Incarnation: Anticipati..
Is the title of this entry bugging you? Can you hardly stand it?
Sometimes we just can’t stand to have things unfinished. Some of you might even be considering taking a Sharpie to your computer screen to finish the word “anticipation” in the title above.
Anticipation of something better to come is a common theme at the core of most religions. Consider these words spoken about Jesus centuries before his birth:
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)
I don’t think we can fully relate to the national anticipation that Jews felt as they awaited the Messiah. In celebration of the Christmas season, we begin a new series this week on the incarnation — God coming to earth in flesh as Jesus. But, we must start before his birth. We must understand the intense longing and anticipation of his coming as it was foretold for centuries.
What is it about an anticipation and hope for something better that pulls us forward each day?
What does life without a hope for improvement look like?
November 29th, 2005 at 9:04 pm
I can’t wait to tell you what I’m thinking…
November 30th, 2005 at 1:08 pm
Q: What is it about an anticipation and hope for something better that pulls us forward each day?
A: Releaf from the present condition! The answer is in the question. What pulls us forward is the anticiptation for something better!
Q: What does life without a hope for improvement look like?
A: It looks like the evening news!