On this Christmas day, I hope that each of us might feel the love of God intimately and personally.
The Purpose for Praise
God assures us there is a promise of hope, healing and restoration on the other side of the wait, and for that, we praise.
Time to get a move on!
There is time to wait, and there is also time to move on.
Allowed to be Vulnerable
Trusting in God’s leading is risky, and the outcome is uncertain. Can we allow ourselves that vulnerability and become open to the movement of the Spirit?
Remember the Promises of God
Through the gospel you remember the promises of God, that the valley is never too low and permanent, and that Jesus is working through it all.
Waiting to be Saved
Psalm 80 is a plea for help. Oppression controls the writer and his people. They are waiting to be saved and actively pleading: how long, O Lord? Restore us!
Safehold
Let us live into the advent season this year with renewed courage that God’s long-sighted plan is larger than our imaginations.
Worth the Wait
The patience needed to wait can take an extraneous amount of energy, but it will be worth it; waiting adds a unique significance and purpose to the event.
Rejecting fear to embrace the light
Advent reminds us to continue to strive to make this world one where “the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised and the poor have good news brought to them.”
Have Patience
It’s a good habit to remember that no matter how bad it gets God is with us, and if we are patient God will always help us through it.