Sunday, Dec 19
1 John 3:11-18
It’s Christmas Sunday, the fourth and final Sunday of Advent! Over the last few weeks, we have journeyed from hope to preparation to joy and, now, to love. For 2000 years, Jesus has been offering people the incredible invitation of abundant life, if only we would abide in him. And nothing reveals more clearly whether we are abiding in God than our love. Do we increasingly exude the love of God? In Matthew 24:12, Jesus said that many people’s love would grow cold leading up to his return. But his people would grow in love! Love, the Apostle John said, is perfected in God’s people. What an invitation — that despite the impoverished condition of this world, our hearts would come alive in our chests as we fellowship with God! Praise the Lord! Blessed be his name!
