As we enter into the Advent season, we figuratively join those who waited for God to enter the world at the first Christmas. At the same time we wait for His second Advent hoping to not make the same mistakes that previous generations made–and so we try not to focus upon what the world is coming to and fix our eyes on the one who has come into the world.
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]