Advent: Week 1 | Day 3

November 30 | Isaiah 11:1-10

God’s plan for the world is that it would be such a safe and welcoming place that our children could play without fear of getting hurt by any of a number of predators. God’s plan for this world is that we could all live like children, playing in the streets. 

God didn’t just come to earth as a baby on accident. It was on purpose. God chose to enter the world through the eyes of a child. For even the Prophet Isaiah declared that this new Kingdom would be brought in by a child. When he grew up, Jesus was even bold enough to say that it’s only those receive God’s kingdom like a child who will enter it. 

Reflection

How many of us wish we could receive the Christmas season with the kind of wonder of a little child? What if that this longing for wonder and mystery wasn’t just a feeling of nostalgia, but a part of God’s hope for our lives?

How can you receive Christmas more like a little child?

Prayer

God, the One who entered the world as a child, help me to enter this Christmas with the wonder and awe of a child too.