Advent Begins With an Impossible Promise

🙏 TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL: LUKE 1

Scripture:
“For nothing will be impossible with God.” Luke 1:37

Devotional:
Advent begins in the quiet places where no one is watching. Long before shepherds saw angels or wise men followed a star, God visited two ordinary people and whispered a promise that seemed impossible. An elderly couple who had given up hope would hold a child. A humble teenage girl in Nazareth would carry the Messiah. Before the world saw anything, God was already at work.

Luke 1 reminds us that the story of Jesus always starts in hidden places, in hearts that are willing to say yes to God. Zechariah doubted and was silenced for a time. Mary believed and surrendered with simple faith. Both were human. Both were loved. Yet the contrast invites us to ask a deeper question. When God speaks, do we hesitate or lean in? Advent is not only about waiting. It is about making room in our own hearts for God to do what only He can do.

Reflection:
Where do you need God to break into your story? What area of your life feels barren or impossible? Advent is God’s reminder that His power is not limited by your circumstances.

Prayer:
Lord, I open my heart to You today. Like Mary, I say, “Let it be to me according to Your word.” Bring life to the places in me that feel empty. Renew my hope as I begin this Advent journey. Amen.

Advent Thought for the Day:
The story of Christmas begins in the unseen places. Let God begin something in you today.

Spreading Christmas Cheer:

Tomorrow, on Giving Tuesday, we invite you to help provide 80,000 Bibles, both print and digital, to Christians in the world’s most difficult and dangerous places to follow Christ. Generous friends have already provided funds for the first 40,000 Bibles. They are now challenging others, like you, to help place 40,000 more Bibles in the hands of believers who do not have a copy or have lost their Bible due to persecution.

Together, we can make sure every Christian in the world’s spiritually darkest nations has his or her own Bible.