12 Days of Christmas — Reading Guide, Day 5

Praise Through Reading the Word:

¹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² He was in the beginning with God. ³ All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. ⁴ In him was life, and the life was the light of men. ⁵ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
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⁹ The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. ¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. ¹¹ He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. ¹² But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, ¹³ who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
¹⁴ And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:1-5; 9-14

Praise Through Song:

Meditation & Prayer:

• What does “in Him was life, and the life was the light of men” mean?
• What does “all who did receive Him, who believed in His name” mean?
• Talk about how special it is that “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us”.
• Thank God for the truth of His Word.
• Specifically praise God for truths about Him that we see in today’s Scripture reading.
• Thank God for the gift of Life.