Awakening to the Light of God and basking in the fullness of his glory should cause us to proclaim its glory with everything we have.
The light of God revealed in Christ is so glorious that it extends this invitation to delight in its discovery.
As the God who enters in, in his great love and goodness, he’s pointed the way at every turn, telling us exactly how to find him.
As Savior Jesus requires our repentance, and as our Lord, he requires our joyful, ongoing submission.
The most remarkable places of discovery in Christ are the moments when fear rises up, but we push down its power with the reminder of God’s enduring faithfulness.
Luke 2:1–7 (NIV) In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of
Rest can be an avenue for clarity and provide room for the kind of listening that’s necessary in faithful discernment.
For Mary and Elizabeth, Advent turns into awakening and brings with it all the hope and promise of something new.
What we experience as miracles are ultimately preludes to the full rising of light in Christ’s coming.
Isaiah helps move us from desperation to hope-filled delight, a sense that the night is coming to an end.
God is faithfully unfolding the completion of a promise, but it is not yet fully revealed.
