📖 The True Meaning of Christmas — Final Bible Study of 2025 December 31st, 2025: Stepping Forward Into God’s Promises

📖 The True Meaning of Christmas — Final Bible Study of 2025 December 31st, 2025: Stepping Forward Into God’s Promises

🕊️ Key Scripture (KJV):“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before.”— Philippians 3:13

📚 Devotional Thought:

As we come to the final day of 2025, we pause not just to close a calendar year—but to reflect on the faithfulness of God and the future He is preparing for us.

This year held moments of joy and moments of sorrow. Victories and valleys. Growth and stretching. Yet through it all, one truth remained steady:

God was with us.

Tonight is not about regret.It is not about dwelling on what went wrong.It is not about replaying the past.

It is about release and readiness.

Paul reminds us that we cannot move forward while constantly looking back. God does not call us to live in yesterday—He calls us to walk boldly into tomorrow. The same God who carried us through 2025 is already standing in 2026, preparing the path ahead.

Christmas reminded us that God keeps His promises. The cross showed us His love. The resurrection proved His power. And now, as a new year begins, God invites us to trust Him again—with fresh faith and renewed hope.

Let go of what weighs you down.Release what no longer serves God’s purpose.Forgive where healing is needed.Celebrate how far God has brought you.

Because the future Jesus has for you is not behind you—it is ahead.

🌿 Looking Ahead to 2026 — A Year of Growth in the Word

As we step into 2026, this Bible study community will continue walking together—grounded in Scripture, strengthened by faith, and guided by the Holy Spirit.

📖 What’s Coming in 2026

✨ Monthly Bible Study ThemesEach month in 2026, we will explore a different faith-based topic designed to encourage growth, healing, purpose, and deeper relationship with Christ.

📖 Daily Bible Reading PlanBeginning January 1st, we will also start a daily Bible reading plan to read through the entire Bible in one year—walking through God’s Word together, day by day.

🌅 January 2026 Theme:

“Stop Looking Back — Look to the Future Jesus Has for You”

🕊️ Foundational Scriptures (KJV):

• Isaiah 43:18–19 — “Remember ye not the former things… behold, I will do a new thing.”

• Jeremiah 29:11 — “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you…”

• 2 Corinthians 5:17 — “If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.”

January will be a month of:• releasing the past• embracing God’s promises• stepping into renewal• rebuilding hope• trusting God’s direction

God is not finished with you.Your story is still being written.And the future Jesus has prepared is full of purpose.

🙏 Prayer for the New Year:

Lord, thank You for carrying me through 2025.Thank You for every lesson, every blessing, and every moment You walked beside me.As I step into 2026, help me release the past and trust You fully with the future.Lead me forward with faith, courage, and obedience as I follow You into all You have planned.

✍️ Reflection Questions:

• What is God asking me to release before stepping into the new year?• Where do I sense God leading me in 2026?• How can I stay rooted in God’s Word daily this coming year?

✨ Closing Blessing

May 2026 be a year of growth, healing, obedience, and joy.May your faith deepen, your hope strengthen, and your walk with Jesus flourish.And may you always remember—the best is not behind you; it is ahead with Christ.

Happy New Year. 💜✨