The Real Reason for the Season

"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient time." Micah 5:2 (NIV)

A dear friend passed this YouTube on to me.  It is a great reminder that even in the midst of the hustle and bustle of our Christmas commercialism, there lies the real reason for the season.   http://youtu.be/chk3MoUvZGA

 

As we begin the month of December, what better way to find calm and peace in our lives then to purposefully celebrate each day by spending a few minutes in the Word of God, reading about the greatest miracle of all time. My sister shared this Bible reading plan with me and I’d love for all of us to use it as a guide on this 2012 Christmas journey. Let’s walk together through the promises, the prophecies, and their fulfillment, as we approach the unfolding of God's plan at the scene of Bethlehem and birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

December 1 Micah 5:2 Luke 2:4-6 Matthew 1:21-23	December 2 Psalm 72:10-11 Matthew 2:8 John 1:12	December 3 Isaiah 60:6 Matthew 2:1, 11 Matthew 7:7-8	December 4 Hosea 11:1 Matthew 2:13-15 1 John 2:25	December 5 Matthew 2:23b Matthew 2:19-23a 1 John 5:14-15
December 6 Isaiah 11:3-4 Luke 4:17-19 Romans 8:11	December 7 Isaiah 11:2 Luke 2:52 John 14:27	December 8 Isaiah 8:14 1 Peter 1:4-5 1 Peter 17-8	December 9 Isaiah 53:4 Matthew 8:16-17 1 Peter 2:24	December 10 Deuteronomy 18:15 John 6:14 Galatians 3:28-29
December 11 Psalm 110:4 Hebrews 6:19-20 2 Corinthians 1:20	December 12 Psalm 8:2 Matthew 21: 15-16 Matthew 19:14	December 13 Zechariah 9:9 John 12:13-14 Romans 8:1	December 14 Psalm 41:9 John 13:18, 26-27 1 John 1:9	December 15 Zechariah 11:12 Matthew 26:15 1 Timothy 4:8-12
December 16 Psalm 27:12 Matthew 26:59-61 1 John 5:13	December 17 Isaiah 53:7 Matthew 26:62-63a John 3:16	December 18 Zechariah 11:13 Matthew 27:6-7 Hebrews 13:5	December 19 Psalm 22:8 Matthew  27:39-43 James 1:12	December 20 Psalm 22:18 John 19:23-24 Acts 1:8
December 21 Psalm 34:20 John 19:33 Romans 8:38-39	December 22 Psalm 22:16 John  20-26-28 Matthew 5:8	December 23 Isaiah 53:9 Matthew 27:57-60 1 John 4:4	December 24 Psalm 16:10 Matthew 28:5-6 1 Corinthians 15:51-52	December 25 Isaiah 7:14 Luke 1:26-27,31 Luke 1:37

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