MARANATHA

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Luke 1:45

Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.

The long wait is coming to an end.  As the celebration of our Lord’s birthday approaches, our hearts grows fonder – full of joy, hope and merriment.

Maranatha.  “The Lord has come!”

And God has sent Him to be with us because only He can undo what we have done.  Only the One who created us in the first place can restore us again.  Only our Creator can break down the wall of sin that separates His creatures from Him. 

Only He can give their lives the meaning and completeness they were supposed to have. 

Only "God with us" can rescue us from the oblivion and death in spirit that we are all heading toward.

Emmanuel.  “God is with us.”

In this one name, everything humankind needs and the entire plan of God's salvation has come into being.  How blessed we are that Jesus Christ became Emmanuel, GOD IS WITH US.

Let us pray +

Almighty Father, so great was Your love for us, Your fallen creation, that  You let Your glory to come here.  And through His perfect life and death on the cross He broke down the wall of separation that our sin had built and reconciled us to Himself.  Through Jesus Christ, Emmanuel, our sins are forgiven and we have fellowship with You, our Creator again.  Amen +

Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.