12 Days of Christmas! Scott Pauley

Posted in

1911-28-Christmas-Blessings-SLIDE-768x492

Go ahead and sing it – you know the words! We have always had a lot of fun singing and acting out the old Christmas classic The Twelve Days of Christmas. This English Christmas Carol was based on the twelve days of Christmas celebration that actually began on December 25 and ended on January 5.

While the lyrics have changed some through the years and there is debate over the exact meaning of each line, one thought permeates the song: each day and each gift is a reminder that someone truly loves you.

Did you know that Christmas is only 12 days from today? What a wonderful thing it would be if over the next twelve days we meditated each day on all that we have been given in Jesus Christ. The love of God has given us every good thing!

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning (James 1:17).

Seasons come and go. Each Christmas is different. But one thing is sure: our Heavenly Father loves us and continues to give us every good and perfect gift. Think on this truth over the next 12 days.

To help you with this daily meditation we are posting something very special on our YouTube channel. Beginning today you can find the first episode in our ETJ series called “Christmas Blessings,” and a new study will post each day for the next 12 days. This is only available on the YouTube channel and I hope you will watch for a new one each day.

Join us as we consider all of our “Christmas Blessings” leading up to December 25!

(Just a reminder that our current ETJ series on “The Name” will continue on our website and all of our podcast platforms.)

Discover more from Enjoying the Journey

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Post Author

Scott Pauley

More from similar topics

| | | | |

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Recent Posts

A journey through 1 John reveals our place in the family of God, how we can have assurance, and that our joy is rooted in Christ.

Journey through 1 John

December 12, 2025
“Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.” (John 1:47-48)

Why the Story of Nathanael Sitting Under the Fig Tree Matters

December 10, 2025
It also discusses the Four Sermons in Haggai It is in that context that God raises up the prophet Haggai with four sermons in four months. The Word of the Lord comes to Haggai, and he preaches four sermons. Each one of them is dated for us. Each sermon targets a different problem. You can read them in Haggai chapters one and two. In his first sermon (Haggai 1:1-15), Haggai preached on the danger of waiting when we should be working. They were waiting for a sign to build. He said, You don't need a sign, you need to obey God. Haggai's second sermon (Haggai 2:1-9) explained the danger of lamenting the past and missing the present. They were sorrowing over the destruction of the past temple. God said, Build a new one. It was G. Campbell Morgan who said, “It is impossible to unlock the present with the rusty key of the past." Many people are bogged down in their past and miss the present. Keep in mind what is at hand and what is ahead. The third sermon he preached (Haggai 2:10-19) described the danger of seeing only the material and neglecting the supernatural. They could see the work that needed to be done, but they missed the fact that God had resources that would help them get it done. The Lord was behind all of this. The fourth sermon (Haggai 2:20-23) warned against the danger of recognizing who is against us and forgetting who is for us. They were concentrating on the opposition and forgetting that “greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4). A journey through Haggai shows us the importance of performing the work that God has told us to do, and His glory in our obedience. Image leads to an overview of Haggai

Journey through Haggai

December 9, 2025
How Social Media Shapes Our Heart

How Social Media Shapes Our Hearts

December 5, 2025

Categories

Leave a Reply