Don't Pack Up Christmas Joy With the Decorations | New Year Daily 5-Minute Bible Devotional 4
After 35 days from Advent to Christmas, here’s how to keep the light burning in January and beyond. When the decorations come down and the house feels empty, it’s easy to think that Christmas joy was just a temporary feeling. But the shepherds in Luke 2 show us three secrets to turning seasonal joy into year-round light: be available, act with haste, and share your story. This Bible study walks through the Gospel of Luke chapter 2 to help you carry the peace and presence of Christmas right into your ordinary everyday life.
What You’ll Discover:
• Why God chose ordinary shepherds on a normal night to receive the greatest news in history
• How to turn spiritual awe into immediate action (before the feeling fades)
• The difference between holding joy privately and sharing it as a witness
• Practical next steps to keep praising God in the middle of January
Your Next Step Today:
Choose one prompt from God this week - a nudge to pray, encourage, forgive, or serve - and act on it quickly, just like the shepherds did. Don’t wait for the feeling to fade. Let your obedience become your witness.
This Is the Final Episode of our 35-day Advent series. If you’re just discovering this channel, you can start the full journey here:
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A Closing Prayer for the New Year:
As we step into the days ahead, may you hold on to the God who comes at the right moment, who speaks your language so you can hear his heart, who works in ways you may not understand yet you can always trust, who meets you in the rush and offers peace and presence, and who steps into the world so that you can know him and follow him with confidence and hope.
May you keep your eyes open for his quiet miracles, your ears open to his gentle voice, and your heart open to his shaping grace. I pray that as you look back over this special season, you can say with certainty: I have not missed the miracle this Christmas.
God is with you - in your home, in your workplace, in your neighbourhood, in your corps or church family, and in every place you go. Walk into this new year with joy. Christ goes before you, he walks beside you, and he will never let you go.
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I’m Rob Westwood-Payne, a Salvation Army officer sharing daily 5-minute Bible devotionals and weekly sermons that turn Scripture into clear next steps for real life. Every video offers practical teaching, a short prayer, and one action you can take today to grow your faith.
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Scripture Reference: Luke 2:8-20 (NLT)
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Read this week’s devotionals here - https://open.substack.com/pub/battledrilldevotional/p/dont-miss-the-miracle-living-the?r=643q6o&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true