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Crystal Manget
Advent Devotional: Intro to Joy
As Jesus was carried to heaven, His followers were filled with great joy. They understood the joy of salvation. They understood the joy that comes in complete worship. Their joy lead them to Bless God, but their joy also lead them to share the story of Jesus, their teacher. Do you have joy? Not happiness…
Advent Devotional: Day 22
May the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13 ESV I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in Him. Then you will…
Advent Devotional: Day 21
Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11 There’s so much that I could write about between the Resurrection and the Ascension, but I felt God’s prompting to stay here. The Ascension. He spent that time preparing them again to be without Him. He had to leave so that the Holy Spirit (The Helper) could come. Luke doesn’t give…
Advent Devotional: Day 20
But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from them tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two…
Advent Devotional: Day 19 – Part 2
As we walk to the crucifixion I don’t want to miss a few highlights of the life of Christ. One which brings a lot of symbolism to me is the cleansing of the temple (Luke 19:45-48). Our bodies, including our minds, are the temple of God: what tables would Jesus be flipping over in your…
Advent Devotional: Day 19 – Part 1
Luke 19:29-40 His disciples began rejoicing, not just the twelve, but the whole multitude (Luke 18:43). They had seen the works God had done through Jesus and it stirred them to rejoice and praise. The Pharisees wanted to silence them. But Jesus replied, “if they were silent, the rocks would cry out.” I have an…
Advent Devotional: Day 18 – Part 2
Luke 9:12-17 The disciples wanted Jesus to send the crowds away so they could eat and rest. I get them. Crowds are a bit stressful to me. They are noisy and demanding. But Jesus declined their request and started giving them these instructions: divide them into groups. He then took the food and blessed it.…
Advent Devotional: Day 18 – Part 1
Luke 3:21-23 The trinity was reunited after Jesus was baptized. The picture is one that envelopes our themes completely—Hope, Peace, Love and Joy. The words spoken resonate deep within my soul and create a longing. That longing is about hearing the Father’s proud moment—love expressed. It is the ultimate “attaboy”. Growing up I did not…
Advent Devotional: Day 17
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the…