FEAR NOT: Because God Is
Day 26Christmas
Scripture
John 1:14 · · ESV
I am so glad you joined me on the Fear Not journey. We started the first day with Abram, who heard God say, ‘Fear not,’ and then looked toward the stars as God reminded him of His promise.
We walked alongside people who had experienced uncertainty, loss, suffering, doubt and fear. Their circumstances were all very different. But from Genesis through the prophets and into the days of Mary, Joseph and the shepherds, God’s message remained consistent.
We discovered that God is faithful, present, merciful, powerful and trustworthy. He did not always remove the danger, end the suffering, or explain what would happen next. Instead, He continued to reveal who He was, and He invited His people to trust Him.
For generations, God’s people waited for the promised Savior. Then, in Bethlehem, God fulfilled His promise. The child in the manger was not simply another reassurance that God had remembered His people. He was the promised Savior, sent to save His people from their sins.
The God who had been revealing Himself to His people throughout the Old Testament had now made Himself known through His Son, Jesus Christ. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. Praise the Lord for His goodness and mercy!
Thank you for spending these days with me, opening God’s Word, and getting to know a little more about who He is. My prayer is that somewhere along the way, you have found a reason to trust Him a little more deeply.
Christmas comes, and Christmas passes. The decorations come down. Ordinary life returns. Some of the concerns we carried into Advent may still be with us. But the God we have been learning about has not changed.
We do not have to know what tomorrow holds to know who God is.
When Christmas is over and ordinary life returns, what do you want to remember about God?
Prayer
Thank You for the gift of Your Son and for all the ways You have shown us who You are. Help us remember Your faithfulness when we are afraid and trust You in the days ahead.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Amelia