Each of us has experienced a thrill, a joy, and a heartfelt reaction to something good and special in our lives.

 

For many of us though, thrills seem a distant memory. Too many pains and difficulties have deadened our sense of thrill these days. In fact, because of all the disappointments we have faced, we may even have said to ourselves, “I don’t even want to think about it, whatever ‘it’ was, because we didn’t want to get our hopes up and be disillusioned again.”

 

Our focus this Advent Season is on the Biblical “thrill” of hope – not the worldly “hope” that wishes for something to happen – but a hope that is a confident assurance in the promises, character, and heart of God! It is a light in the darkness that shows us God’s provision and Goodness. A hope that is found in knowing that God came to earth and gave his life for us.

 

So be prepared this Advent to be amazed once more with the delight that comes in knowing how much God loves you and that He has plans for you, plans for you to prosper, and plans to give you a hope and a future.