December 1
Isaiah 40:28. New International Version
28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
Do you remember playing pass the parcel as a child? That intriguing package, handed hand to hand around the circle, everyone anxious for it to arrive at them, then pausing when it was in their hands, in the hope that the music would stop before they gave it to their neighbour. Then the excitement of peeling off a wrapper, knowing that there was quite possibly another underneath, but that didn’t really matter, did it. It was all part of the anticipation.
The other day, in my reading, I was faced with the question, “What is the best bit of Christmas for you?” That’s a hard question because I love so much about it - decorating, planning the menu, choosing gifts, receiving gifts, eating, being part of the church family at this special time of year - so many things. Then something struck me. What I love most of all about Christmas is digging once again into the age-old account of God’s incredible intervention in the world, and seeking once again to bring alive the truth that the angels told, “Your Saviour is born”. This isn’t a fairy tale but history and it is history in which you and I can discover our spiritual ancestors.
As we begin another Advent season, I invite you to join me in waiting for Christmas by unwrapping God’s incredible story of Salvation bit by bit. Not just salvation for that time and place but for all time, for now, for me - for you…
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