Advent Day 1
1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
Luke 1:1-4
Today is the first day of Advent, the tradition of anticipating the birth of Jesus, the Messiah leading up to Christmas. This year, we are going to walk through Luke’s account of the birth of Jesus (it’s the most thorough). I encourage you to follow along over December as we remember and rejoice in the significance of the birth of Christ.
In, 2001, when the planes hit the twin towers in New York, there was no question of whether something big had happened. The question was, why and what does this mean for the world?
So it is with Jesus. And Luke reminds us in his somewhat famous opening of what we are remembering. It is not myth or folklore. It’s history. 2000 years ago, something happened that turned this world upside down. And Luke wants us to have certainty of what happened.
But what does it mean for the world? And why is Jesus’ birth so significant? Well, that’s advent. Looking forward to doing it with you.
For Today:
Pray:
3 With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
Luke 1:1-4
Today is the first day of Advent, the tradition of anticipating the birth of Jesus, the Messiah leading up to Christmas. This year, we are going to walk through Luke’s account of the birth of Jesus (it’s the most thorough). I encourage you to follow along over December as we remember and rejoice in the significance of the birth of Christ.
In, 2001, when the planes hit the twin towers in New York, there was no question of whether something big had happened. The question was, why and what does this mean for the world?
So it is with Jesus. And Luke reminds us in his somewhat famous opening of what we are remembering. It is not myth or folklore. It’s history. 2000 years ago, something happened that turned this world upside down. And Luke wants us to have certainty of what happened.
But what does it mean for the world? And why is Jesus’ birth so significant? Well, that’s advent. Looking forward to doing it with you.
For Today:
- What traditions do you have around Christmas?
- Have you ever done advent before?
- Commit to reading the Blog every day for Advent.
Pray:
- Praise the Father that He is the Lord of history.
- Give thanks for Jesus who is the greatest event in history.
- Ask God for His Holy Spirit to help you and others remember and rejoice in the coming of Christ this Christmas.
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