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At one time, Jacob may have thought life was all about him, but God reminds him it’s about the people - His people, Israel. And God promises to be their God, and protect and save them! We see this transition in Genesis of it no longer being about Jacob, but about God's people.

Bible Reading

Our Bible reading for our devotion is from Genesis 35:1-14 as we read how God changes Jacob's name and confirms what He previously promised to Adam and Abraham and Isaac. This Promise He makes to Israel, the nation that would come from Jacob’s line!

"And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name."Genesis 35:10

A God Who Fights For His People

God strives, or fights, for His people the Israelites, as we see continuously throughout the Bible. God strives for the safety of His people, just as He does now for us. He is our God and we are His people. He protects us and fights for us against our enemies. As He protected His people then, He protects and loves YOU now!

Kids' Resources

Our devotion has a coloring page and activity sheet that kids can fill out while listening to our devotion, or they can be used afterward for a family devotion time. Find them at: http://donutsanddevos.com/god-changes-jacobs-name-coloring-page-activity-sheet-ep-037/

Devotion Rundown

Here's the rundown of our devotion this week:

[2:30] The Lord’s Prayer[3:11] Bible Story: Genesis 35:1-14[4:37] Kid’s Devotion[7:45] Faith Word of the Day: “Israel”[9:40] Memory Verse: Genesis 35:10[13:25] Closing

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Showing someone mercy when they have wronged you can be very challenging. When someone is unkind to you, it's only natural to be mean back to them. Except, that's not how God wants us to treat others! Jesus tells us to love one another, as He loved us. We don't deserve His love and kindness, but that's why God is merciful - He shows us compassion even though we've sinned against Him. In our devotion, we see how Esau showed compassion and was merciful to Jacob, forgiving him of all the wrongdoings of the past.

Bible Reading

Our Bible story is from Genesis 33:1-11. It tells us how Esau reacted to Jacob's homecoming after being gone for many, many years.

"For I will be merciful towards their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more."Hebrews 8:12

Our Merciful God

We don't deserve God's love. We deserve His anger and punishment for our sins. But Jesus showed us the ultimate love and kindness for us when He died on the cross in our place. God desires us to show that love and kindess to others, to forgive and be merciful when others sin against us. Because what a loving and merciful God we have who has forgiven our sins for Jesus' sake, and loves us dearly!

Kids' Resources

Our devotion has a coloring page and activity sheet that kids can fill out while listening to our devotion, or they can be used afterward for a family devotion time. Find them at http://donutsanddevos.com/coloring-activity-page-episode-036/ .

Devotion Rundown

Here's the rundown of our devotion this week:

[2:02] The Lord’s Prayer[2:47] Bible Story: Genesis 33:1-11[4:41] Kid’s Devotion[8:33] Faith Word of the Day: “Merciful”[10:14] Memory Verse: Hebrews 8:12[13:08] Closing

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The word epiphany has a number of different meanings that are closely related. It can mean a manifestation, an appearance, a shining light. And that's exactly what Simeon saw as he held the Promised Messiah in his arms. Simeon had been promised by God that he wouldn't die until he laid eyes on the Christ - and on that day Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple, that promise was fulfilled. The Light of the World had been born!

Bible Reading

Our Bible story is from Luke 2:22-33. It tells of the purification of Jesus in the temple, and Simeon's words of praise as he blesses Jesus.

"Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word;"Luke 2:29

The Epiphany Season

The prophet Isaiah in his foretelling of Jesus’ birth said, ““Arise, shine for your light has come and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you” (Isaiah 60:1). Jesus’ coming brought light into the world, and the Epiphany season proclaims the glory and brightness of His birth as the Law was fulfilled and our salvation entered the world. This season truly is a wonderful time to celebrate Jesus’ very own words: "I am the Light of the world!"

Coloring Page & Activity Sheet

Our devotion has a coloring page and activity sheet that kids can fill out while listening to our devotion, or they can be used afterward for a family devotion time. Find them at http://donutsanddevos.com/epiphany-coloring-page-activity-sheet-ep-035/

Devotion Rundown

Here's the rundown of our devotion this week:

[2:30] The Lord’s Prayer[3:11] Bible Story: Luke 2:22-33[4:37] Kid’s Devotion[7:45] Faith Word of the Day: “Epiphany”[9:40] Memory Verse: Luke 2:29[13:25] Closing

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On this very special episode, we present our first children's Christmas program. A number of young guests join me and Ms. Baker as we read the Christmas story from the book of Luke, sing Christmas carols, and share heartfelt messages about the Good News of Jesus' birth. While some churches might still be able to have their traditional Christmas programs, many have had to cancel their church services this year. We pray that this children's Christmas program will fill your hearts with the joy and gladness of the Christ Child's birth!

Children's Christmas Program Rundown

[1:45] The Lord’s Prayer[2:50] Bible Reading: Luke 2:1-7[3:25] O Little Town of Bethlehem[5:24] Bible Reading: Luke 2:8-11[5:52] It Came Upon A Midnight Clear[7:45] Bible Reading: Luke 2:12-14[8:05] Angels We Have Heard On High[9:58] Bible Reading: Luke 2:15-20[10:32] Silent Night[12:30] Closing[13:07] Joy To The World

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Advent Devotion Series

Throughout the month of December, we had a special Advent devotional series to lead us up to our Christmas season celebration. We focused on the four aspects of our Christmas story:

The PromiseThe FatherThe MotherThe Child

As we enter our actual Christmas season, play these Advent devotions for your children for a deeper focused look into the people in our Christmas story.

Women of Christmas

Donuts and Devos was honored to take part in a collaboration of Christian podcasters for the All God's Women podcast. Their recent episode, "Women of Christmas", is a special crosscast where 11 female podcasters share their connections to the Women of Christmas: Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna. You won't want to miss this wonderful episode!

We find ourselves rejoicing with the angels upon the birth of the Promised Child - "Glory to the newborn king!" In the fourth week of Advent, Christmas is just a few short days away as we celebrate God's Son taking on human form and becoming a baby, born in a lowly place among the animals. In our advent devotion today, we are going to talk about why it was necessary for Jesus to come to earth and live as one of us.

Bible Readings

Our Bible readings are from Isaiah 60:1-2, one of the prophecies foretelling the coming of Jesus who will be the light in the darkness, and Luke 2:4-7 - Jesus’ birth.

Christmas Song

Imagine being a shepherd, tending your flock as you do every evening when suddenly, angels appear in the sky, telling you that the Savior is born!!

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”Luke 2:13-14

Echoing the angels song, we too can sing Glory to the Newborn King!

Hark the herald angels sing

Glory to the newborn king.

Peace on earth and mercy mild

God and sinners reconciled.

Joyful all ye nations rise

Join the triumph of the skies

With angelic host proclaim

Christ is born in Bethlehem.

Hark the herald angels sing

Glory to the newborn king.

True God, True Man

Jesus as God’s Son is true God and became true man. Jesus was human, just like you and me, except for one thing – being true God He was without sin. We are born under the law and because of our sin, we deserve to suffer and die. Since Jesus came to earth as a baby and became a true Man, He took our place and took our sin upon Him in His death on the cross. And he was able to do this because he was without sin!

“For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous."Romans 5:19

Devotion Rundown

What joy we have as we proclaim with all our hearts that Jesus is our Savior and was born, died, and rose again to give us eternal life with him! Here is the rundown of our devotion this week:

[1:30] The Lord’s Prayer[2:48] Hark the Herald Angels Verse 1[3:47] Devotion Bible Readings: Isaiah 60:1-2 and Luke 2:4-7[4:57] Kid’s Devotion[7:09] Hark the Herald Angels Verse 2

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God chooses who He allows to see Him and in the Bible, not that many people actually came face to face with God. In fact, to look upon the face of God usually meant death for that person! But Jacob survived a wrestling match in the dark of night, and it was through faith and God’s merciful blessing that he lived. Be sure to print out the coloring page and activity sheet for our devotion on our website: https://jacob-wrestles-with-god-coloring-page-activity-sheet-ep-032.

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The angel Gabriel visits Mary and makes the announcement of Jesus Christ's incarnation, changing Mary's life in an instant. God blesses and chooses Mary to be the mother of His Son. It was not because of Mary’s blessedness that she received God’s favor, but rather because of God’s favor, she was blessed. By grace, God chose Mary to give birth to His Son – and Mary believed that Word.

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Jacob heads back home to Canaan after serving Laban for 20 years. But as he nears the prospect of meeting his brother Esau again, he is filled with fear over how his brother will react after all these years. Jacon and Esau didn't treat each other with love n their younger days, and we can learn from their example how NOT to treat one another. Be sure to print out the coloring page and activity sheet for our devotion on our website: http://donutsanddevos.com/jacob-fears-esau-podcast-resources-ep-030/

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God picked Joseph to be Jesus’ adopted father. Joseph came from the house of David, which would fulfill the many prophecies about the Messiah coming from the house of Judah. Jesus would need an earthly father to care for Him, to love and protect Him, and to teach Him. In the same way that Jesus was the adopted son of Joseph, we too are the adopted children of God through faith.

Show Notes:

Reference from "Joseph the Father" by Pastor Edward Naumann.

Deception and lying to one another is not how God wants us to treat each other. These are sinful actions, that end up hurting people. That's what happened when Laban tricked Jacob into marrying his eldest daughter Leah, when Rachel was the daughter Jacob loved. The trickster is now tricked, having his sin come back to him. The coloring page and activity sheet for this devotion can be found on our website at http://donutsanddevos.com/jacob-is-deceived-by-laban-coloring-page-activity-sheet-ep-028/ .

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