One of my favorite Christmas songs is “Silent Night.” I was thinking of one of the lines in particular, and how it relates to the 1st week of Advent…Hope! I believe it’s the 2nd verse of the song were the proclamation ‘Christ the Savior is born’ occurs. Now…..THIS IS HOPE! Not only was the savior of all of mankind born on that wonderful day, but those who were familiar with the writings of the prophets knew that this infant was their Savior. They had HOPE.…and so do we.
You see, the hopeful aspect of Jesus’ birth doesn’t end with Christmas morning. Jesus chose to leave his comfortable, safe, powerful position in Heaven to become…for a short while…frail, vulnerable, and even hated by many. He needed to physically come and love on his creation. Give a personal greeting. Introduce himself. But most important, he wanted to make a substantial statement by offering himself as the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. No more sacrificing our livestock in order to make our relationships right with God. Jesus paid it for the last time. Because of this, we can simply declare him as our own savior and king. This means living our lives to please him, because what he has planned for our lives is much bigger than anything that we can possibly imagine for ourselves.
When we accept Jesus as our Savior…..he becomes our Hope. We can live assured that he will return one day, and that he will take us to spend eternity with him in Heaven. This is where my Hope rests this holiday season…I pray it will be yours as well.
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