I went over to my daughter’s room to tuck her in
bed. I share a story and pray while she listened in and other nights we spoke
for a little while before I let her catch some sleep.
This night was different. We spoke about Jesus and
she came up with a comment that threw me a bit off balance.
“Mommy,
Show me Jesus”
I picked my brains...
Lord, “What am I going to say to this young
child?”
I am careful not to get her confused.
Whenever she asked these questions, her
Uncle Jozie, always explained to her in bits and easily understandable chunks.
Now, it was my turn.
I have to be brave enough!
She went to sleep and no further requests. I
barely escaped “I thought to myself”.
As I stepped into my room, I heard the Holy Spirit
say, “Jesus is in your heart and others should see Him in your life”.
People should see Christ in everything we do,
everywhere we go and in everything we say.
In this advent, when someone says “Show me Jesus”,
they should be able to see Him in us. They should be able to point to us!
If all I was doing was cooking, gift shopping,
cleaning and all that fun thing, then I would have missed the whole point of
this season.
The Whole Point of this season is Jesus!
In this advent, I challenged myself to point others to Jesus.
For unto us a child is
born, unto us a son
is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,
The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
What
is your desire this advent?
For me,
I want to sit still be quiet and not miss out on
what it is about.
I desire to have fellowship not noisy partying
I desire focus and not pulled apart in different directions
I want to reflect more of Jesus rather than more
of me.
I desire a quiet space to just breathe and feel
the essence of being here at His feet.
I asked the Lord to quieten my heart and help me to keep my eyes on Him.
Yet again I ask you friend,
What
is your desire this advent?
May be it is fellowship
Maybe it is laughter and partying
Maybe it is visits and sharing gifts
Shouldn’t it be, reflecting more
of Jesus rather than more of ourselves?
In the midst of all these hullabaloo, we need to sit still, lessen the noise and dwell in His Presence.
In every way we have decided to remember Jesus,
in every way we choose to spread His love, let us do so with Him at the center of it all.
Let us do all heartily for His glory alone.
So I made a prayer and I am happy sharing it with you.
Lord
as we remember your gracious love over our lives, quieten our hearts. Thank you
for the salvation we have received through your physical presence here on
earth.
Lord Jesus, let us dwell in your immeasurable peace in this advent. May
your thoughts captivate our hearts as we spread your love throughout our
neighborhoods, church, families, friends, in every place we find ourselves.
Pour out your love, peace, compassion, blessings over our lives in Jesus Name.
By His Great Grace,
Ifeoma Samuel
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