I started on December 1 to meditate on a daily advent devotional, following John Piper’s plan.
Here are some of my thoughts.
Day 1 Luke 1:16-17
Focusing on Jesus is not as easy as it seems. I am too familiar with the Christmas account that it has lost some of the grandeur and awe for me. Let’s prepare our hearts to receive Jesus afresh.
“Gather ’round that fire this Advent season. It is warm. It is sparkling with colors of grace. It is healing for a thousand hurts. It is light for dark nights.”
Day 2 Luke 1:46-55
God manifests himself to the ordinary. Look for him among the least of these. Be one of the lowly.
“The only people whose soul can truly magnify the Lord are people like Elizabeth and Mary – people who acknowledge their lowly estate and are overwhelmed by the condescension of the magnificent God.”
Day 3 Luke 1:68-71
Jesus came to save his people, but not in the way the Jews expected. Am I also so short-sighted to expect him to only save me from my circumstances?
“These are the days of great expectation. Now the long awaited visitation of God was about to happen – indeed, he was about to come in a way no one expected.”