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Dr. W's Reflections...
Hope. Peace. Joy. Love. These themes capture the spirit of “Advent” and explain why this is a season of opportunity for us. The season of Advent is all about celebrating the story of God–the “good news” of God’s salvation offered to the world in Jesus Christ. The proof of God’s life and love has been revealed to us in Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:18-25)! And so, let us celebrate and be thankful! The season of Advent reminds us that Christ has come and that Christ is coming again!
We have been blessed to be a blessing! The life we share together as a church family is special, because the life we share together as a church family has been made sacred by God. And so, let’s keep praying: “Lord, send people to us, and send us to people.”
The Lord be with you,
Wyatt
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THE “HOPE” WE HAVE IN JESUS
“Hope” is a four-letter word that not only cultivates optimism but inspires expectation. In fact, the Greek word, elpis, which occurs over 50 times in the New Testament is translated “hope” in our English Bibles and is understood as “favorable, joyful, and confident expectation.” And while “hope” has its reasons, “hope” now has this new season of Advent in which you and I can fix our thoughts on the “blessed hope” (Titus 2:11-14) we now have in Jesus Christ as we wait for His 2nd Coming.
One thing for sure: Our experience of “hope” will be guided by the source from which we seek to find it. And so, will we look for “hope” in all the wrong places or will we look for “hope” in the right Person? The good news is this: If we are looking for the “blessed hope” we can have in Jesus, then we will find it (Matthew 7:7-8). But, if we choose to look for some measure of “hope” apart from Christ, then we will find that too... in the back alley of unbelief.
The “hope” of the world is Jesus Christ. Therefore, let us be inspired by the favorable, joyful, and confident expectation that is announced to us in this new season of Holy days. Christ is come, and Christ is coming again!