1. By his first Advent in the flesh, through his second Advent with bread and wine and water and Word, we await his third Advent at the end.
  2. We will not become hopeless because the Lord is with us.
  3. The waiting of Advent isn’t just for Christmas; it’s for God’s reversal of all sin and evil and his renewal of all things.
  4. “The days are coming,” and God said it. God, who kept his promise that Christ would come at Christmas.
  5. Trusting in Christ’s promise of new life and deliverance pours patience and hope into the way we think and the way we experience life.
  6. It turns out the family trait of not being able to wait runs deep and wide in the family of God. We do foolish things while we wait for promises to be fulfilled.
  7. The following is an excerpt from "Finding Christ in the Straw," written by Robert M. Hiller (1517 Publishing, 2020).