Key verses from today:
- Isaiah 9: 2-4
- Luke 2:1-20
- Zephaniah 3: 14-17
- John 15:9-17

The relationship between gratitude and anxiety in the brain - HERE.
The Neuroscience of Gratitude - HERE.

John Piper - The Dawning of Indestructible Joy (Daily Advent Readings):
“Jesus said, “I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full” (John 15:11). His joy was the very joy of God. He promises to put that in us. That is what the Holy Spirit does. He pours out the love of God in our hearts (Rom. 5:5), and with it the joy of God in God. “The Preface 9 fruit of the Spirit is love, joy . . .” (Gal. 5:22). This is “great joy.” And it cannot be taken away. It is indestructible. Ah, but it can go to sleep. That’s why Peter says, “I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by way of reminder” (2 Pet. 1:13). Yes. It is very right. Because, oh, how wrong, how sad, when we stand before great wonders and feel nothing. It is right, therefore, that he write and I write to awaken and stir up our affections for the greatest wonder of all: the arrival and the work and the person of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in this world. May the Spirit of God use these words to open your eyes afresh to the glories of Christ and give you a new taste of your indestructible joy”

Download The Dawning of Indestructible Joy book HERE.