Many people have regular
Advent observances from the non-religious little hidey-hole chocolate calendars
to various highly regarded practices of faith. In our house we have the tree,
the lights (inside and out), the decorations and yes, even the little chocolate
calendar. I think we even have a construction paper ring in one of our
children’s rooms. But we also have the 3 nativity sets (including a toy one)
and an Advent quilt that my wife’s sister made for us. When I received it, I
took the time to select Bible verses for us to read each day, beginning with
the prophecy of Isaiah. But my favorite calendar day is December 4th
which is our only daughter Elizabeth Joy’s birthday. We started our reading in
2003, but in 2006 with her birth that day’s reading became extra special
because of what we read.
“And she [Elizabeth] cried out with a loud voice
and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
And how has it happened to me, that the mother of my Lord would come to me? For
behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped in my
womb for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment
of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.”” (Luke 1:42–45, NASB)
The unborn child
John (the Baptist) recognized even in the womb that the Savior of the world was
soon to be born, and he responded with joy. The circumstances of Jesus’ birth
were foretold in prophecy hundreds of years before. This was God’s way of
introducing His Son to us, and now we not only remember His birth but also His
death and resurrection that results in His great gift to us of forgiveness and
life.
How special is the
babe of Christmas to you?
Posted in Sherman County eNews Spiritual Matters on December 14, 2018
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