Midweek Advent Devotion
Wednesday
12/4/24
4:30 pm and 6 pm.
ADONAI
O Lord of Israel, Come
SCRIPTURE:
Exodus 3:1-15
SECOND ANTIPHON:
O Lord of Israel, come.
Through bushes breathing fire,
To Moses you gave Law;
O Come, redeeming Ruler,
with arms outstretched to save.
REFLECTION:
The second of the “Great O"‘ Advent Antiphons, O Adonai, speaks to the divine name of God that, over time, became too sacred for mankind to utter. This sacred name was replaced with Adonai (My Lord) so that unworthy human beings could say God’s name without blasphemy. The beauty and hope of Advent is that the unknowable, wholly other, infinitely holy Lord became known to us. He bore a name on this earth, and he chose to inhabit human flesh and dwell among us. He chose a people, a language, and a place. He chose his arms to become outstretched so that he might save and deliver a people.
As this antiphon prayer considers the marvelous glory of God manifested to Moses in the burning bush, we see God’s presence within it yet the bush is not fully consumed. The great Lord Jesus would one day come and be fully God yet also fully man. An Advent miracle!
This Advent season, may your heart experience peace because the great Lord Jesus Christ entered our world and our lives and made what was once unknowable knowable - our redeemer Ruler has made a way for us to dwell in his presence in full.
PRAYER:
Lord God,
Fill our hearts with your love
And our minds with your wisdom
So that our actions will be pleasing to you.
May your peace, which surpasses all understanding,
Guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus, through your Holy Spirit. Amen.
See you Wednesday!
Pastor Nate