Advent: Rejoice In Shekinah

Advent, Day Eighteen: Rejoice in Shekinah. (Third Wednesday of Advent.)

For this third week of Advent, we dwell upon Joy.

This particular meditation is inspired by Romans 5:1-5, ESV/NOG/NTE.

To begin this meditation, I invite you to light the Advent Candle of Joy, Be Still, Adopt an attitude of Gratitude & non-judgment, & embrace a Spirit of Joy.

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Transcript

Therefore,

Since we have been justified by faith,

We have peace with God through Yeshua,

Our Messiah.

Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand,

And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

Not only that,

But we rejoice in our sufferings,

Knowing that suffering produces endurance,

And endurance produces character,

And character produces hope,

And hope does not put us to shame,

Because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Let's explore what it means to rejoice in our sufferings,

And how we can truly do that.

Many doors may need to close for us before a better one is opened.

Have you had a door closed for you recently?

Or can you remember how you felt at a time when a door was closed on you in the past?

This passage invites us to see one door closing for us as a cause for celebration.

Celebration in knowing that the situation has the potential to make you stronger,

To make you ready for when a much better door is eventually opened.

And with each new door that closes,

We can take solace in knowing that an even better door is in our future.

Think of the door that was closed for Mary and Joseph when there was no room for them in the inn that fateful night.

How could they have known that centuries later,

Even that particular part of their story would spring up a well of joy for countless people,

Even millennia later?

The vision of a baby born in a manger.

The vision of a baby born in a manger.

We rejoice in the hope of Shekinah.

We rejoice in the hope of Shekinah.

We rejoice in the hope of Shekinah.

We rejoice in the hope of Shekinah.

We rejoice in the hope of Shekinah.

Reviews

Beautiful! I still have my Nativity out~and keep mini versions displayed all year long to remind me of the joy and hope we have in Jesus

Thank you for this offering! I felt a heart connection to the Christmas story. 🙏💝🙏