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Do you ache for Jesus to return and restore? Sure

Do you ache for Jesus to return and restore?

Surely I am coming soon. Revelation 22:20

Lord Jesus,
In this season of celebrating your first arrival,
our longings are piqued for your second arrival.
You say, “Surely I am coming soon” (Revelation 22:20),
and we say, “How soon is soon?”
As we see the glory and healing and hope
you brought at your first coming,
as we see the many wonders that await us
when you return,
oh how eager we are,
far more eager than a five-year-old
on Christmas Eve.
For we know the gifts you bring on that day
will never get old or boring:
the consummate intimacy with you and others,
the complete healing from sin and sickness,
the perfect peace with all who love you,
the lovely diversity and abundant life…
All gifts whose shine will never fade away—
these are the things we most deeply long for.
You say, “Surely, I am coming soon.”
We say, “Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!”
Read Revelation 21-22.
Get Elizabeth’s Advent devotional for free here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/34no8c805q.
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Have you seen the bright light? The people walkin

Have you seen the bright light?

The people walking in the darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. Isaiah 9:2

Light of the World,
I remember being a teenager,
spending hours at the Young Life Christmas tree lot,
singing noisily along
with John Denver and the Muppets Christmas album,
huddling with my friends over a trash barrel fire,
selling Christmas trees
to happy (and some unhappy) families.
Then I would come home to a dark and empty house,
turn on the Christmas tree lights,
and sit in the darkness marveling at the twinkling glory.
I truly was a young woman
walking in darkness
who had seen a great light.
Tim Keller tells us that in the days Christ appeared,
the world was “filled with evil and untold suffering….
violence, injustice, abuse of power,
homelessness, refugees fleeing oppression,
families ripped apart, bottomless grief.”
As he says, “Sounds exactly like today.”*
Lord, in this season of Advent,
may we see the darkness of this world for what it is,
and may we see your great light,
your light which has overcome the darkness,
the light which is the life of all mankind.
And may we share this light
with all who live and walk in deep darkness.
In the name of your light-shining Son. Amen.
Read Isaiah 9:2; John 1:4-10; Matthew 4:16.
[Quote from Tim Keller’s Hidden Christmas.]
Get Elizabeth’s Advent devotional for free here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/34no8c805q.
#dailyprayer #devotional #advent
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Does Christmas disrupt you? But she was greatly t

Does Christmas disrupt you?

But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. Luke 1:29

Wondrous God,
Even though this verse isn’t usually
the subject of memes or cross-stitched wall-art,
we need to ponder it.
It reminds us of just how disruptive
the birth of Christ really was,
how Christ in fact came
to disrupt any self-made shalom,
any peace we’ve gained on our own terms,
any security and significance
that doesn’t come from you.
We can imagine how confused
Mary must have been,
how disruptive the news
of her imminent pregnancy was to her.
After all, what would Joseph,
her betrothed say?
And yet, she doesn’t quarrel
with the angel Gabriel.
Instead, she wonders, “How can this be?”
Lord, in this season of Advent,
draw us to wonder
about the disruptive grace
of Jesus Christ.
Make us sit and rest and ponder
the enormity of this question,
“How can this be….”
In Christ’s wonderfully disruptive name. Amen.
Read Luke 1:26-38.

Get Elizabeth’s Advent devotional for free here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/34no8c805q.
#dailyprayer #devotional #advent
#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #grace #dailyverse #womensministry #gospelshaped #shereadstruth #christianliving

How do we thank God for his undeserved grace? Gre

How do we thank God for his undeserved grace?

Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you! Luke 1:28

Wondrous God,
As advent, the season of celebrating the wait for Christ to come,
begins today,
open our eyes to see the hope-full truth:
Grace is all about you!
In Greek, the word for “favored”
is “graced,”
so Gabriel is really telling Mary,
“Greetings, O graced one, the Lord is with you!”
What make us “graced”?
We are “graced” with your presence.
In this season leading up to Christmas,
may we exchange time stocking up on presents
and for moments soaking up your presence.
For indeed, that is the true meaning of Christmas—
you sent your Son to earth,
fully God, fully human,
a baby to be carried in the womb of Mary,
the graced one.
We didn’t deserve the present of your presence,
but you were determined to give it!
May we take time this season to rest
in your life-giving, undeserved grace.
In the name of our gracious Savior. Amen.
Read Luke 1:28; Ephesians 2:4-10.
Get Elizabeth’s Advent devotional for free here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/34no8c805q.
#dailyprayer #devotional #advent
#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #grace #dailyverse #womensministry #gospelshaped #shereadstruth #christianliving

What season of life are you living in? For everyt

What season of life are you living in?

For everything there is a seasons, and a time for every matter under heaven….
A time to be born and a time to die…Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

All-Wise God,
This is probably the most famous passage in Ecclesiastes
to readers and non-readers of the Bible.
Enlighten us with your insight
about this passage and about your timing.
The Teacher who wrote these words
seems to be frustrated by your timing:
“What do people really get for all their hard work?
I have seen the burden God has placed on us all” (Ecclesiastes 3:9-10).
He sees that “”All go to one place.
All are from dust, and to dust all return” (Ecclesiastes 3:20).
Indeed, if this is all there is to life,
then how “utterly meaningless” (Ecclesiastes 1:2).
Thankfully, because of Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection,
we who trust in him are living already
in the eternity you have placed in our hearts (Ecclesiastes 3:11).
Thankfully, because of our resurrection hope,
we know that you are working in all times of our life,
and that one day “soon,”
we will dwell with you forever
in a life multiplied by the meaning
you wrote into your creation.
Help us today to see your timing in all things.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Read Ecclesiastes 3:1-22.
#dailyprayer #devotional
#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #grace #dailyverse #womensministry #gospelshaped #shereadstruth #christianliving

Do you look forward to the best wedding day ever?

Do you look forward to the best wedding day ever?

And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Revelation 21:2

Lord Jesus,
As we anticipate the full intimacy
we will know with you and the Father and the Spirit
in the day of the new heavens and the new earth,
we pray for marriages.
You created marriage to provide
a tiny peephole of a glimpse
into the intimacy you have designed us for.
In this fallen world, marriage,
even between two redeemed sinners,
cannot fully image that oneness you intended.
And yet, one day, you promise
that every single person will “dwell with you forever,”
and “see you face to face” (Revelation 21: 4; 22:4).
In that day, there will be no need for marriage,
because the intimacy you designed us for will be perfect.
Until that day comes,
bless those who are married
with a love that relates without shame or contempt.
Until that day comes,
bless those who are single and long to be married
with community that gives them
a foretaste of the intimacy
they will one day know eternally.
In your perfectly loving name we pray. Amen.
Read Revelation 21:1-5.
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#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #dailydevotions #grace #dailyverse #womensministry
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Do you ache for Jesus to return and restore? Sure

Do you ache for Jesus to return and restore?

Surely I am coming soon. Revelation 22:20

Lord Jesus,
In this season of celebrating your first arrival,
our longings are piqued for your second arrival.
You say, “Surely I am coming soon” (Revelation 22:20),
and we say, “How soon is soon?”
As we see the glory and healing and hope
you brought at your first coming,
as we see the many wonders that await us
when you return,
oh how eager we are,
far more eager than a five-year-old
on Christmas Eve.
For we know the gifts you bring on that day
will never get old or boring:
the consummate intimacy with you and others,
the complete healing from sin and sickness,
the perfect peace with all who love you,
the lovely diversity and abundant life…
All gifts whose shine will never fade away—
these are the things we most deeply long for.
You say, “Surely, I am coming soon.”
We say, “Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!”
Read Revelation 21-22.
Get Elizabeth’s Advent devotional for free here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/34no8c805q.
#dailyprayer #devotional #advent
#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #grace #dailyverse #womensministry #gospelshaped #shereadstruth #christianliving

Have you seen the bright light? The people walkin

Have you seen the bright light?

The people walking in the darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. Isaiah 9:2

Light of the World,
I remember being a teenager,
spending hours at the Young Life Christmas tree lot,
singing noisily along
with John Denver and the Muppets Christmas album,
huddling with my friends over a trash barrel fire,
selling Christmas trees
to happy (and some unhappy) families.
Then I would come home to a dark and empty house,
turn on the Christmas tree lights,
and sit in the darkness marveling at the twinkling glory.
I truly was a young woman
walking in darkness
who had seen a great light.
Tim Keller tells us that in the days Christ appeared,
the world was “filled with evil and untold suffering….
violence, injustice, abuse of power,
homelessness, refugees fleeing oppression,
families ripped apart, bottomless grief.”
As he says, “Sounds exactly like today.”*
Lord, in this season of Advent,
may we see the darkness of this world for what it is,
and may we see your great light,
your light which has overcome the darkness,
the light which is the life of all mankind.
And may we share this light
with all who live and walk in deep darkness.
In the name of your light-shining Son. Amen.
Read Isaiah 9:2; John 1:4-10; Matthew 4:16.
[Quote from Tim Keller’s Hidden Christmas.]
Get Elizabeth’s Advent devotional for free here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/34no8c805q.
#dailyprayer #devotional #advent
#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #grace #dailyverse #womensministry #gospelshaped #shereadstruth #christianliving

Does Christmas disrupt you? But she was greatly t

Does Christmas disrupt you?

But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. Luke 1:29

Wondrous God,
Even though this verse isn’t usually
the subject of memes or cross-stitched wall-art,
we need to ponder it.
It reminds us of just how disruptive
the birth of Christ really was,
how Christ in fact came
to disrupt any self-made shalom,
any peace we’ve gained on our own terms,
any security and significance
that doesn’t come from you.
We can imagine how confused
Mary must have been,
how disruptive the news
of her imminent pregnancy was to her.
After all, what would Joseph,
her betrothed say?
And yet, she doesn’t quarrel
with the angel Gabriel.
Instead, she wonders, “How can this be?”
Lord, in this season of Advent,
draw us to wonder
about the disruptive grace
of Jesus Christ.
Make us sit and rest and ponder
the enormity of this question,
“How can this be….”
In Christ’s wonderfully disruptive name. Amen.
Read Luke 1:26-38.

Get Elizabeth’s Advent devotional for free here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/34no8c805q.
#dailyprayer #devotional #advent
#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #grace #dailyverse #womensministry #gospelshaped #shereadstruth #christianliving

How do we thank God for his undeserved grace? Gre

How do we thank God for his undeserved grace?

Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you! Luke 1:28

Wondrous God,
As advent, the season of celebrating the wait for Christ to come,
begins today,
open our eyes to see the hope-full truth:
Grace is all about you!
In Greek, the word for “favored”
is “graced,”
so Gabriel is really telling Mary,
“Greetings, O graced one, the Lord is with you!”
What make us “graced”?
We are “graced” with your presence.
In this season leading up to Christmas,
may we exchange time stocking up on presents
and for moments soaking up your presence.
For indeed, that is the true meaning of Christmas—
you sent your Son to earth,
fully God, fully human,
a baby to be carried in the womb of Mary,
the graced one.
We didn’t deserve the present of your presence,
but you were determined to give it!
May we take time this season to rest
in your life-giving, undeserved grace.
In the name of our gracious Savior. Amen.
Read Luke 1:28; Ephesians 2:4-10.
Get Elizabeth’s Advent devotional for free here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/34no8c805q.
#dailyprayer #devotional #advent
#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #grace #dailyverse #womensministry #gospelshaped #shereadstruth #christianliving

What season of life are you living in? For everyt

What season of life are you living in?

For everything there is a seasons, and a time for every matter under heaven….
A time to be born and a time to die…Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

All-Wise God,
This is probably the most famous passage in Ecclesiastes
to readers and non-readers of the Bible.
Enlighten us with your insight
about this passage and about your timing.
The Teacher who wrote these words
seems to be frustrated by your timing:
“What do people really get for all their hard work?
I have seen the burden God has placed on us all” (Ecclesiastes 3:9-10).
He sees that “”All go to one place.
All are from dust, and to dust all return” (Ecclesiastes 3:20).
Indeed, if this is all there is to life,
then how “utterly meaningless” (Ecclesiastes 1:2).
Thankfully, because of Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection,
we who trust in him are living already
in the eternity you have placed in our hearts (Ecclesiastes 3:11).
Thankfully, because of our resurrection hope,
we know that you are working in all times of our life,
and that one day “soon,”
we will dwell with you forever
in a life multiplied by the meaning
you wrote into your creation.
Help us today to see your timing in all things.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Read Ecclesiastes 3:1-22.
#dailyprayer #devotional
#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #grace #dailyverse #womensministry #gospelshaped #shereadstruth #christianliving

Do you look forward to the best wedding day ever?

Do you look forward to the best wedding day ever?

And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Revelation 21:2

Lord Jesus,
As we anticipate the full intimacy
we will know with you and the Father and the Spirit
in the day of the new heavens and the new earth,
we pray for marriages.
You created marriage to provide
a tiny peephole of a glimpse
into the intimacy you have designed us for.
In this fallen world, marriage,
even between two redeemed sinners,
cannot fully image that oneness you intended.
And yet, one day, you promise
that every single person will “dwell with you forever,”
and “see you face to face” (Revelation 21: 4; 22:4).
In that day, there will be no need for marriage,
because the intimacy you designed us for will be perfect.
Until that day comes,
bless those who are married
with a love that relates without shame or contempt.
Until that day comes,
bless those who are single and long to be married
with community that gives them
a foretaste of the intimacy
they will one day know eternally.
In your perfectly loving name we pray. Amen.
Read Revelation 21:1-5.
#prayer #prayerchangesthings #ETdailyprayer
#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #dailydevotions #grace #dailyverse #womensministry
#hope #faith #love #gospelshaped #devotional #shereadstruth #womenoftheword #christianliving

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