"I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people." (Ephesians 1:18 NIV)
Did you know that Advent so perfectly sets us up for Easter? We’re sitting and waiting and preparing our hearts for the Christmas that we know is coming in just a few short weeks. In the Bible, there’s a period of time between the end of the Old Testament and the New Testament, where 400 years of silence had passed between God and His people. But the Old Testament is filled with promise after promise, prophecy after prophecy that a savior would come.
God’s people have always been created to be an Easter people. A hopeful people. We have always been meant to be a people full of hope. Even when we are waiting, we know that God will show up on the other side. Whether in the short term or the long term, we know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that God will show up, because that is who God is. And we will continue to hope because that is who we are.
How might you step into hope today?