In today's First Reading from Isaiah (I'm telling you, he's got good stuff), the prophet says ,"Here is your God, he comes with vindication; With divine recompense he comes to save you." He goes on to describe the coming of God in beautiful detail and ends with the words, "Those whom the Lord has ransomed will return and enter Zion singing, crowned with everlasting joy; They will meet with joy and gladness, sorrow and mourning will flee."
This Christmas, our God is coming to save us. We celebrate the fact that our King is coming to save His people from everything that would hold us captive, whether its our sins, our guilt, our losses, our loneliness, our grief, or just our daily struggles. The coming of Christ is an occasion of great joy, as Isaiah describes. Anything that keeps you from receiving that great joy is exactly the thing from which Jesus wants to save you.
Christmas is about the King who comes to rescue His people from the forces of evil. During this Advent season, invite Jesus into those places in your life that are in need of rescuing, anything that keeps you captive, anything that keeps you from living the life full of the joy that God has in mind for you. Invite Jesus into whatever that is for you this Advent, and ask Him to free you from it this Christmas. God is coming to save you this Christmas. Let Him.
Pax Vobiscum
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