Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...wherever in the world you live! I hear you're a chocoholic too - I won't tell a soul! Chocolate is good for the body - and God's Word is good for the soul: "O taste and see that the Lord is good...(Psalm 34:8 KJV)." So please join me for a few moments of fun, food and inspiration - it's all calorie-free (believe that and I'll sell you the Brooklyn Bridge) and might even make your day!

Bible Byte 'n Chocolate Chew for Today

"God with Us: The God of Christmas!"

Daily Manna's Bible reading: Psalm 89:6-11 (NIV)

I'm not a scientist, and it doesn't take much to boggle my mind! But I will never forget listening to my husband, the scientist, give a presentation to a group of children on the size of the universe. As he drew a picture of earth, and then extended the drawing on and on, past our galaxy, and on and on past other galaxies, with light year statistics, my mind REALLY tried to follow. Well, I got lost--the kids who heard the presentation are probably STILL lost, wandering around in space somewhere!

A very big, awesome God created our universe--so big we cannot comprehend, and yet His love reaches beyond time and space to "connect" with each of us, individually and uniquely, on Planet Earth. He COMES to us--GOD WITH US--and that's what Christmas is all about! Come with me past the Well, walk to me back to Bible days for a small glimpse of the God who showed up to shatter the darkness of our world with a Light all His own!

Read the full devotional!

God with Us: His Amazing Grace! . . . God with Us: His Abiding Guidance . . . God with Us: His Awesome Glory!

The God of the universe is the God of Christmas, and He has come to us--with grace, guidance and glory. His gifts to us can't be bought, wrapped--or thank goodness, exchanged! They are ours to hold, to cherish, and to share with a world that is looking for something that money can't buy. We've got it--now let's share it with a mad-shopping, gift-giving, pleasure-seeking--and NEEDY world this week!

Prayer: "Lord, thank You for being the God of Christmas, who is with us in ways we cannot touch but we can know. We experience Your grace, Your guidance and Your glory daily in our lives--and we thank You. We bow in Your holy presence at Christmastime to worship You, in spirit and in truth. In Jesus' Name. Amen."

--Copyright 2008 by Peggie Bohanon, Springfield, MO.

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Chocolate-Related Devotionals by Peggie!

Chocolate De-Light! . . . The Rat, the Cat--and the Chocolate!

Confessions of a Chocoholic--by Peggie!

So Where's the Fudge? . . . Where's the Chocolate!

Other devotionals by Peggie: See The Devotional Buffet.

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