ADVENT - A SEASON OF EXPECTANCY

A Season of Expectancy

Isaiah 11:1-3 1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him- the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD- 3 and He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;

Isaiah's  prophesy of the coming of Christ gave hope during that time for what was yet to come.
We are in the beautiful season on advent.  The commemoration of the coming of Christ.
May the spirit of the advent season be a gleam of hope in the midst of despair.
This is not a season to be lonely, depressed, hurt and sad.  Despite the world's anguish,
we can rejoice in The Lord.  We can approach this season with an expectation of
restoration and wholeness.  We can make choices.  We can choose the dwell on
all of the hurt and anguish in our lives, or we can choose to believe God for
restoration. 

We can choose to dwell on the crucifixion or rejoice over the resurrection.
We can believe and pray for a renewed peace in our hearts. 
We can believe and pray for restoration of joy. 
We can believe and pray for a stronger faith.
This is the season of advent, expectation and anticipation.
Rejoice.  We can still rejoice today.
"Keep Jesus in Your Heart."