the Lord, spoke to the people with the Lord's message, saying, I am with you, says the Lord. Haggai 1:12–13

Obey and Find Mercy // Jeremiah 42:7–17

Thursday, December 23, 2010
They in their turn said to Jeremiah, "May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act according to everything that the Lord your God sends us through you. Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, as you have been; do not be afraid of him, says the Lord, for I am with you, to save you and to rescue you from his hand. I will grant you mercy, and he will have mercy on you and restore you to your native soil. Jeremiah 42:5, 11-12

God Forgets Our Sins // Isaiah 43:22–28

Wednesday, December 22, 2010
I, I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins. Isaiah 43:22

Chosen by God // Isaiah 43:8–10

Tuesday, December 21, 2010
For he said, "Surely they are my people, children who will not deal falsely"; and he became their savior in all their distress. It was no messenger or angel but his presence that saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. But they rebelled and grieved his holy spirit; therefore, he became their enemy; he himself fought against them. Isaiah 43:8–10

Remember God’s Mercy // Isaiah 63:7–14

Monday, December 20, 2010
I will recount the gracious deeds of the Lord, the praiseworthy acts of the Lord, because of all that the Lord has done for us, and the great favor to the house of Israel that he has shown them according to his mercy, according to the abundance of his steadfast love. Isaiah 63:7

The Prince of Peace // Isaiah 9:7; 11:1–8

Sunday, December 19, 2010
His authority shall grow continually, and there shall be endless peace for the throne of David and his kingdom. He will establish and uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time onward and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this. Isaiah 9:7

His Mission—Our Mission // Matthew 28:16–20

Saturday, December 18, 2010
And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:16–20

Child Is Born // Isaiah 9:1–6

Friday, December 17, 2010
For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:1–6

Peace Given to You // John 14:25–31

Thursday, December 16, 2010
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. John 14:27

Peace with God // Romans 5:1–5

Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. Romans 5:1–2

The Gospel of Peace // Ephesians 6:13–17

Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand therefore, and fasten the belt of truth around your waist, and put on the breastplate of righteousness. As shoes for your feet put on whatever will make you ready to proclaim the gospel of peace. Ephesians 6:13–15

The God of Peace // Romans 15:25–33

Monday, December 13, 2010
I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in earnest prayer to God on my behalf, that I may be rescued from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my ministry to Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, so that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company. Romans 15:32-33

The Lord’s Promise to Protect // Isaiah 41:8–10, 17–20

Sunday, December 12, 2010
But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend, you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, "You are my servant. I have chosen you and not cast you off. Do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. Isaiah 41:8–10

Do Not Fear // Isaiah 41:11–16

Saturday, December 11, 2010
You shall seek those who contend with you, but you shall not find them; those who war against you shall be as nothing at all. 13 For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Do not fear. I will help you." Isaiah 41:12-13

The Lord, First and Last // Isaiah 41:1–7

Friday, December 10, 2010
Who has roused a victor from the east, summoned him to his service? He delivers up nations to him, and tramples kings under foot; he makes them like dust with his sword, like driven stubble with his bow. Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, am first, and will be with the last. Isaiah 41:2, 4

A God of Hope // Psalm 71:1–6

Thursday, December 9, 2010
Be to me a rock of refuge, a strong fortress, to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel. For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth. Psalm 71:3-5

A God Ready to Forgive // Nehemiah 9:16–21

Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Even when they had cast an image of a calf for themselves and said, "This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,' and had committed great blasphemies, you in your great mercies did not forsake them. In the wilderness; the pillar of cloud that led them in the way did not leave them by day, nor the pillar of fire by night that gave them light on the way by which they should go. Nehemiah 9:18-19

A God of Grace and Mercy // 2 Chronicles 30:6–9

Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Do not now be stiff-necked as your ancestors were, but yield yourselves to the Lord and come to his sanctuary, which he has sanctified forever, and serve the Lord your God, so that his fierce anger may turn away from you. For as you return to the Lord, your kindred and your children will find compassion with their captors, and return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him." 2 Chronicles 30:8–9

A God of Love // 1 John 4:13–19

Monday, December 6, 2010
God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness on the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. 1 John 4:16–18

God’s Coming Glory // Isaiah 40:1–5, 25–26, 29–31

Sunday, December 5, 2010
A voice cries out, "In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken." Isaiah 40:3–5

God’s Glory Above the Earth // Isaiah 40:18–24

Saturday, December 4, 2010
It is [God] who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to live in.

God’s Glory Above the Nations // Isaiah 40:12–17

Friday, December 3, 2010
All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness. To whom then will you liken God, or what likeness compare with him? Isaiah 40:17-18

God’s Glory Beseeched // Psalm 79:5–10

Thursday, December 2, 2010
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name's sake. Psalm 79:9

God’s Glory Praised // 2 Chronicles 5:11–14

Wednesday, December 1, 2010
When the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the Lord, "For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever." The house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God. 2 Chronicles 5:13b–14