During the Advent season, we look forward to the celebration of the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Let us hope that our excitement and joy can be like the leaping of John the Baptist in his mother’s womb, when Mary, the mother of Jesus, entered the room during her visit to Elizabeth.
In today’s Bible verse, Jesus states that John is greater than all that have been born before, including all the prophets of the Old Testament. At the birth of Jesus, the New Testament begins to give light into the world and the way that we can enter the new kingdom of heaven, so that yet the least of those in the kingdom will be greater than John.
John was born into the world before Jesus’s mission on this earth was accomplished. This made the way for us to be born again. The least of those in heaven are greater than the man, John the Baptist, is on earth.
We may not think we are equipped to be God’s Hands, that it should be someone smarter, stronger, and more experienced. But I have found insight and wisdom from people that I was supposed to be assisting after a disaster, who instead assisted me by strengthening my faith. One woman had so many holes in her roof that she was running out of buckets to catch the water, but her faith and witness are something that not only will I remember, but certainly so will every volunteer that she encountered. She gave me and others more in spirit than we could ever give in materials or labor.
Dear Lord Jesus, help us look forward to Christmas as a miracle and jump for joy as John the Baptist did. Help us share that excitement and love with everyone that we encounter, giving them an insight into the love that Christ shares with everyone in unexpected ways and circumstances. Amen
Jeannie Peercy is National Trainer & Consultant for Lutheran Disaster Response.
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