Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Luke 2:11

Don’t lose the true meaning of Christmas in the holiday hustle. Take 5 days to refocus and center your heart on the peace, love, and joy of the season!

This five-day plan explores various angelic encounters that announced the arrival of the Messiah. We’ll consider Zechariah's doubt, Mary's humility, Joseph's obedience, and the shepherds' exuberance. Angels should not be worshiped, but they model true worship when they sing, “Glory to God in the highest!” This Christmas, marvel with the angels at the Savior born in the city of David who is Christ the Lord.

Christmas comes each year with a flurry of activity. We buy, we decorate, and we plan—but do we stop to consider the real meaning of Christmas? Have you opened your Christmas gifts year after year after year without ever opening the one gift that matters—the only gift that really matters? Take time this year to understand, perhaps for the first time, the most life-changing news you'll ever hear.

We all know how easy it is to get swept up in Christmas planning, shopping, decorating, and countless gatherings. These things are exciting and festive, but they can sometimes pull us away from what Christmas is truly about—the arrival of Emmanuel, “God with us.” The Good News is that, in a world filled with so much uncertainty, He is our Hope. He is our Love. He is our Peace, our Joy, our Light. This is the gift of Christmas, for each and every one of us.

Does thriving through the holidays feel impossible? If the Christmas season has you feeling overwhelmed, lonely, and fighting for joy, there’s hope for you, Military Wife. Grab a cup of something warm and join us as we celebrate the season's most powerful source of joy: Jesus Christ. Discover the unexpected, simple, and extraordinary ways to thrive through the holidays!

Twice in Luke 2, Mary is described as treasuring what she witnessed in Jesus's life. She pondered the sacred moments God brought her into. In this five-day reading plan, Brittany Rust explores those moments and how we might both treasure and ponder God's work and Person.

All is Calm, All is Bright focuses on the Prince of Peace and celebrates the Light of the World. Short devotionals take you from the Old Testament longing for the Messiah through the fulfillment of God's promise in the story of Jesus' birth found in the gospels. Each day's reading brings you one step nearer the heart of Christmas: Immanuel, God with us.

Wondering if your Christmas could get any better or struggling through this season? Join us in digging into the timeless wisdom of the Bible to discover what makes Christmas not just merry, but also, truly meaningful.

We should never be too busy for God, but that’s the story for far too many of us at Christmas time! If the God of the universe came to save us as the greatest act of love, why would we not set aside time each day to marvel in His presence and to glorify Him? This 5-day devotional will encourage you to slow down, to reengage with the Christmas story, and to meditate on the miracle and joy of Jesus Christ entering our world!

The birth of Jesus reminds us that God doesn’t remain distant. In Jesus, God took on human flesh and moved into the neighborhood. The word used to describe this incredible event is “incarnation.” God came to us—not in abstraction or theory—but in real human flesh. God moved into the neighborhood to rescue us and remake our neighborhoods. This five-day devotional draws from themes in Derek Vreeland’s Bible study Incarnation: 8 Lessons on How God Meets Us, to help us rediscover the joy that came when God moved into our neighborhoods to rescue us and our neighbors.

When hope feels distant—buried in silence, barrenness, or delay—Jesus is quietly at work, bringing life where we least expect it. In this five-day Advent journey, uncover fierce hope: hope that waits with expectation, trusts God’s work in the silence, chooses joy in uncertainty, believes against all odds, and prepares Him room. Each day offers Scripture, a short devotion, and a prayer to steady your heart with fierce hope this Advent season.

The Christmas story reminds us that hope is not found in perfect circumstances but in our faithful God. Over the four weeks of Advent, journey through the readings of this devotional plan to help you reflect on the promise of Immanuel, God with us, and discover how He meets us in every season of waiting with faithfulness and hope.

Advent isn’t just a countdown to Christmas—it’s an invitation to slow down and reimagine our hearts. In An Audacious Advent: Reimagining the Heart of Advent, discover afresh the sacred rhythm of hope, peace, joy, and love as they break into the mess and beauty of our everyday lives. Let this season draw you closer to the God who still comes near.

Christmas isn’t just a season—it’s a reminder of God’s greatest blessings through Jesus: His presence, peace, joy, hope, and salvation. In this 5-day reading plan, you’ll rediscover what Emmanuel truly means and experience the gift of Christ in every part of your life, from quiet moments to family celebrations.

The birth of Jesus is the best news ever! His birth brought great joy in Heaven and on Earth, a joy that still remains today since that special day. Why not take the time to discover or rediscover this good news and share in this great joy?

Join us in this Advent devotional journey as we prepare our hearts to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and look forward with hope to His promised return. Over these readings, we will reflect on the wonder of Christ’s first coming, God made flesh to dwell among us, and the assurance of His second coming, when He will make all things new. Each day will include a passage from the Christmas narrative, an Old Testament passage fulfilled or alluded to in Christ’s birth, and a passage from Revelation to help us look ahead to His coming kingdom.

This 5-day devotional explores the hope, peace, joy, love, and light found in Jesus. Use it daily or as an Advent guide for the four Sundays before Christmas and Christmas Eve. This Christmas, don’t just celebrate a season — spend some time with the Savior who stepped into our story. Once distant, now among us, God came near so we could draw near.

Advent invites us to remember both Jesus’ first coming and to live expectantly for His return. Biblical hope is rooted not in circumstances but in the unchanging promises of God. Let's examine where our hope is fixed, to eliminate hopelessness by focusing our eyes on Jesus, and to live differently because we trust the One who is coming again. Christ is our anchor, our expectation, and the object of our hope – what a beautiful reminder of why we celebrate his birth.

We all want to hear from God. But sometimes, it’s hard to know what that means or how to listen. In the Christmas story, God spoke to ordinary people through dreams, angels, Scripture, and the quiet stirrings of the Spirit. Each one had to decide how to respond. Over five days, we’ll look at how Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and others heard from God, and what that can teach us about hearing and following him in our everyday lives today.

Christmas is more than a holiday — it is the moment when the Creator steps into His own creation to restore it. In these five short devotionals, you’ll be invited to contemplate Christ who comes, the King who serves, the Shepherd who guides, the Lamb who gives Himself, and the Light that never fades. May this journey renew in you the conviction that the Gospel not only saves but also restores everything sin has broken — reaching every sphere of life and bringing all of creation under the lordship of Christ.

Advent is the season when we prepare our hearts for the arrival of Jesus - the Word made flesh, full of grace and truth. In these five reflections, we’ll look at how Jesus reveals the fullness of God’s love and challenges us to live in that same balance of mercy and conviction. Each week offers a Scripture reading, a short devotional, and questions for reflection to help you draw closer to Christ. As you read, may you come to know that God’s grace meets you in truth, and His truth always leads you back to grace.

Through the incarnation of Christ, God has brought us His salvation, and through our salvation, we can have daily fellowship with Him, and share in the very life of God in our ordinary everyday lives.

Have you ever considered how some practical tips might make the office a lot more fun and peaceful during the Holidays? Learn how to shine the Light and Love of Christ bright this season!

Every year, we chase the feeling of Christmas — the lights, the music, the memories. But what if the wonder we’re searching for isn’t found in a season, but in a Savior? The Wonder We Lost is a five-day video journey, with short two-minute reflections that help you slow down and rediscover meaning, peace, and purpose through the story of Jesus. Whether you’re new to faith or just need a fresh reminder, this series invites you to see Christmas with new eyes — and find the wonder that’s been waiting for you all along.

Journey through five days of Advent reflections that weave Scripture with poetic meditations on hope, waiting, and the coming of Christ. Each day offers a devotional thought, a poem, a question for reflection, and a simple prayer to help you prepare your heart for the arrival of Jesus—our Light, our Peace, and our Promise