Today
is the first Sunday of Advent. “Advent” simply means coming as in Christ is coming, and for
us now He has arrived. This is referring to His birth in history and in
humanity. It meant the welcoming or the arrival of a
special king and for us; it is our King of kings. This is what the Old Testament
prophecies foretold concerning Jesus’ Incarnation, the Word made flesh for our hope
and Atonement that brought us our deliverance. Therefore the Lord himself will
give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son,
and will call him Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14)
Advent represents our expectation, anticipation, and preparation for who Christ is and
what He has done for us. He arrived into the world as a human being, being
fully God and fully man. He came to identify as one of us, as the Son of Man, as a baby born in a manger.
He came for us, He came for you and He comes into our lives and into our
hearts. He is coming again in great power and glory to bring His Kingdom into
fruition.
Amen?
