Does the beautiful Christmas music ever end!? Some worshipful and reflective, some glorious and monumental, some lively and fun. One of my favorites from way back is Amy Grant’s Love Has Come - check it out on You Tube when you have a minute. Or Jars of Clay singing Love Came Down at Christmas. It’s true, that God’s ultimate expression of love came in the person of Jesus—born, lived, died, raised, ascended and coming again!
“Joy to the world, the Lord is come!” And there, in one line, is the reason for the lasting, doesn’t-depend-on-my-circumstances joy that God wants us to have.
HOPE was the word for the first Sunday in Advent and hope is the word for all of us whose faith and trust is in God! Got hope? (anyone picking up on the allusion to a popular advertising campaign) It’s yours in Christ!
Thanksgiving being this week, I thought of one of my favorite thankfulness illustrations. It comes from a 17th century church reformer and author of a well-known commentary, Matthew Henry.
We certainly had the election of the week before and the events that have unfolded since on our minds when we came together on Sunday morning! But we were reminded of some timeless truth and were encouraged by the presence of God in our services!
