Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of …
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Day 2 — Monday, November 28, 2022
I was glad when they said to me,“Let us go to the house of the LORD!”Our feet have been standingwithin your gates, O Jerusalem! Jerusalem — built as a citythat is bound firmly together,to which the tribes go up,the tribes of the LORD,as was decreed for Israel,to give thanks to the name of the LORD.There …
Day 1 — Sunday, November 27, 2022
It shall come to pass in the latter daysthat the mountain of the house of the LORDshall be established as the highest of the mountains,and shall be lifted up above the hills;and all the nations shall flow to it,and many peoples shall come, and say:“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,to …
Welcome — Advent 2022
The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.John 1:9 Light has come into the world.John 3:19 Welcome to Hope College’s second annual Advent devotional! This year’s theme, Light Has Come, highlights something of the paradoxical nature of the Advent season. Advent is primarily a time of waiting. It’s a time …
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Hope College is pleased to announce its second annual Advent devotional, Light Has Come! Beginning on November 27, 2022, faculty and staff from Hope will guide us on a devotional journey to Christmas Day. Every day of Advent, you will find a new meditation on a scripture passage adapted from the Revised Common Lectionary. If …
Day 28 — Christmas Day 2021
The people who walked in darknesshave seen a great light;those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,on them has light shone.You have multiplied the nation;you have increased its joy;they rejoice before youas with joy at the harvest,as they are glad when they divide the spoil.For the yoke of his burden,and the staff for his …
Day 27 — Friday, December 24, 2021
On your walls, O Jerusalem,I have set watchmen;all the day and all the nightthey shall never be silent.You who put the LORD in remembrance,take no rest,and give him no restuntil he establishes Jerusalemand makes it a praise in the earth.The LORD has sworn by his right handand by his mighty arm.“I will not again give …
Day 26 — Thursday, December 23, 2021
When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion,we were like those who dream.Then our mouth was filled with laughter,and our tongue with shouts of joy;then they said among the nations,“The LORD has done great things for them.”The LORD has done great things for us;we are glad. Restore our fortunes, O LORD,like streams in the Negeb!Those …
Day 25 — Wednesday, December 22, 2021
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me,because the LORD has anointed meto bring good news to the poor;he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,to proclaim liberty to the captives,and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor,and the day of vengeance of …
Day 24 — Tuesday, December 21, 2021
But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach …