We are thrilled to share that our Christmas Devotional for Teenagers is now available for preorder! Purchase your copy of Longing for Christmas today at New Growth Press or wherever you buy books. Don’t miss the opportunity to buy in bulk for a discount on the New Growth Press website — a perfect gift for your youth ministry students, or all the kids or grandkids in your family! Enjoy this small excerpt from the devotional, available in full in Longing for Christmas.
The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of deep darkness
a light has dawned. Isaiah 9:2
Can you remember a time when you were searching for something in the darkness? Maybe you were playing Ghost in the Graveyard outside, or trying to make your way to the bathroom in the middle of the night. It’s a bizarre experience to need to rely so much more on senses other than our sight – listening for footsteps, our fingertips sliding across walls and doorframes. It’s disorienting. Our depth perception is off. The darkness can feel intrusive, like it’s pressing in on you.
In many parts of the Old Testament, like here in Isaiah, we read about “people walking in the darkness.” To read the rest of this devotional and all 25 entries, purchase our advent devotional, Longing for Christmas.
