Jesus Is
Advent
Devotional Guide
December 3-24, 2023
by Patience Fort
Introduction
Saturday, December 2, 2023
According to the dictionary, “advent”
is the arrival of a notable person or event. We might say, “our lives have
changed since the advent of electricity,” for instance. In the Christian
church, the beginning or “advent” of the liturgical calendar is four Sundays
before Christmas, or Advent.
In this devotional guide, I will touch on the Advent of Jesus – His beginning, His coming to earth in the form of a baby, His coming to us individually, and His second coming. Mine is not an in-depth, critical study but rather an effort to show Jesus’ deity and his humanity from my own perspective as a believer.
I ask that you, my reader, commit to doing several things throughout this study.
(1)Begin each reading with prayer, seeking God’s direction in your life.
(2) Read each day’s entry with an open heart. Please don’t focus on how I present the material as much as on how God can use it in your life.
(3) If you feel lead to do so, share the post on Social Media in an effort to get the Good News about Jesus to more people.
Here is what you can expect.
(1) Every day’s devotional will automatically appear on my blog, “Magnolia Blossoms,” in the wee hours of the morning. If you are an early riser, you won’t have to wait for me to post it on FaceBook. Just go directly to that site: https://magnolia-blossoms.blogspot.com
(2) As soon as I can each morning, I will post the Magnolia Blossoms link on my FaceBook page and will tag my husband, Bill, in the process. Hopefully you will be able to find it in your FaceBook feed if you are “friends” with either one of us.
As we study the Scripture together during this Advent season, my prayer is that we will come to a renewed understanding of who Jesus Is. Will we ever truly comprehend the complexity of the Trinity or of Jesus as both God and Man? Probably not on this side of heaven. But hopefully this guide will bring to light the beauty and majesty of our Lord as creator, savior, and comforter as we study His “advent” – His beginning and His coming.
I want to close this introduction with some Scripture about Jesus.
(1)John reveals that Jesus “was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made.” John 1:2-3 And in John 10:30 Jesus declares that “I and the Father are One.”
Jesus is Creator.
(2) According to Galatians 4:4-5, “But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.”
Jesus is Savior.
(3) Judges 6:24 uses the Hebrew word which translated is, Jehovah Shalom or Adonai Shalom – The Lord Is Peace.
Jesus is Comforter.
(4)Throughout the New Testament, Jesus starts several narratives by using the words, “I am.” For instance, “I am the Gate for the sheep.” John 10:1-10 Or “I am the Way.” John 14:1 Or “I am the Bread.” John 6:35
(5) In Exodus 3:7-8 God presents Himself to Moses as “I Am” meaning that he has no beginning and no end.
God (Creator, Savior and Comforter) is.
Tomorrow we dive head-first into Advent. And we will see that “Jesus Is.”
Lord, Thank you for the opportunity to look closely at the Advent of Jesus. Teach us. Direct us. May your Name be glorified. Amen.
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