Celebrate Advent With Us!

Prior to Christ’s birth on the first Christmas, the people of Israel eagerly expected the coming Messiah. Times were tough, and they needed help. So Jesus surprised them when he moved into their neighborhood as a little baby, not an overbearing king. The surprises continued - who could have predicted that the One would die...and then rise from the dead!? This was too much to take in.

Of course God still speaks and acts in these days. In fact, he regularly reaches down and causes people to "die" to their life of sin and to "rise" to new life in Jesus. But as we now enter Advent, we remember that we still are in the position of waiting and expecting. We wait for Jesus to finish what he started in the world and in us. We wait for him to come back again and do more and more. This morning we will both celebrate and hope. This is what "the season" is all about!

So what does waiting look like in your life? Do you like to wait or can you not stand it? In what ways is God asking you to slow down and wait right now? How are you waiting for Him?

Please go ahead and share your thoughts.