Advent: Day 21
”Then young women will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.“
Jeremiah 31:13 NIV
Transformation is always something to behold. Whether it’s weather, animals, or people, seeing how something can drastically change, for the better or the worse, is always something that’s interesting. It also often causes the question of what caused the transformation?
We see in this passage that God is able to cause transformation. He changes mourning to gladness, sorrow into comfort and joy. It’s what he does. And we know that his gospel transforms lives, that’s why we celebrate the coming of Jesus. And we believe that the Kingdom of God will transform everything. That’s why we eagerly await the second coming of Jesus.
So as we do wait, we are invited to be agents and representatives of God’s transformation. We are able to show what he has done, share what he can do, and live out the transformation by being a blessing to the world around us.
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