December 25th One Year Bible Readings

Zechariah 8:1-23 + Revelation 16:1-21 + Psalm 144:1-15 + Proverbs 30:29-31
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Merry Christmas!  Busy week with Christmas - full posts will be back on December 26th.

Old Testament - Bible.org's commentary on today's readings in Zechariah titled "Oracles Concerning Hypocritical Fasting" is at this link.

New Testament - Bible.org's commentary on today's readings in Revelation chapter 16 titled "The Bowl Judgments" is at this link.  Below is artist Pat Marvenko Smith's "The Seven Bowl Judgments" and "The Plagues of the Seven Bowls:

Art used by permission by Pat Marvenko Smith, copyright 1992.
To order prints visit her "Revelation Illustrated" site. Art used by permission by Pat Marvenko Smith, copyright 1992.
To order prints visit her "Revelation Illustrated" site.

Psalms - Psalm 144 verses 3 & 4 are fairly well known: "O LORD, what are mortals that you should notice us, mere humans that you should care for us? For we are like a breath of air; our days are like a passing shadow."  If our days are like a passing shadow, how then should we be spending our days?  What types of things should we be investing our time & money into?  What should we be investing our very hearts and minds into?  Are you wisely spending your passing days in godly ways?

Merry Christmas! - I will close out this Christmas day blog entry with a quick reflection here on A Charlie Brown Christmas.  :)

I think sometimes many of us wonder the same things that Charlie Brown did during this time of year.  "What is the meaning of Christmas?"  Well, I'll leave you will Linus' wonderful answer to Charlie and the Peanuts gang straight from Luke 2:8-14 (King James Version):

^"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."

Video: Here's Linus in Charlie Brown's Christmas reciting the verses from Luke per above:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eff0cqYefYY

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Please join us in memorizing and meditating on two verses of Scripture today: "LORD, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them? They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow." Psalm 144:3-4 (NIV)

Prayer Point: Pray in thanksgiving that the Lord cares for you and thinks about you. Pray in thanksgiving that the Father sent his son, Jesus, to dwell with us as a baby in a manger.

Comments from you:  What verses or insights stand out to you in today's readings?  Please post up by clicking on the "Comments" link below!

God bless,
Mike

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Comments

[Joyce]

Merry Christmas Mike and everyone!
It's a blessing ever since I came across this One Year Bible Blog couple of years ago.
Every morning coming to this blog is an important accountability and encouragement for me to seek God and His Word first in my day.
Thank you Mike! Thank you all of you who travel along God's Word here!
Mike,
may our Heavenly Father continue to bless you with spiritual wisdom and understanding,
may He continue to encourage you as you serve in this blog,
may He use this blog to bring His Truth to the far corners of the earth! amen.
Psalm 144:15 NASB
How blessed are the people who are so situated;
How blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!

God bless!
Joyce