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Dr. Eugene Habecker,President,
Taylor University
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Helping people meet God every day. 
Spend just a few minutes each day following the Bible’s story of Jesus’ birth.
The Essential Journey to Bethlehem provides you with one short scripture reading each day followed by a reflection question or two designed to help you see how God promised the world a Savior and then kept that promise.
This daily devotional will be running during Advent from November 30 to December 25.
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Advent Bible readings will display here during Advent.
Preparing for your Essential Journey to Bethlehem:
| Day | Read | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | CHRISTMAS DAY: “The Word Became Flesh” | John 1:1–17 | 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God... |
| 25 | His Gift to Us | Ephesians 2:1–10 | 1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and... |
| 24 | His Offering for Sin | Romans 8:1–4 | 1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who... |
| 23 | He Humbled Himself | Philippians 2:5–11 | 5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ... |
| 22 | His Superiority | Hebrews 1:1–4 | 1 In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the... |
| 21 | His Divine Being | Colossians 1:15–20 | 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the... |
| 20 | The Father’s House | Luke 2:41–52 | 41 Every year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the... |
| 19 | The Return to Nazareth | Matthew 2:19–23 | 19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a... |
| 18 | The Flight to Egypt | Matthew 2:13–18 | 13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to... |
| 17 | The Magi’s Worship | Matthew 2:7–12 | 7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from... |
| 16 | The Magi’s Search | Matthew 2:1–6 | 1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the... |
| 15 | The Child’s Future | Luke 2:33–40 | 33 The child's father and mother marveled at what was said... |
| 14 | The Child in the Temple | Luke 2:21–32 | 21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him,... |
| 13 | The Shepherds Find Him | Luke 2:15–20 | 15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the... |
| 12 | The Angel’s Good News | Luke 2:8–14 | 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby... |
| 11 | The Birth of Jesus | Luke 2:1–7 | 1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a... |
| 10 | With Great Rejoicing! | Luke 1:39–45 | 39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the... |
| 9 | Announced by the Angel | Luke 1:26–38 | 26 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to... |
| 8 | Preceded by John | Luke 1:5-17 | 5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named... |
| 7 | By the Holy Spirit | Matthew 1:18–24 | 18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His... |
| 6 | At The Right Time | Galatians 4:4-7 | 4 But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son,... |
| 5 | His Kingship Foretold | Zechariah 9: 9-13 | 9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! ... |
| 4 | His Birthplace Foretold | Micah 5:2-5 | 2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, ... |
| 3 | His Suffering Foretold | Isaiah 53:1-6 | 1 Who has believed our message ... |
| 2 | His Peace Foretold | Isaiah 11:1–10 | 1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; ... |
| 1 | His Birth Foretold | Isaiah 9:1-7 | 1 Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were... |



