“The Days are Coming…”

 

⁵ “The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
        “when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch,
   a King who will reign wisely
        and do what is just and right in the land.
⁶ In his days Judah will be saved
        and Israel will live in safety.
   This is the name by which he will be called:
        The Lord Our Righteousness.”

—The words of the Prophet Jeremiah from Jeremiah 23:5-6

 

Impatient…Distraught…Anxious…Anticipating…all these words describe the angst of waiting. We have spent the last four weeks celebrating the anticipation of the Incarnation of God’s only Son, our blessed Lord Jesus Christ. At the same time, we continue to wait in eager anticipation of the Second Coming of Christ. We long to see the fulfillment of His coming to earth to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

We need to remember—as best we can—that God’s chosen people, Israel, had waited for thousands of years for the coming of Messiah. We have now waited over two thousand years for Christ’s return. And still, we wait.

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At this Christmas, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve, may our hearts remain watchful while we celebrate the reality of Immanuel—God with us.

Will you please pray with me?

Thank You, God, for loving us. Thank You for sending Jesus to be our Savior. Thank You for sending us Your Holy Spirit to dwell within us.

We praise You, O God, for the gift you have given us in the birth of Your Son. That You would deign to send Him from heaven to dwell on the earth: fully God, yet fully man.

May we always sing: “O come to our hearts, Lord Jesus. There is room in our hearts for Thee.”

Thank You for Your loving and tender care. And, thank You for hearing our prayer in and through the precious Name of Your Son, our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

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