Isaiah in his prophetic declaration calls Jesus the Prince of Peace. A title He alone is worthy of because when we were far from God He brought us near and gave us peace with God. He accomplished this by humbling himself in descending to us in flesh and even dying for us on the cross. And this peace with God that Jesus gives us is not a stagnant peace. It causes us to have peace in ourselves in the midst of suffering and peace with one another.

We are all by nature people marked and shaped by expectation. And during this season, our expectations grow as we think about the Advent of the Messiah, but when God promised to give us a Child to inaugurate his kingdom, he broke all of our expectations. But what’s incredible is that this Child is our Wonderful Counselor who breaks our burdens, the Mighty God that can handle our doubts, and the Everlasting Father who tenderly takes away our burdens for perfection.

We are all by nature people marked and shaped by expectation. And during this season, our expectations grow as we think about the Advent of the Messiah, but when God promised to give us a Child to inaugurate his kingdom, he broke all of our expectations. But what’s incredible is that this Child is our Wonderful Counselor who breaks our burdens, the Mighty God that can handle our doubts, and the Everlasting Father who tenderly takes away our burdens for perfection.

In the midst of all of our darkness, a great light has shined. Often we forget the significance of the Advent season and look to traditions and events that are mere shadows of what this time of year is really about. So this Advent we want to be reminded of that fact that though things are very dark and very broken, Jesus has come and his coming has brought joy, life, truth, and peace.

In the midst of all of our darkness, a great light has shined. Often we forget the significance of the Advent season and look to traditions and events that are mere shadows of what this time of year is really about. So this Advent we want to be reminded of that fact that though things are very dark and very broken, Jesus has come and his coming has brought joy, life, truth, and peace.