Come Lord Jesus Come!

What are you expecting? We look forward more to Black Friday sales than we do to the second coming of Jesus. Why? We have been conditioned to expect great benefits from the “special” one day sales. Our greed-based anticipation and expectation is what makes Black Friday an annual event which can no longer be limited to one day.

So, what does Advent have to do with Black Friday? Probably nothing. Advent means “coming.” The season of Advent is the official beginning of the liturgical Church’s year. It begins after Thanksgiving and is celebrated over the next four Sundays preceding Christmas Day. It is a time for believers to reflect upon Christ’s first coming and His second coming. The first advent is reflected over the glorious truth that God has come in the flesh, “Emmanuel, God with us.” The second is grounded in the truth of Christ’s promise to return for His Bride and to establish His Kingdom forever and ever.

I invite you to join me on this journey during Advent. Maybe you are like me when I was younger I had no idea what Advent was about. That’s okay. Maybe you see it only as something for the liturgical church. That’s okay. Whatever your understanding of Advent may or may not be, I know Jesus desires to reveal Himself during this special time of the year. He desires you to draw closer to Him and not limit celebrating His wonderful presence to just Christmas Day.

Advent can produce in us a greater Christ-awareness if we are willing to draw near. So again, I invite you to journey with me and others as we take time to read the Scriptures and allow the Holy Spirit to reveal Jesus to us in “special” way.

Advent is better than any Black Friday sale. The Black Friday deals only last for a short season. They rust, break, are forgotten about by the end of January. Advent’s deal is Jesus Himself and He is for eternity.

Let’s begin.
“Come Lord Jesus, Come!”

You are loved!
Uncle Mike