Advent 1c – Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25:1-10; 1
Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36
So here we go again. Pastors will find people in the pews
wondering why we have to sing On Jordan’s Banks the Baptist Cry instead of
Christmas carols and for the next four weeks while most people are anticipating
Christmas we’re getting ready for the end of the world. And this year the end
of world is only one year closer which isn't all that important if we've got a
thousand or more to go. But the truth is we don’t know and that might be the
best thing about Advent. And maybe recognizing the end might come as a thief is
more important to consider when it hits closer to home. Not the end of the world
as we know it but my end up close and personal. If all I might have is today the
Lord is my Righteousness is all my hope for my last day that is surely coming. If
all I might have is today I need not waste time remembering the sins my Lord
has forgotten. If all I might have is today then to trust I will blameless
before the Lord Jesus is to live today unburdened by guilt and shame. If all I
have is today then the springtime of the future is anticipated not through fear
but faith.
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