Has “to live is Christ” become your only hope in life and death. Has your union with Christ allowed you the freedom to say with Simeon, “Now I can depart in peace?”
Author: Brady Wolcott
An Angelic Advent. Day 23: But as he considered these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream.
When we know why we exist, we then know how to exist. When we know what happens when we die, we then know how to live. When we know that God is with us, we then know how to be with others.
TLIC Daily. Day 357. December 23: On earth peace.
“To live is Christ” means that God’s peace dwells in our hearts because, through our union with Christ, God is as pleased with us as he is with his Son.
An Angelic Advent. Day 22: And Gabriel came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you.”
The virgin Mary didn’t make Jesus’ life. Jesus was a gift to her. His life was given by God and placed into her life. United to hers. By grace. The same grace that is for us all. Why? Because advents are for everyone. God is for everyone. Jesus is for everyone. Will you be for him?
TLIC Daily. Day 356. December 22: He will save his people.
“To live is Christ” means Jesus has washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.
An Angelic Advent. Day 21: The angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard.”
Our longings, our desires, our waiting, our prayers are all meant to take our hearts deeper into the realities of the coming of Christ.
