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Prepare Him Room

• READ: PSALM 98

 

Pop quiz: What famous Christmas carol was based on today’s Scripture reading? If you guessed “Joy to the World,” you’re right. This psalm talks about looking forward to Jesus’ return: when He comes to judge the earth in

righteousness, bringing justice for every wrong done and destroying sin and its effects (2 Peter 3:8-13; Revelation 21:1-8).

 

Okay, here is your second pop quiz: Can you sing the first line of “Joy to the World” without looking at the words? “Joy to the world / The Lord is come / Let earth receive her king.” In fact, this Christmas carol was originally written about Jesus’ return (or second coming) rather than His birth.

 

Both Jesus’ birth and His return are cause for rejoicing and singing! When Jesus came as a baby, He created a way for us to be freed from sin and death so that we could be with God forever. This is because Jesus came to earth the first time to die on the cross for our sins. If we put our trust in what He did, we are freed from sin and death. Jesus’ second coming is when He returns to dwell with His people forever.

 

But the second line of this carol is just as important as the first: “Let every heart prepare Him room.” Born that night in Bethlehem, Jesus came to prepare the hearts of His people to be in relationship with Him. Without Christ, our hearts long for the wrong things—going after sin instead of the God we were made to serve.

 

This Christmas, if you haven’t already, consider the Savior who offers to free every part of you—including your heart—from sin and death. Put your trust in the forgiveness He offers you through His death and resurrection.

 

• How does Jesus’ death and resurrection make it possible for us to be free from sin and death? Why is His return so important? (For more information, check out our "Know Jesus" page!.)

 

• If you know Jesus, what are some ways He is freeing your heart from sin even now, through the power of the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:17-18)?

 

Let the rivers clap their hands in glee! Let the hills sing out their songs of joy before the Lord, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice, and the nations with fairness. Psalm 98:8-9 (NLT)

 

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Christmas: Truth Stranger Than Fiction?

• READ: MATTHEW 1:18–2:6PSALM 98

 

What a fairy tale! Angels, a virgin birth, a manger, shepherds, magi...it’s a great story to make us all fuzzy and warm at Christmas. But can we seriously believe the story of Jesus’ birth is true?

 

God knew the Christmas story was going to be wildly unique. In fact, He made it that way on purpose. Why? So we could know that it really is truth.

 

How? He told us about it beforehand. The Old Testament prophecies aren’t just Christmas poetry; they’re solid, compelling evidence that the baby in the manger was God. Take a look!

 

“Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are small among the clans of Judah; one will come from you to be ruler over Israel for me. His origin is from antiquity, from ancient times.” That’s Micah 5:2. The Messiah would be from lowly Bethlehem...written about seven hundred years before Christ came!

 

“Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign: See, the virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel.” This one is Isaiah 7:14, also about seven hundred years before Christmas. Immanuel, we know, means “God with us”; Isaiah is saying God will come to be with us, born of a virgin.

 

“Then a shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—a Spirit of wisdom and understanding....His delight will be in the fear of the Lord” (Isaiah 11:1-3). Jesse was King David’s father: Jesus’ direct ancestor. And Jesus—discussing theology with the religious leaders at age twelve and blessed by the Holy Spirit at his baptism—fits the prophecy entirely (Matthew 3:13-16; Luke 2:41-52).

 

Those three verses are just a tiny taste of the prophecies that the miracle called Christmas fulfilled. Truth stranger than fiction? Sometimes it’s meant to be, so that we know it’s no coincidence. “Jesus is Truth” is the only explanation (John 14:6).

 

• How does Jesus fulfill the promises of Scripture (Luke 24:27, 44; John 5:39; Acts 10:43; 2 Corinthians 1:20; 2 Timothy 3:15)?

 

He [Jesus] began by saying to them, “Today as you listen, this Scripture has been fulfilled.” Luke 4:21 (CSB)

 

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