GOD’S WORD—Psalm 122:2
Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.
MEDITATION
In 1975, your author visited the community of Sauxillanges in the country of France. As I remember it, there were winding and hilly roads bordered by stone fences. As part of the People-to-People exchange program, we were scheduled to spend a few days with a French family in order to learn a bit about the culture. Eventually, after driving a good distance, we came upon a gate that was built into the fence. The car stopped, and our host got out and opened the gate. Once inside, we were amazed at what our eyes took in. The home on the hill was beautiful beyond description. A fountain was surrounded by a circular driveway. The trees and the flowers and the landscape were in pristine condition. It was as though this little piece of geography was in the world but not of it. The time we spent there was a delight.
You might say that Advent and Christmas is a time when God, like that Frenchman, pulls up and unlocks the gate. We peer in, and our eyes behold the light of life and the glory of God’s love in Christ. Remember: our Lord is host and not chauffeur!
(Note: The picture above the Advent wreath is that of Andrew who brought his brother, Peter, to Jesus. Many Christians remember Andrew this day.)PRAYER
Stir up your power, O Lord, and come; that by Your protection we may be rescued from the threatening perils of our sins and saved by your mighty deliverance; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
VERSE
On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry announces that the Lord is nigh;
Awake and hearken, for He brings glad tidings of the King of kings.
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