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To what are you devoting your time and energy in these days leading up to Christmas? Are “the packages, boxes, and bags” diverting your attention from the holiday’s true meaning? In your pursuit of the celebration, are you taking advantage of others? How might you reflect on and more fully appreciate the mercy and love of God this season?

The temptation to put God out of mind is powerful. Even if we recognize God’s claim in one part of our lives, we may neglect it in others. Are there aspects of your life in which you are tempted to assert control or assume ownership instead of the Lord? How might you offer God the fruit of those parts of your life as well?

If they were not, the flame would dim and produce excessive smoke. What parts of your life might need to be trimmed so that it can give off the most radiant light and so that you are most ready for the coming of Jesus Christ?

Where do you see persons in need of love and service, those who are hungry, thirsty, strangers, naked, sick, or imprisoned? How might you respond to their needs? Pray that God would help you grow in your love for your neighbors so that you can respond to their needs appropriately and in a way consistent with God’s will.

Take note of the temptations you struggle with and pray that God’s Spirit will empower you with the strength to resist them. Read 2 Corinthians 7–10, which tells of Paul’s struggles against fleshly weakness. Remember that the power to overcome the flesh does not come from you but from Christ, whose “power is made perfect in weakness.”

A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: Genesis 6:1–8 is one of the most difficult passages to interpret in the Old Testament.

A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: This past Sunday, a member of our church brought in cinnamon rolls and muffins to celebrate her 60th birthday.

A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: At the Art Institute of Chicago, there is a large painting titled “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte” by Georges Seurat.

A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: Biographer William Manchester describes Winston Churchill as one of two or three greatest men of his generation.

A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: In the ancient world, history was recorded in glowing, positive terms.