The Words of an old Christmas hymn reflect the true experience of one who came to know the One who saves.

The child Mary would deliver came into the world with a specific purpose: His death for our salvation. His purpose gives purpose to our lives.

Christmas hymns can have deep theology and cause us to ponder the greatness of the child. Today, we meditate on his all-sufficient merit from a line of Charles Wesley's hymn, Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus.

When we're tempted to look to outside sources for help in times of trials, return to Jesus, the Lion-King, who fights for us.

The words of familiar Christmas hymns, like O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, can become a prayer when we take them to heart.

This is an excerpt from my new Advent devotional, When You Don't Feel Like Celebrating. Isaiah pulls our attention to the great feast the Lord is preparing.

Are you feeling in a fog this Christmas? Overwhelmed with parties and gift-shopping? Spend a silent night with God.

I pray that this poem I wrote in 1999 will inspire you to pray for the nations to know the Savior this Christmas Season.