The first Sunday of Advent this year has us watching for the Lord's coming. In many of our lives we are excited and at peace with the thought of Jesus' returning--but for others it is not such on awesome thought. It is not a peace filled thought. Perhaps it is time that as we watch for him that we should become truly a people of his presence. That we would prepare ourselves and our lives in such a way that the peace that we have might become a welcoming place for those who do not believe.
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]