The Promise of Christ’s Birth - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2025

Bible in a Year: Zephaniah 1-3, Revelation 16

You, Bethlehem Ephrathah, . . . out of you will come . . . one who will be ruler over Israel.
Micah 5:2

Today's Scripture & Insight: Luke 2:1-7

In November 1962, physicist John W. Mauchly said, "There is no reason to suppose the average boy or girl cannot be master of a personal computer." Mauchly's prediction seemed remarkable at the time, but it proved astonishingly accurate. Today, using a computer or handheld device is one of the earliest skills a child learns.

While Mauchly's prediction has come true, so have much more important predictions—those made in Scripture about the coming of Christ. For example, Micah 5:2 declared, "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." God sent Jesus, who arrived in tiny Bethlehem—marking him as from the royal line of David (see Luke 2:4-7).

The same Bible that accurately predicted the first coming of Jesus also promises His return (Acts 1:11). Jesus promised His first followers that He would come back for them (John 14:1-4).

This Christmas, as we ponder the accurately predicted facts surrounding the birth of Jesus, may we also consider His promised return, and allow Him to prepare us for that majestic moment when we see Him face to face!

By: Bill Crowder

Reflect & Pray
How might you respond in worship to the truth of the prophecies of Christ's birth? How does His promise to return for us impact your decision-making?

Loving Father, I'm so grateful for the birth of Jesus and His mission of rescue and redemption. Thank You for His certain return for me.