As the Day Begins The promise of Emmanuel—“God with us”—is not merely a poetic expression reserved for Christmas liturgy, nor is it a fleeting moment in redemptive history that God later set aside. It is, rather, a decisive and eternal commitment made by God to humanity. “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign.Continue reading “Emmanuel Forever Shares Our Flesh”
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When God Comes Near, the Way Home Opens
As the Day Begins The Christian confession does not begin with humanity’s search for God but with God’s gracious descent toward us. Paul captures this astonishing truth when he writes of Israel’s heritage and declares of Christ, “from whom is the Christ according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed forever” (Romans 9:5,Continue reading “When God Comes Near, the Way Home Opens”
He Took Our Flesh, Not Theirs
As the Day Ends As evening settles in and the noise of the day begins to quiet, Advent invites us to contemplate a truth that is both humbling and deeply comforting: the Son of God did not take the nature of angels, but our own. Scripture makes this astonishing claim with clarity. “For surely itContinue reading “He Took Our Flesh, Not Theirs”
When Time Itself Made Room for God
As the Day Ends Evening Meditation As evening settles and the day exhales its final breath, Advent invites us to linger with a truth that reshapes how we understand time itself: God chose the moment of His appearing. “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is the Messiah,Continue reading “When Time Itself Made Room for God”
From Dust to Deity
Why the Incarnation Surpasses Creation As the Day Begins Meditation Creation itself stands as one of Scripture’s great wonders. Genesis tells us, “the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being” (Genesis 2:7). In Hebrew, the wordContinue reading “From Dust to Deity”
Mercy That Went All the Way Down
As the Day Begins The apostle Paul, writing to the church in Philippi, offers one of the most carefully crafted Christological hymns in the New Testament. In Philippians 2:6–8, he draws the reader into the mystery of divine humility, not as an abstract doctrine but as a lived reality that reshapes how believers understand God’sContinue reading “Mercy That Went All the Way Down”