The fourth Sunday of advent puts the messages together. At first, His birth seemed sudden, But secondly, God had planned ahead. On the third Sunday God wanted us to have a way, where there was no way. This Sunday we look at a Lord who came on purpose, knowing His purpose and finishing. He so thoroughly love us.
So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]
