December 1, 2017 Friday

5   Why do you continue to invite punishment?  Must you rebel forever?   Your head is injured, and your heart is sick. 6   You are battered from head to foot— covered with bruises, welts, and infected wounds— without any soothing ointments or bandages.  Isaiah 1:5-6 NLT

            Now God is getting personal!  We truly are our own worst enemies as well as of others and God.  The sin and destruction we see in our own lives, communities and world are not often some deep conspiracy of some outside force, but are the result of my and your sins!

            If we are not careful we look as haggard as everyone else we begin to think this is normal!  We look in the mirror and see what we want to see and do not see the sores, bruises, welts and infected wounds that cover our body!

            We are weak and sick and are drained by the guilt, memories and fear of the future which keeps us from living and loving as we should.

            Right now some of you are saying you are not like that!  And some may not be if they are living by faith in Jesus but many are deceiving themselves as they deceive others!

            But Advent is the time to be honest with ourselves and with God.  A time to face the darkness in our life so we can receive the Light of God’s grace found in the First Gift of Christmas, Jesus!

            This was a good day and I got caught up on the blog and some other things.  I am still tired because I woke in the middle of the night and then napped for a couple of hours. 

            Bonnie and Rebecca went to a Ken Medema concert in Morristown supporting Hidden Treasures helping adults with disabilities.  Bonnie and I went to a couple of his concerts and he is amazing.  They thoroughly enjoyed the concert and got to see some friends from Renovatus.

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