Section 4: Waiting for the Light
This story didn’t begin with a baby in a manger, and it doesn’t end there either. Light isn’t diminished when we put away the Christmas tree and blow out the last Advent candle. Christmas Day is a celebration of the start of Jesus Christ’s life on earth, His ministry, death, and resurrection, and the new life He invites us to enjoy. His work in driving out darkness and making all things new is both already accomplished on the cross and still ongoing.
Until Jesus Christ returns, we share in His work as people of the light, eagerly awaiting that promised day.
While we just finished celebrating the Advent season a few days ago, today’s reading reminds us that we are people waiting between two advents—the advent of Jesus’s miraculous birth and the advent of His promised return one day.
Historically, the celebration of the Advent season was more than just a time of rejoicing over Jesus’s birth. Advent, in its earliest days, was a season of quiet examination and repentance. It was a time to slow down, spend time in prayer and fasting, and prepare your heart for the second coming of Christ. Centuries ago, Advent was also the time when believers would ready themselves for baptism. Not until later centuries did the Church also start primarily celebrating Jesus’s birth during the Advent season.
Today, our readings draw our attention to this second advent. In Acts 1, we find Jesus giving His disciples some final instructions before His ascension. His instructions come with a promise that the Holy Spirit will equip them for the work ahead (Acts 1:8). After His ascent, the disciples are told that one day Jesus will return “in the same way that you have seen him going into heaven” (v.11).
It is interesting to reflect on the second coming of Christ and also read Acts 1:8 on the same day. Acts 1:8 shows us that one way we prepare our hearts for His return is spreading the news of His future return in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth. And because we do not know the timing of His return, we eagerly share the joy of the first advent and tell others of His second still to come for as long as we wait.
Today’s reading also is an encouragement to our often weary souls. Remembering that one day “we will always be with the Lord” should bring true joy and hope (1Thessalonians 4:17). No more separation from our God—what a thing to look forward to! Don’t forget this joyous news as you pack away your holiday decorations. As we wait for the second advent, let’s continue to celebrate the birth of our Savior and intentionally prepare our hearts for His second coming year round.
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Revelation 19 is very sobering! Most paintings we see of Jesus shows him as the meek, humble servant that he was during his ministry. Yet when I read Revelation 19, I’m literally shaking in my boots. The Bible says that Jesus is the same yesterday, today, & forever. So, how can I have a healthy, Biblical view of who Jesus is? Not leaning too much towards ‘hippie Jesus’ & also not leaning too much to ‘scary Jesus’ for lack of a better term. I want to ensure that I see & belive all aspects of who Jesus really is, according to the Bible.
I had this same thought!
Don’t get me wrong, I’m very excited for the second coming of Jesus and the new heaven and earth! It makes me a little sad to think that it also means no more chances, the end of His mercy for so many people, and the last of His patience for mankind. My heart aches when I think of all the people who are going to miss out on heaven. My mom has always said that this life is the only hell we will ever know but it’s also the only heaven that others will ever know. There’s a lot of beauty and sadness in that thought
I love that Jesus has a tattoo! It makes me smile SO BIG
Living in the midddle of two advents I’m so thankful for the gift Jesus left with me – the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. I want to live fully while I’m in the middle, aware of the Spirit’s Guidence and emulating the character of Jesus. I want to the light towards Jesus, speaking of His first coming as our Shepherd, Teacher and Salvation and His second coming where He come to take His bride hole to live with Him and all of the saints forever.
I really enjoyed learning about the magi from this Advent study. Thank you SRT♥️
My discouraged, weary soul also aches to see people sick, dying, homeless, outcast and tortured. It makes my blood boil when I read about world/religious/political leaders who abuse/oppress/exploit the very people they are entrusted to champion, support and defend.
I take comfort that one day they will meet my Jesus: the tatted-up, thug Jesus of Revelation 19.
JENNIFER ANAPOL, I’m studying Revelation on my own and today started doing the SRT Revelation study. I highly recommend the book The End Times in Chronological Order: Understanding Bible Prophecy by Ron Rhodes. I find it to be a great companion to studying Revelation.
Churchmouse, I too leave my nativity sets (yes multiple also) up all year round.
We will be studying revelation at my church in January, and I can’t wait!
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Adding to my previous comment about the new things I’ve learned, I forgot about the books that SRT puts out and all the extras in them.
WOW!! WOW!! One thing I really appreciate about She Reads Truth is the vast knowledge I gain each and every day, from the devotionals and from the comments. Also, there have been times because of either the devotional or a comment I’ve gone out on my own and looked something up. I just love learning all this new knowledge — and yes I make note of it in one way or another to refer back to.
Sisters be blessed and continue spreading the advent message.
Today Lizzy said… “Everything has happened & will happen because God cannot imagine spending eternity without you”. Awesome & Accurate & Attentive. Please, fear not. No need to apologize. Your sentiment neither, “pretentious “ nor “unsympathetic”. God hears you. God knows your heart. No matter the situation. Our God is trustworthy & true & timeless. As Tina said…”Lean in, lean on, rest, hold fast, believe, trust, and Hope in Him…Who came to live with us.” A salve for our weary souls. Thanks be to God.
TRACI GENDRON, I am so sorry to hear all you have been dealing with. I am praying that the Lord gives you a peace that surpasses all understanding. If it is any help, I have had some very difficult and unexpected things to deal with in the past two years, and one of the things that helped me through was reminding myself that even though these things shocked me, God knew they were coming and has a plan to use them for my good. Sending you hugs.
Amen, Katie! God is so faithful!
I love that story where is hope? Thank you Beth for sharing. Angie- I’m so glad someone else has shared how those family Christmas cards make them feel. I love that people think of me enough to send us them, but this year even though we are expecting our first child the many perfect pictures of young families with their babies (I’m 35 and most of my friends are in their late 20s/ 30s) made me so sad, remembering the child that was due on December 10th that we lost. Sometimes I wish people would send pictures of their everyday lives, not the dressed up “perfect” pictures sent out at Christmas. Thank you for being honest about your feelings. I am praying for you and your family. Everyday I have to work out with God how bad things can happen when He is so good and it’s been good for me and my faith. Before the miscarriage I just threw my hands up and decided to thank God we were doing ok. After I was forced to get to know Him and understand more how He really could be good and allow innocent children to die and all the other evils we see in this world. Still working on that daily but I am left with a deeper understanding of Him than I ever had before. Lizzy thanks for your post as well. Traci, I am still praying for your peace. Has anyone heard from GramsieSue? Haven’t seen her around for a bit. Praying that she is ok too. SarahD praying for you as well. Thank you to all who prayed for me and the baby around the time of my booster shot on Monday, we are both doing well by God’s grace !
ANGIE – my heart goes out to you. “Simply I miss him” speaks volumes. I understand, I simply miss Tanner. And yes, the loss in this day is intense. I know I will be with Tanner in heaven, but that doesn’t take away the here and now feelings of loss. I will keep you in my prayers for a joyous reunion with your much loved son.
Thank you – TRICIA CAVANAUGH, DANIELLE, MAURA, SARAH D, SEARCHING, KELLY, MARY ANN GRAVES, KATIE JORGENSEN, AND TINA for your continued prayers. I know I probably missed someone and I don’t mean to leave anyone out. So a big thank you to everyone! It brings peace to my heart.
My nephew who I’m very close with, said he feels sad when the holidays are over. They are just done. I’m so thankful for todays devotion. I finally have the right words to say to him. It brings so much understanding of the Advent.
Lizzy— your message was not pretentious or unsympathetic. Because it is 100% true. I love the passion in your words.
As I’m proofreading that it doesn’t sound as awesome as I wanted it to, I didn’t mean to come across as pretentious or unsympathetic. Basically all I was trying to say is – He is doing whatever it takes because He can’t imagine spending eternity without us…….I should’ve just stuck to saying that!
These words came to me a while ago and I’ve been saying them ever since. I hope they’ll help when you have the opportunity to share the gospel with someone: Everything has happened and will happen because God cannot imagine spending eternity without you. When I’m so annoyed with politics and my neighbors I remember that God has listened to many years of the same thing all because it’s part of His plan to bring me home. When I make the same mistake for the fourteenth time I think about how God keeps forgiving me because He’ll do whatever it takes to spend time with me. When I see people sick, dying, or tortured, I know that He felt it all and more on the cross because He wants me. ME! And you! And all of us! We are not insignificant, we matter, and we are so, recklessly loved! That’s a message that needs to be shared.
Angie and Sarah D. I am praying for the both of you right now. Thankfully my home is still quiet and I could take this quiet time to pray for the both of you. Angie from all the readings here on SRT I love your heart. Your heart for young people. Please know you are covered with prayer. Sarah D.
As a mother of a college age son My mama’s heart is praying for you as well. Please know you are not alone.
Angie and Sarah D. I am praying for the both of you right now. Thankfully my home is still quiet and I could take this quiet time to pray for the both of you. Angie from all the readings here on SRT I love your heart. Your heart for young people. Please know you are covered with prayer. Sarah D.
I can’t wait for that day! For the second Advent. (First time I’ve ever heard of this way). Beth, thank you for a beautiful devotion. “One day we will always be with the Lord”. I’m so glad we were given this week off, plus I couldn’t go to work anyway because of my cold, and I’m glad to be off and enjoy my quiet time next to the Christmas tree, a quiet house, no rush. SRT sisters, I enjoy my time here with all of you. Can’t wait to meet you someday.
Our future is bright when we remember Jesus will return one day. I think we should think of it as a happy, and great thing… not something that we should be scared of. My advice is for people to make things right with God now.. and for us to own up to our sins and repent them. Then we can get our life on track to serve God.
We should also be careful to worship God alone. We cannot put God under anyone.. we must put God above everything! He deserves all of our respect love, and most importantly our hearts.
Have a great rest of the day dear sisters! May God bless all of you today
Oh Angie… I will pray for restoration for your family! I cannot imagine how hard it is for you, Hold on… He has promised to Make All Things New! Blessings to you my sister!
SARAH D- that’s such an amazing report! Your ability to step up and recognize there is more God has for your life and experiences is so honoring to Him and His plans for you… so happy your parents were so supportive as well!!
I want to give you a piece of experienced-advice in this area if I can- while focus on the family is a really great Christian support for information and ideas in Christian living, I want to encourage you strongly to seek after a Christian psychologist (PsyD). Counselor training is so lacking and CHRISTIAN counseling can be even more so, unfortunately. They tend to put a LOT of the focus on the behaviors in front of you instead of the cause, motivation, and how to work through it. I’ve experienced some of this myself, and have multiple friends throughout my life who have as well. It can be so dangerous. There are amazing psychologists out there doing their job in the power and name of Christ- with more training and understanding into the brain/psychology function that He created us with.
Anyway- my two cents is all! Good luck on this journey!! ❤️
@My dear sister Angie – my heart goes out to you and the many other moms like yourself that have a prodigal child. I am so, so sorry for your broken relationship with your son. I have a number of friends who are in your same situation – it’s heartbreaking. I have a list of prodigals that I pray for regularly – I will add your son to that list and I will certainly be praying for you and your family.
May you and each one of us here be encouraged, that we serve a God of the “impossibles” NOTHING is to hard for Him. We give praise and thanks to God for sending His one and only Son – to be born to die for our sins. And we wait with expectation and hope for His second coming. Together may we look forward to the 2nd, long awaited advent of His return!
On HE READS TRUTH today, Barnabas Piper said, “The first advent celebrated the humble arrival of an infant King. The second advent anticipates the glorious, overwhelming return of that King in all His splendor and power.” AND “We wait eagerly for Christ’s return, but we do not wait passively. We’ve been told how we’re to live as we await this second advent: “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses…to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). We have the presence of our King in us now, by His Spirit. That is the seal and proof of His promise to come back. And we live for Him as we await His return.” – BARNABAS PIPER.
what a study; what enlightenment and encouragement!!! Thank you ladies and thank you SRT!
Praying along for all requests mentioned and unspoken.
ANGIE, my heart goes out to you and I pray that your son’s heart will soften and that he will feel such a longing for connection that it can’t be denied.
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Thank you, Angie, for sharing about your sadness and the separation you have with your youngest son. I always appreciate when Christians are real and vulnerable with each other. I too struggle with sadness over the Christmas cards we receive with smiling family photos on them. I used to enjoy getting my family of 5 together and snapping the Christmas card photo and sending them off to friends and families. It always felt like confirmation that yes, we are a family and we are together, and we are sending our greetings and our love to you. But I haven’t sent one in 5 years. At first it was because I found out my husband had an affair, and taking a family photo would have been hypocritical, because although we were still together, we certainly were not happy. I believed that everyone would see the pain behind my eyes, and perhaps they would have. God allowed healing in our marriage, but Satan separated us again. Because like you, my youngest daughter refuses to talk to us or see us. So the absence of a family photo from us continues. I just can’t send one until we are whole again. Every year my words for the new year include HOPE, because I will never lose hope that my little girl will return to us. But it is so hard. And so, like you, I get bogged down with sadness sometimes during the holiday season as well, but God has been faithful to meet me in my sadness and so I continue to hope, just as you do, dear Angie. Praying for all the moms who are separated from their wayward children this year. May we lean on the Hope that is in Christ Jesus to turn their hearts back to Him.
Thanks Maria for sharing!! I love making connections throughout the Bible! It’s all so intertwined and connected that there is only one way to receive the Word- with joy!! Also these connections remind me that I can trust what God has planned for me because I know my story is written by the greatest author of all time!!! Wishing everyone a wonderful Wednesday!!!
The long awaited Savior, the Advent of His birth. The sacrifice, Himself, Jesus on a cross dying to take our sin. To redeem us? Yes, us. The darkness and then the Resurrection, the Hope we trust in. And now the Advent of His Return. I love this. And it strikes me that we are to tell of His return, just as John the Baptist told of Him, we are to be ready and prepare a way. Glory to God in the preparations for His Return. I loved this scripture today for the way it shows Jesus our merciful Lord as Mighty,in Revelation.
THE RIDER ON A WHITE HORSE
11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and with justice he judges and makes war 12 His eyes were like a fiery flame, and many crowns were on his head. He had a name written that no one knows except himself. 13 He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his name is called the Word of God. 14 The armies that were in heaven followed him on white horses, wearing pure white linen. 15 A sharp sword came from his mouth, so that he might strike the nations with it. He will rule them with an iron rod.ai He will also trample the winepress of the fierce anger of God, the Almighty. 16 And he has a name written on his robe and on his thigh: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.”
How awesome is our God. Thank you Searching and Victoria for your prayers for Tigist and her baby. Your prayers mean so much to me. Victoria I look forward to rejoicing with you soon at the birth of your baby. Sarah D, I have been where you are, praying for answers and His peace for your heart. If you take thyroid medication, you might look at some blood work as this was an issue with me. May our God calm your anxious thoughts as you cast your cares on Him.
Skylar Hilton, praying for your Mom, that God will show her all the ways He honors, values, cares for, redeems, treasures women and open her thoughts and mind to His amazing love. Keep praying for her, as you trust Him and bring her in prayer, He will shine bright and He is faithful. Hugs to you Skylar. Dear Traci, praying for you. All the questions when you have such love and lose someone so dear to you must come in a flood of emotion. As your heart has always watched out for Tanner, it seems natural in this time for it to look back and question if there was more, because it was always finding ways to love him and now that you can’t physically go and wrap your care and love around Tanner, as you always have, it continues to search. It is still looking for how you could have done more when you physically could. This only speaks to how in tune you were with Tanner, and how God blessed him with such a Mom as you. Asking Jesus to remind you of all His reactions to your lovingkindness over the years, and for His peace and love to overwhelm you with the truth of all the ways He loved Tanner through you. Love you dear sweet Traci. ERB, so thankful for your encouragement and friendship. May you feel His delight and strength in time with your friends. Love to you all, Wednesday is here May we rejoice and be glad for we are greatly loved by the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
That is wonderful news!
I’ve appreciated everyone’s positive sharing this holiday season. It has been “hope”full. It was a blessing from the LORD.
From Thanksgiving to the present I’ve have been struggling. I break down in tears often, even now. I like to be strong – gentle, but strong, and I haven’t been – strong that is, I think I’ve remained gentle. I continue to trust my LORD and to prayerfully trust, but my heart breaks.
I love getting Christmas cards. I keep them hanging through January and spend the month of February taking them down, coloring a scripture paper, and praying for each family. Then I mail the scripture picture to the family. I really do love the honor of being able to do that for these people I love.
But, you know those cards that have the family pictures on them? While I truly love getting them, and being able to pray for the person while looking at the picture, it is a reminder to me that our youngest son has not allowed us to see him or his family, or even talk to them, in about 4 years now. We were close before he married, and simply, I miss him.
I feel like a whiner, and I don’t like that. After all, my oldest son and his family live close and we are blessed by them tremendously. I have so much to be thankful for, and recognize God is my faithful Shield and Fortress. He is my everything, and enough. His kindness is evident in my every day. Yet, it seems like every little thing steals my joy right now.
And so, while I don’t have an end time when it will be better, I would ask for prayer if you think about it sometimes. Prayer for healing of our hearts and relationship. I would ask that God’s best would be what occurs, even when it isn’t what I desire right now.
My prayer first and foremost is always that someday, when Jesus returns or we go Home to heaven that we would be found faithful and honoring of our God and King. That my husband and I, our sons and their families, would love God and serve Him. My prayer is that eternally we will live together in Heaven. But, sometimes the loss, in this day, is intense.
Thanks again for all the positive sharing this season though. Time in the Word of God, godly in-skin and digital sharing of His goodness, and prayer everyday, is truly a balm on this wounded heart.
I believe in the power of prayer. Thank you for the prayers God lays on your heart in advance.
I have been studying Revelation— in depth— during Advent because there are so many similarities in the message about Christ coming. And while Revelation has always been a book that has scared me because of it’s imagery, for the first time I have been able to read it with joy and expectation of the Son of Man’s return. So today’s reading just filled me with joy. /// I also love how repetition in the Bible— this Revelation 19:13verse “He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God” goes back to one of my new favorite verses “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1-2). It truly highlights the everlasting presence of God— from the beginning of the universe to his triumphant second coming. I look forward to the day when we all can gaze upon the beauty of the Lord, sisters.
Traci, I’m so sorry to hear you are being attacked by the devil in this way. So often I hear that he attacks people in their sleep. I’ve found it helpful to focus on the lyrics of worship songs to quiet his lies. I hope it will be helpful to you as well. Praying that God’s truth becomes louder as the devil’s voice disappears.
TRACI, I am praying for you and your family during this time. May you know the strength and peace that only comes from Jesus. Blessed be His name. SISTERS IN CHRIST- I am so excited and overwhelmed at how God loves us enough to want to adopt us and spend eternity with His children. He is so Awesome! No more tears, no more sorrow, no more pain! Woo! We can all celebrate in the waiting. Just knowing what’s in store. And share with others so they have a reason to celebrate also. The new year is one day closer to Him. Blessings to you.
TRACI,
Sara D- I thought to share with you an episode of the podcast Unfolding that I love to listen to! The episode is Lydia Lard, which also has a song called “I’ll Be Okay” that is so good! (it’s page 84) Praying for you. It seems anxiety is so prevalent among our young adults these days. My nephew really struggles with it and I am praying for him every day. He doesn’t believe in God, which I feel he might never overcome without HIM! I know you, on the other hand, being in the word and prayer will be an overcomer! Thank you for sharing with us.
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Advent is my favorite time of year and I always find a bit of sadness when it is over, so this was oddly very comforting knowing that there is a season of advent still occurring until we can be with Gods forever!
O king Jesus, Lord of Lord’s, come! Amen
Oops skipped a verse!
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.
Sisters, just wanted to say what a blessing it is to know that my Sisters in Christ are here and present in this internet community. I have only been a part of this community for the Advent study – my first – and I am so blessed to have found it and to be a part of it. With all the craziness in our world, I was reminded today that God works through his people. Praying for our world and each of you this morning. As I head out to work, it is my prayer that I will, “let my light shine before others…” Much love, Dee
Praying for peace and comfort for you Traci, that you would feel God’s arms wrapped around you!
I know I can’t wait for the day when there will be no more sadness, fear, pandemics, and anxiety. Praying I would live believing the Jesus is coming again.
I was able to talk to my parents about my anxiety, and they were really supportive in my decision to see a counselor. I’m still looking for one, but my mom mentioned how Focus on the Family has a free counseling service (I think for only one session). I will try calling them at some point, just to see what their input is. Today and one morning last week as I’m getting ready for work, I just feel like randomly crying, and I don’t know why! I guess I’m stressed/anxious about my job and the future, but I really am so blessed with a place to live and a job in the first place. Prayers appreciated for this and that God would use this to bring me closer to him and find the root cause of my anxiety. Love you all!
Thank you so much for this Tina!
Did anyone else (or everyone else) need this reminder of the Hope we have, as we work and worship, waiting for Christ’s return? That we need to continue (or start!) to share that Hope and the peace of knowing Jesus? In a novel I started recently, one of the characters talks about the impact of our interactions with others – do we show them kindness? Concern? Understanding? Jesus? What impression have we made? I have a lot of work to do in that regard, and although I don’t remember ever having a “word” for an upcoming year before, I’m feeling that Mindful would be a good one for 2022.
DOROTHY – thank you for reminding us that our gifts are varied, talents, money and prayer.
Someone mentioned that we don’t know what 2022 will bring. I think back 2 years, how innocent and naive I was, about the painful losses that 2020 brought to our family and the changes in our lives that I never saw coming. I don’t know what today will bring either and pray I show the love of Christ as the day continues.
TRACI GENDRON – praying you were able to rest last night and that the enemy’s lies were silenced for good. One thing I’ve told myself (and believe with all my heart that it is truth) is that for the friends and family members that have left this earth for heaven recently – young and old – for reasons I may NEVER understand, that their leaving was in God’s timing, that despite our second guessing about what we could have done or might have tried, that they were welcomed and their arrival wasn’t unexpected. I cannot imagine the pain of your loss, and through Tanner’s story that you’ve shared over the years, there’s no doubt in my mind that you did everything there was to do – no second guessing about that. Continuing to pray for peace in your heart and mind, that you would be surrounded by the comfort of God’s love and sweet memories of Tanner.
SKYLAR HILTON – praying for your mom, that she will feel God’s love for her
CORAL – praying for safety during the move
Love the reminder to be watchful for Jesus return. O the joy when we will be worshipping Him in heaven. He wipes our tears and fills us with His Spirit now – but the fullness of His promises are yet to come. ❤️
This song is more about the second advent. May we sing it all year long.
Joy to the World, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.
Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.
Good news KATIE!
TRACI – praying for your peace. Grief is a roller coster with many loop-de-loops, don’t be too hard on yourself when tou are seemingly going backwards.
I was just, 5 minutes ago, reading a children’s book “Where is Hope?, by Jean Cousins. It is about animals looking for their friend Hope as a storm approaches. Everyone had great things to say about Hope and suddenly a sheep appears it is Hope who says I never left you, I was here all the time. What a great reminder of how we so often think we have no hope, we do He is always with us.
I woke up in the middle of the night and could not sleep, and so decided God and I needed to spend some time together. The second Advent gives us hope. This world is not our home. This world is not all there is. When the world starts to overwhelm us or makes us feel as if it is squishing us from all sides, we must remember that Jesus loves us. The creator of the universe has our back. We are not alone.
Yes, Tina, my nativity sets (there are several) are displayed year round. They are a constant reminder of how much God loves me. He sent His Son to be “God with us.” God with me. Any situation I find myself facing is eclipsed by this fact: I do not face it alone. What a comfort this has been, especially these past two years of isolation. No time for a pity party when the Lord is my constant companion. It boggles my mind and quickens my heart rate when I read of Him coming again. It will be another magnificent expression of His love and the fulfillment of another of His promises. Our God is close and He is trustworthy. May we end this year praising Him and may we continue to worship Him as we welcome the new year. We do not know what lies ahead in 2022 but we do know Who is with us and Who is coming. Let us rest comfortably in that. Come, Lord Jesus.
Praying for you Traci
Last year, Churchmouse, told us of how she leaves her nativity up all year round, as a reminder, a visual reminder of The birth of Jesus, yes, but also the true reason for Christmas.. Though, He came as a baby-King, His purpose was to save the world, God’s people, to redeem us, to stand in our place for our wrong doing,, buy our salvation by His death and resurrection, and to bring us hope with a capital H.
Like that saying..” a dog is not just for Christmas..”
Nor is Jesus, He is for Life and beyond. Not just for the glitz and tinsel, presents and food, He is over and far beyond all that, He is our Truth, our Hope, our Prince of Peace, our Savior. The greatest gift ever, to the world!
Absolutely, let us not forget, but, REMEMBER always!
AMEN.
My prayer for today, dear sisters is that we know our worth in Him. Lean in, lean on, rest, hold fast, believe, trust, and Hope in Him, who came to save each and every one of us.., who came to live in us..
Emmanuel, God in/with us..
Blessings, dear hearts.. wrapped in love from across the pond!❤
Thank you for all the prayers! The interview went well! So grateful for you all and I will be praying for you Traci.
Dearest TRACI GENDRON, Praying that the thoughts that the enermy is filling your head with will STOP IN THE NAME OF JESUS! he is a lier and a thief, and his thing is to rob you of all the love and good that you surrounded Tanner with, by twisting things.. don’t let him! Hold fast to Him, who has been and continues to be your solace, your Hope, your Comforter. He is close..
The Lord is near to those who call on Him, trust Him.
Will continue to lift you and yours up, and pray for peace of heart and calm of mind, Traci, sending love wrapped hugs so lovingly covered in prayers..❤