Author Archives: L. Lyden

Shepherds?? “Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.”  Luke 2:8  I was impressed to write about the shepherds today.  The only problem is I don’t know much about shepherds.  So, I asked the LORD, “LORD, why did You send the angels to shepherdsContinue reading “December 22, 2020”

A Just man “Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.”  Matthew 1:19 Joseph was a righteous and compassionate man.  Although he was within his rights according to the law, he did not want to disgrace orContinue reading “December 21, 2020”

Answer the call “Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.”  Luke 1:38 Today I want to consider Mary and her life of faith and obedience.  Having grown up in a Jewish home, she was well train in scripture and preparedContinue reading “December 20, 2020”

        Come and see “And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”  John 1:46 Many of Jesus’ disciples were called personally by Jesus Himself, but some were brought to Him by the invitation of the other disciples.  Nathanael was invited to “come and see” by PhilipContinue reading “December 19, 2020”

Hold it together They are not connected to Christ, the head of the body. For He holds the whole body together with its joints and ligaments, and it grows as God nourishes it. Colossians 2:19 Hold it together!  Have you ever felt like it all depended on you to hold something together?  Maybe it wasContinue reading “December 18, 2020”

It’s cancelled He cancelled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. Colossians 2:14 Have you ever cancelled anything before?  Maybe an appointment or a meeting of some kind?  What happened?  Did you go there, sit through it and then say, “that’s it, I’m cancelling.”?  No,Continue reading “December 17, 2020”

Hidden treasure In Him (Christ Jesus) are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Colossians 2:3 Hidden treasures!  They are hidden for you, not from you.  Treasures are hidden for you to have and live your life by.  These are treasures that are beyond this world.  Priceless treasure that never run out.  They areContinue reading “December 16, 2020”

Your completeness You are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.  Colossians 2:10  Have you ever felt incomplete?  Like something was missing, but you just didn’t know what it was?  How about this:  Have you ever thought “if I could just have a million dollars, a new car or theContinue reading “December 15, 2020”

Walk in Him As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.  Colossians 2:6-7 I love how God’s Word gives us simple formulas to live life God’s way.  Most passagesContinue reading “December 14, 2020”

Woven together That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, Colossians 2:2 Chapter 2 of Colossians begins with Paul expressing an internal conflict he is having. Continue reading “December 13, 2020”