Good thoughts for 20218/18/2023 ![]() ![]() God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children. "But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. "As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him." - Luke 3:4 What are you going to do with the goodness of God that He bestowed on you this past year, and that you look forward to in the year that is to come?" - Tony Evans It’s not about toys or gifts of what you’re going to have under the tree. "This Christmas, you have a decision to make. "You can never truly enjoy Christmas until you can look up into the Father’s face and tell him you have received his Christmas gift." - John R. "I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." - Charles Dickens This is the heart of Christmas." - Billy Graham "The very purpose of Christ's coming into the world was that he might offer up his life as a sacrifice for the sins of men. Christ is standing at the door he lives in the form of a human being among us.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, God is in the Manger That is the great seriousness and great blessedness of the Advent message. As long as there are people, Christ will walk the earth as your neighbor, as the one through whom God calls you, speaks to you, makes demands on you. He confronts you in every person that you meet. In total reality, he comes in the form of the beggar, of the dissolute human child in ragged clothes, asking for help. “Jesus stands at the door knocking ( Rev. "It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus to open doors of hope." - Pope Benedict XVI Life is Advent life is recognizing the coming of the Lord." - Henri Nouwen When you have ears to hear and eyes to see, you will recognize him at any moment of your life. "The word advent means "expectation." What advent can do for us is create a sense of hope." - Louie Giglio And I love at least one night by the Christmas tree to sing and feel the quiet holiness of that time that's set apart to celebrate love, friendship, and God's gift of the Christ child." - Amy Grant ![]() "Faith is salted and peppered through everything at Christmas. We will wait knowing that the remaking of everything has already begun.” - Ann Voskamp, The Greatest Gift Because each day of Advent, we will actively wait. ![]() A place of sheer, radiant defiance in the face of a world careening mad and stressed. ![]() And the heart that makes time and space for Him to come will be a glorious place. “In this day, this season, miracles will grow within, unfurl, bear fruit. “At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving the others with God's own love and concern." - Mother Teresa, Love: A Fruit Always in Season "God is not dead, nor doth He sleep The Wrong shall fail, the Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will to men." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow God gives God, and we only need to slow long enough to unwrap the greatest Gift with our time: time in His Word, time in His presence, time at His feet." - Ann Voskamp, The Greatest Gift Because nothing is greater and we have no greater need, God gives God. That is the gift God always ultimately gives. We, in short, go back, that we might look forward to His coming." - R. We leave the already of His advent to taste the bitter of the not yet. "The Advent season is that time when we seek to, in a manner of speaking, mute our memory of what has already happened, that we might brighten our joy that it happened. Looking for Advent readings to celebrate this season with family and friends? Download our FREE 25 Advent Readings for Christmas to prepare your heart for the Nativity of Jesus Christ! Advent Quotes from Inspirational Christians May these quotes from Christian authors and the Scriptures guide your mind toward a holy pause and fill your heart with the peace and joy that we are given through Jesus. We have collected some of our favorite Advent quotes to inspire you throughout this season. Traditions such as an advent calendar and lighting the advent wreath candles serve as beautiful reminders of God's gift of salvation through the birth of Jesus Christ. Advent season begins the fourth Sunday before Christmas and is a time to reflect on the coming Savior, Jesus Christ. ![]()
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