What
then will this child be?
It’s
a time of new beginnings—Great Expecations.
There
are particularly wondrous circumstances surrounding John’s birth.
The
biblical foretelling of his coming.
The
angelic announcement.
God's
intervention to send a child despite seemingly impossible physical
circumstances.
The
great mission.
Even
as we read of John's birth, we’ve already shifted our attention to
Jesus’ birth.
An
even more wondrous—most wondrous—event.
Shifted
our attention just as John would want us to do.
But
we have a few more hours before we begin our Christmas celebration.
A
few more hours for Advent preparation.
And
today’s question is a good one to contemplate.
It’s
a question we raise when each child is born.
It’s
a question that was raised when we were born.
What
then will this child be?
We
may think that question’s already been answered
With
regard to ourselves.
We’ve
been around for quite some time.
But
no matter how many decades we’ve logged.
We’re
still God’s children.
None
of us here have yet finished our journey.
None
of us are yet fully refined silver or gold.
We
can almost certainly find a way to change or improve.
And
we still have time.
We
all have a constant opportunity to make a new beginning.
But
this is a particularly good time each year to ask ourselves,
About
ourselves,
What
then will this child be?
Advent -- December 23
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