Today’s Reading: Psalm 72:8–11; Matthew 2:1–12; Revelation 7:9–10
Before reading, pray together and ask the Holy Spirit to help your family see Jesus as the righteous King who deserves our worship.
Today’s Big Truth:
Jesus is the righteous King who deserves honor from every nation.
Psalm 72 paints a picture of a perfect King—one who rules with justice, righteousness, and compassion. It says:
“All kings will bow before Him,
and all nations will serve Him.”
— Psalm 72:11 (NLT)
This psalm was...
Today’s Reading: Psalm 22:14–18; John 19:23–24
Before reading, pray together and ask the Holy Spirit to help your family understand the depth of Jesus’ love and the marvel of God’s long-planned rescue.
Today’s Big Truth:
God foretold Jesus’ suffering long before it happened, showing the depth of His love for us.
Psalm 22 is one of the most remarkable and heartbreaking prophecies in the Bible. Written by King David hundreds of years before Jesus was born, it describes a scene of intense...
Today’s Reading: Psalm 49:5–15; John 11:25–26
Before reading, pray together and ask the Holy Spirit to help your family understand the hope we have because Jesus rescues us from death and gives us eternal life.
Today’s Big Truth:
Jesus is the Redeemer who frees us from the power of the grave.
Psalm 49 is an honest and sobering song. It reminds us that no person—no matter how strong, wealthy, or important—can rescue themselves from death. Life is a gift from God, and death is a reality every...
Today’s Reading: Psalm 2:7–8; Matthew 3:16–17
Before reading, pray together and ask the Holy Spirit to help your family see Jesus as God’s chosen and beloved Son.
Today’s Big Truth:
Jesus is God’s Son, the true King whom all nations will one day honor.
Psalm 2 is a powerful song about God’s promise to place His chosen King on the throne—One who would rule not just over Israel, but over the whole world. In it, God speaks directly:
“You are my son.
Today I have become your Father.”
— Psalm 2:7...
Today’s Reading: Job 19:25–27; John 11:25–26
Before you begin, pray together and ask the Holy Spirit to help your family understand the hope we have because Jesus, our Redeemer, lives forever.
Today’s Big Truth:
Jesus is our living Redeemer who brings hope even in the hardest times.
The story of Job is one of the most difficult and beautiful in the Bible. Job lost nearly everything—his family, his health, his comfort, even the support of friends. His heart was full of questions and grief.
Yet in...
Today’s Reading: 2 Samuel 7:12–13; Luke 1:30–33
Before you begin, pray together and ask the Holy Spirit to help your family understand the greatness of Jesus’ forever kingdom.
Today’s Big Truth:
God promised an eternal King—and Jesus is that King.
King David was one of Israel’s greatest leaders. He loved God, wrote songs that fill our Bibles, and guided God’s people with a humble heart. But even David knew that his own kingship wouldn’t last forever.
One night, God made David a powerful promise—...
Today’s Reading: Deuteronomy 18:15–19; John 1:1–14
Before you begin, pray together and ask the Holy Spirit to help your family hear God’s voice and recognize Jesus as the One who speaks God’s truth perfectly.
Today’s Big Truth:
Jesus is the promised Prophet who shows us God’s heart.
Long before Jesus was born, God made a promise through Moses—one that gave hope to His people for generations.
Moses told Israel:
“The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me… You must listen to him.”
— ...
Today’s Reading: Hosea 11:1; Matthew 2:13–15
Before you begin, pray together and ask the Holy Spirit to help your family understand how God cares for His people and keeps His promises.
Today’s Big Truth:
God protects His Son—and He protects us too.
In the Old Testament, the prophet Hosea wrote a short but powerful line:
“I called my son out of Egypt.” — Hosea 11:1 (NLT)
When Hosea first wrote this, he was talking about how God brought Israel—the whole nation—out of Egypt during the time of Moses....
Today’s Reading: Exodus 33:14
Before reading together tonight, pray and invite the Holy Spirit to help your family understand how God stays close to His people.
Today’s Big Truth:
God is always with His people—and Jesus is the perfect fulfillment of that promise.
In today’s passage, Moses is meeting with God while the Israelites are in the wilderness. Moses knows that leading God’s people is impossible without God’s help. So he asks God to stay with them.
And God answers with a beautiful promise:...
Today’s Reading: Exodus 12:1–13
Before you begin, pray together and ask the Holy Spirit to help your family see Jesus in today’s story.
Today’s Big Truth:
God rescued His people through the blood of a lamb—just like He rescues us through Jesus.
In today’s reading, God is preparing His people to leave Egypt after many years of slavery. On this special night, called Passover, the Israelites were told to take a perfect lamb, sacrifice it, and put its blood on the doorposts of their homes.
God...
Family Advent – Day 4
Today’s Reading:
Genesis 49:8–12
2 Samuel 7:12–16
Luke 1:26–38
Revelation 5:4–5
John 1:10–13
Before you begin, pray together and ask the Holy Spirit to help your family understand God’s Word and see Jesus clearly.
Today’s Big Truth:
God promised a King—and Jesus is that King!
1. Jacob’s Blessing (Genesis 49:8–12)
Jacob (also called Israel) spoke blessings over his sons. Sometimes these blessings were also prophecies, which means God was speaking through him about things that would...
Today’s Reading: Genesis 22:1–18
Today we move forward in Abraham’s story. By this point God has changed his name, blessed him with a son through his wife Sarah (whose name was also changed), and continued to lead him step by step.
In this passage, Abraham hears God speak and responds with trust. God asks him to take Isaac—the very son God had promised, the child through whom God said He would bless the whole world—and offer him as a sacrifice on the mountain. This was a moment that tested...
Family Advent Reading Guide – Day 2
It’s time for the next nightly reading as we look forward to the coming of our Messiah. As you read with your children, invite them to notice how each passage shows us who God is and how the whole story of Scripture points toward Jesus.
A great question to ask each night is:
“Who did Jesus come for?”
The answer is “everyone,” of course—but encourage your children to take it one step further:
“Jesus came for me.”
Help them see that God’s rescue plan is big enough...
Tonight's reading: Genesis Chapter 3:1-21, Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1-5
I encourage you to always ask the Holy Spirit to teach you when you open the Word, and to ask Him to help you do the Word, live it, and be transformed by it. He wants to impart spiritual wisdom to us if we seek Him.
We read Genesis 3:1-21 first and discussed sin and how God had a plan and revealed the coming Savior in His first encounter with Adam and Eve after the fall. And, as a loving Father, while there were...