Luke 2:7 is where it all happened. It says, "and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn." If you've ever witnessed a woman giving birth, you know that it's not as neat as these few words seem to make it. It's the same for life and faith. I keep thinking of a Yogi Berra quote I used for the Blue Christmas service last night: "The future ain't what it used to be." This says a lot about my experience in 2009, but it says nothing about the promises of God that were fulfilled in Luke 2:7. The future will be exactly what God says it will be. And the whole point with the inn that had no room is: it doesn't matter. The inn represents ALL that does not matter. Christ represents (and is) ALL that does matter.
Since this is my last entry for Advent 2009, I want to thank you for reading this little devotional blog. May God grant you a rich celebration of the birth of His Son and a blessed new year. May 2010 be a year of laughter, worship, healing, rewarding service, love, and joy for you and all those you love.
Merry Christmas!
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thanks for enriching and enlarging our Advent experience...always pointing us to ALL that really matters. Christmas & new year blessings to you.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Pastor, for writing an exelent Adven
ReplyDeletedevotional again yhis year. It would have been even more usefull to mre readers if the devotional had been available for simple download and print.