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Quote of the Day: “Love … Rejoices with the Truth”
I don’t really observe Advent – I’ll be honest, I’m not even completely sure when it takes place or how long it is or what you’re supposed to do – but I am reading an Advent devotional this year! It’s called Love Came Down at Christmas, written by Sinclair B. Ferguson, and it focuses on 1 Corinthians 13 and how Jesus exemplifies each of the aspects of love given in those verses. Today’s quote comes from the chapter I read yesterday, on “Love… does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth”:
“In [Jesus’] coming not only did the righteous die for the unrighteous, but the Truth conquered the lie. When we see this, we understand why it is that ‘love… rejoices with the truth.’ It isn’t simply a matter of wanting to tell the truth. It is that we have come to know the truth, and it has set us free.”
I love this, because when we know, rejoice in, and love THE Truth, Jesus, it does lead to freedom in the truest sense. That freedom allows us to rejoice with the truth in all moments, and in fact, to love as Christ loves us – to love as it is laid out in 1 Corinthians 13.
This chapter of Scripture holds a very special place in my heart; the Holy Spirit used it in my life years ago and produced great change in me. As I’m reading through this devotional now, I’m hoping to see that again.
Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas, Allie.
Merry Christmas to you and yours Allie.
Really like your contribution’s to this site.
Merry Christmas!
@alliehahn Hi Allie! Thanks for your devotion.
Don’t make Advent too formal. All it is is a way to prepare for the Lords coming. We think about the prophetic anticipation of Jesus coming the first time. We prepare our hearts that nothing impedes his “entrance” into our lives and into our church. We look forward to Him coming again.
If you think about that, you are doing Advent.
Advent is basically the preparation and anticipation of Christmas.
Thank you so much! ☺️
Thank you for this – that makes a lot of sense!
For some reason or other, I’ve been hearing more about Advent this year than any other. I’m not sure why.
You’ll have to make a point of learning! Happy Advent!
I’ll wish you a Merry Christmas in another ten days. ;)
If I may add to David’s fine comment, Allie, get away from all the commercialism of secular Christmas and contemplate Christ’s coming, both His coming at Christmas as an infant and what it meant for Him to enter the world and His coming at the end of times and what it will mean. Both are actually part of Advent season.
Merry Christmas, @alliehahn!
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Definitely worthwhile pursuits! Thanks!