Luke 3:1-16 | Regardless of where you live, you likely know that road construction makes a serious mess. But (most of the time) all that mess is for a purpose: to make a clearer, smoother, more direct, and safer way for people to get from point A to point B. As we hear John the Baptist proclaim a message of repentance this weekend, we hear him reference the prophet Isaiah, promising the Israelites that GOD would build a highway so that all people would have a clearer, smoother, more direct, and safer way to see – and experience – the salvation of God. This work has been done! But then, now, what do we do? This is the question posed to John by the crowds, and is the question that we ponder as we consider the good that is ours to do as a part of God’s construction crew today. So as you continue your Advent journey, take a break at a wayside for a moment to be reminded of God’s faithfulness and to be fueled for the work that God has called us to in the kingdom today.
Sunday, December 15, 2024, Third Sunday in Advent Bulletin
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