“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will fulfill the gracious promise I made to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. In those days and at the right time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The Lord Our Righteousness.” (Jeremiah 33:17)
The days are coming. Indeed, they are coming, just as they did for
the ones who first received these words of Jeremiah’s prophecy. Just as they did for those who were waiting
and watching for the Holy One, The Lord Our Righteousness, to come to earth.
Once again, that season of hope and expectation
is upon us. The season when we receive the
gracious promise once again and look forward to how it will be fulfilled in the
days and weeks ahead. The season when we
look forward to God’s arrival, both among us and within us, and make time and
space for that arrival to happen.
What is your deepest hope for the season
ahead? How are you longing for the Righteous
Branch to sprout in your life and in our world?
How are you longing for the day of hope and life and love and peace and
rest to come?
Come, Lord Jesus!
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