Daily Christian Devotional

25 December, 2025

Isaiah 9.2-7, Psalm 96, Titus 2.11-14, Luke 2.1-14 [15-20]

Isaiah proclaims a people walking in darkness who have seen a great light. This is not a sudden escape from the world’s pain, but God’s decisive entrance into it. The child is born, the son is given, and upon his shoulders rests a rule marked by justice and peace without end. God’s answer to oppression is not force, but a life offered in love.

Psalm 96 calls the whole creation to sing this good news. The Lord reigns, and the earth rejoices. Heaven and earth join in praise because God comes to judge the world with righteousness and truth, setting things right.

In Titus, Paul reminds us that this grace has appeared for all. The birth of Christ is not sentiment but salvation: a call to turn from what diminishes life and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives, shaped by hope and holiness.

Luke’s Gospel grounds this glory in humility. Angels sing not in palaces but over fields, to shepherds keeping watch by night. “Peace on earth” is announced to those least expected, and they hurry to see the child lying in a manger.

As Christians, we hold together glory and humility, praise and practice. The light has come; now we are called to live as people of the light—worshipping with joy, serving with gentleness, and bearing Christ’s peace into the world God so loves.