25 Exciting Advent Bible Verses to Prepare Your Heart for Christmas
It’s nearly Christmas! Can you believe how fast time flies?!
Advent, a time of joyful anticipation, marks the beginning of my favorite season. Christmas is a season of hope, peace, joy, and love as we prepare our hearts to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. To help you embrace the true meaning of Advent, we’ve put together 25 Advent Bible verses to guide you on a journey of reflection, preparation, and celebration as you count down to the arrival of the Savior.
Check out our other Christmas messages:
- Without Christ there is no Christmas!
- Christmas is the time to love!
- The Light of the world
- Who Are You Looking To?
- Make room in your heart for Jesus!
Advent Bible Verses
Isaiah 7:14
“All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).”
Isaiah 9:6
“For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Micah 5:2
“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf.”
Luke 2:10-11
“But the angel reassured them. ‘Don’t be afraid!’ he said. ‘I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!'”
Matthew 1:23
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.'”
Isaiah 40:3-5
“Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting, ‘Clear the way through the wilderness for the Lord! Make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God! Fill in the valleys, and level the mountains and hills. Straighten the curves, and smooth out the rough places. Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together. The Lord has spoken!'”
John 1:14
“So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.”
Isaiah 11:1-2
“Out of the stump of David’s family will grow a shoot—yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root. And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.”
Luke 1:26-28
“In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David.”
Isaiah 52:7
“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns!”
Matthew 2:2
“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”
Isaiah 9:2
“The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.”
Luke 1:30-33
“Don’t be afraid, Mary,’ the angel told her, ‘for you have found favor with God! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!'”
Isaiah 7:14
“All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).”
Luke 2:14
“Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”
Isaiah 40:9
“O Zion, messenger of good news, shout from the mountaintops! Shout it louder, O Jerusalem. Shout, and do not be afraid. Tell the towns of Judah, ‘Your God is coming!'”
Matthew 3:1-3
“In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was, ‘Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.’ The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said, ‘He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, “Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! Clear the road for him!”‘”
Isaiah 7:14
“All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).”
Luke 2:10-11
“But the angel reassured them. ‘Don’t be afraid!’ he said. ‘I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!'”
John 1:9-14
“The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.”
Isaiah 2:4
“He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.”
Matthew 3:11-12
“I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.”
Isaiah 60:1-3
“Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you. Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth, but the glory of the Lord rises and appears over you.”
Matthew 1:21
“And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
Isaiah 25:9
“In that day the people will proclaim, ‘This is our God! We trusted in him, and he saved us! This is the Lord, in whom we trusted. Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!'”
Short Prayer
Heavenly Father, as we enter this Advent season, we prepare our hearts to celebrate the birth of your Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. May these verses guide us in reflection, hope, and joy. Let the light of your love shine in our hearts and lead us to a deeper understanding of the true meaning of Christmas. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.
Conclusion
Advent is a time of joyful anticipation, reflection, and preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus. These 25 verses remind us of the promise of the Messiah, the hope, peace, and joy He brings, and the love that God has shown to the world through His Son. As you journey through this Advent season, may these verses inspire and guide you, and may your heart be filled with the true spirit of Christmas.
