I've waited my whole life for this!

Have you spent your whole life waiting for something. The worshippers Simeon and Anna had waited their whole life for the day that Jesus who was their salvation to be born. In fact Simeon was promised that he would tasted death until Jesus the messiah was born.

Anna was a servant of the Lord, a prophetess and notable again for her worship:

Luke 2:38
And at that very moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak Him to all those who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Prayer: Lord give me that real spirit of anticipation as I seek to grow in you and indeed anticpate the 2nd coming.

distracted?

Following was taken from advent blog (glasgow) and you can view the original here


shhh…

I’ve been trying to get your attention, but you’ve been distracted.

You need to stop!
stop thinking
stop planning
stop worrying
about presents
about parties
about trimmings
about turkey
about travelling
about Christmas cards
about your gift-list
about your wish-list
about credit cards
about where you’re going shopping after this
none of that compares to the true wonder of this season
“For unto you is born, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the King.”
Be silent
Be calm
Be still
and know that,
He is God!

Mary Worshipped

Again this title lost in wonder, lost in worship is staying with me this advent. So many of folks in the infant narratives came to worship Jesus.
Mary sang the praises of the God who was able.

Luke 1:46-47
And Mary said:
My Souls exalts the Lord,
And my spirit has rejoiced in God m saviour.

When she heard how the Lord was going to use her, her heart turned to God who is mighty to worship him.

prepare your heart

This advent my heart and prayer is that I would be lost in wonder, lost in worship. It is therefore important that I prepare my heart!

The following speak about preparing the way of the Lord:

Isaiah 40:3-5
"Listen! I hear the voice of someone shouting, Make a Highway for our the LORD through the wilderness. Make a straight smooth road through the desert for our God. Fill the valleys and level the hills. Straighten out the curves and the rough spots. Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed and all the people will see it together. The Lord has spoken"

Old Testament prophets often prophesied about this Messiah. They were living in the anticipation of this messiah coming. There was really something to Look forward to. John the Baptist preached about message of repentance and forgiveness but he was not even worthy to tie the straps of Jesus' shoes, the gospel Mark tells us. Why was John the Baptist preaching? To prepare the hearts to welcome the new born King!

My prayer would be that many hearts would be prepared to hear this message. I would pray that this message of Jesus would always burn in my heart.

Advent is Coming!

Well December has come and that is not the only thing: Advent has come invite us to remember the arrival of Jesus who came into the world to live and move amongst us. It invites us to remember not only the first coming but the fact that Jesus is coming again.
So easy to get lost in the tinsel, shopping, eating, presents etc that we do not get lost in wonder, lost in worship! The wise men said that they desired to worship the new born king! We want to come back to basics!