In the days of Amazon Prime 2-day deliveries and businesses’ constantly improving their ordering process, we have gotten used to packages arriving at our door. However, do you remember the feelings you had when ordering things over the phone or online for the first time? You would make your final selection and then watch the calendar for the expected arrival date or refresh tracking updates online. You knew that special thing you’d ordered was on the way. Your excitement would build as your package was closer and closer to its destination. You would be full of anticipation until it finally arrived.
The Old Testament is full of God’s people anxiously awaiting a Savior. Their anticipation was built on the more than 300 prophecies about this coming King. Little did they know, it would be a very different arrival than most had envisioned.
Isaiah 7:14
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”
Immanuel. God with us.
In our daily lives, we anticipate a new pair of shoes or the 100th thing we’ve ordered this month from Amazon arriving on our doorstep. This Christmas, let’s pause, reflect, and begin to anticipate the opportunity we have as a church to once again celebrate the coming of the Christ child, newborn baby Jesus. Merry Christmas Poplar Springs, and welcome to the season of Advent.
Grace and peace,
Aaron pastoraaronhinton@gmail.com
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