On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived.

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

“Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.”

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son.

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.

She will give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.

The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

Praise the Lord.

I will extol the Lord with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

I will praise God’s name in song and glorify Him with thanksgiving.

“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.”

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always.

And all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure, just as he is pure. (NLT)

Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.

In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.

“Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

For a man’s ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all his paths.

But the LORD said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.”

To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Commit to the LORD whatever you do, & your plans will succeed.

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.