Advent is the season of the year leading up to Christmas. The word advent itself means “arrival” or “an appearing or coming into place.” Christians often speak of Christ’s “first advent” and “second advent”; that is, His first and second comings to earth. (Got Questions)

Right away we encounter what I call a moment of need to know. During Advent we are waiting and preparing for the arrival of Jesus Christ…Simply put…His birth. In the secular world it is referred to most often as The Christmas Story. Most everyone knows the story, I have a problem with calling it The Christmas Story. To me it is the written account of God’s gift to a struggling world. There is another word we read when studying this event…The Incarnation, it is a term used by theologians to indicate that Jesus, the Son of God, took on human flesh.The word incarnation means “the act of being made flesh.” I believe that we don’t realize the enormity of “the arrival”, we are distracted by the decorations, gifts and secular traditions, which we refer to as “tis the season”. Christ came among us in this way, the Son of God was to be like us… What does that really mean? You have heard it said, or even had someone say to you “you should have to walk in my shoes”. Understand this…Jesus was like us there is ample proof of his humanity. Biblical support for Jesus’ humanity is extensive. We read he had and was subject to life’s basic needs. The Gospels report Jesus’ human needs including sleep, food, protection from the elements and Jesus was capable of the full range of human emotions. Joy, sorrow, anger. He walked in our shoes…literally. During His time with us HE referred to himself as a man and even after the crucifixion the humanity of Jesus was never questioned. The point is we sometimes get distracted by “The Season” and the burden of theological reasoning. Remember this word…Incarnation. Advent is more than an event on the church calendar… It is the time we as the church prepare for the brith of Christ…  Now add this word… Incarnation… Once again I don’t believe that all of us fully understand the enormity of what has taken place. God literally came among His people…I am overwhelmed by this. Praise God!

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