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Advent 2 - Thursday
By Pat Lee | December 11, 2008
Thursday - December 11,2008
Down With Tyrants
Scripture Reading: Isaiah: 40:1-11
Scripture Verse: “Get you up to a high mountain…lift up your voice with strength…do not fear: say, ‘Here is your God’.” Isaiah 40:9
Sometimes God comforts His people by confronting them. Could our occasional vague feelings of discontent, that nothing counts, actually be God’s gift to us to arouse us to the possibility that we may be setting for too little?
Is our life measured by our possessions? Is our biggest concern which teams make the playoffs?
Through Isaiah God calls us to be one of his people who gets up and does meaningful things in life. “I’ve got mountains for you to climb, good tidings to shout: Here is your God.”
Our individual call depends on our God-given abilities—but God beckons us to get involved—visiting someone who we know is lonely—phoning or sending s card to someone who hurts, getting involved in a church activity—volunteering in the community. The list is endless because the needs are endless but there are meaningful things for each one of us to do.
There are times in our lives when God’s job for us is to use our energy and time to raise and provide for our families—there are, as well, everyday opportunities to live out our faith in care and concern for others. God knows the value of our little acts of kindness and love.
Prayer: Loving God, we thank you for calling us to use the gifts and talents you have given us to serve you in Jesus name. Amen .
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