Isaiah 21 - Good News Translation US 1992 (GNTD)

December is almost here, a month filled with excitement, celebrations, travelling, family gatherings, and sometimes a little chaos. As we close November, it’s the perfect moment to pause and prepare our hearts for the month ahead.

Here are some simple, practical Scripture Hacks, short, memorable, easy-to-use ways to keep God’s Word at the centre of your December. Each “hack” is paired with a Bible verse.

1. The “Morning Boost” Hack

Start your day with one verse before checking your phone.
Verse: “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” — Psalm 118:24
It resets your mood and anchors your day in gratitude before the busyness kicks in.

2. The “Peace in My Pocket” Hack

Screenshot a calming verse and save it as your lock screen.
Verse: “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast.” — Isaiah 26:3
Every time you unlock your phone, you remind your heart to breathe and stay centred.

3. The “Speak Life” Hack

Choose one person every day to encourage with Scripture.
Verse: “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:11
December can be overwhelming, a simple verse shared can lift someone’s whole day.

4. The “Stress Reset” Hack

When you feel overwhelmed, step away for 30 seconds and whisper one calming verse.
Verse: “Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10
It shifts your focus from pressure to peace.

5. The “Budget Wisdom” Hack

Before spending impulsively, read one verse on wisdom or self-control.
Verse: “The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.” — Proverbs 21:20
December spending can get wild, Scripture brings balance.

6. The “Hold Your Tongue” Hack

If someone tests your patience this festive season, remember this verse before responding.
Verse: “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.” — James 1:19
Drama is avoided. Peace is preserved.

7. The “God’s Got This” Hack

Write one verse of trust on a sticky note and place it somewhere you see often.
Verse: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” — Proverbs 3:5
December can bring decisions and uncertainties, this keeps you grounded.

8. The “Joy Check” Hack

Before you end each day, list one moment where God showed up for you — big or small.
Verse: “The joy of the Lord is your strength.” — Nehemiah 8:10
It shifts your mind from stress to gratitude, ending your day with joy.

A Better December Starts Today

As November ends, these simple hacks help us enter December with calm hearts, wise decisions, and spiritually rooted habits. The Word isn’t just for Sunday, it’s a daily tool, a guide, a comfort, and a steady voice in every season.

A Vision of the Fall of Babylon

1 This is a message about Babylonia.

Like a whirlwind sweeping across the desert, disaster will come from a terrifying land. 2 I have seen a vision of cruel events, a vision of betrayal and destruction.

Army of Elam, attack! Army of Media, lay siege to the cities! God will put an end to the suffering which Babylon has caused.

3 What I saw and heard in the vision has filled me with terror and pain, pain like that of a woman in labor. 4 My head is spinning, and I am trembling with fear. I had been longing for evening to come, but it has brought me nothing but terror.

5 In the vision a banquet is ready; rugs are spread for the guests to sit on. They are eating and drinking. Suddenly the command rings out: “Officers! Prepare your shields!”

6 Then the Lord said to me, “Go and post a sentry, and tell him to report what he sees. 7 If he sees riders coming on horseback, two by two, and riders on donkeys and camels, he is to observe them carefully.”

8 The sentry calls out, “Sir, I have been standing guard at my post day and night.”

9 Suddenly, here they come! Riders on horseback, two by two. The sentry gives the news, “Babylon has fallen! All the idols they worshiped lie shattered on the ground.”

10 My people Israel, you have been threshed like wheat, but now I have announced to you the good news that I have heard from the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel.

A Message about Edom

11 This is a message about Edom.

Someone calls to me from Edom, “Sentry, how soon will the night be over? Tell me how soon it will end.”

12 I answer, “Morning is coming, but night will come again. If you want to ask again, come back and ask.”

A Message about Arabia

13 This is a message about Arabia.

People of Dedan, you whose caravans camp in the barren country of Arabia, 14 give water to the thirsty people who come to you. You people of the land of Tema, give food to the refugees. 15 People are fleeing to escape from swords that are ready to kill them, from bows that are ready to shoot, from all the dangers of war.

16 Then the Lord said to me, “In exactly one year the greatness of the tribes of Kedar will be at an end. 17 The archers are the bravest warriors of Kedar, but few of them will be left. I, the Lord God of Israel, have spoken.”