We are now in what is referred to as Advent, the period beginning four weeks before Christmas.  For Christians it is a time of preparing for the incarnation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Jesus comes at Christmas to bear our sins and die in obedience to The Father, to bring salvation to those who believe, at Easter.

Today I would like to share a hymn by Emily Elizabeth Steele Elliott, written in 1864 for St. Mark’s Church in Brighton, England.  It is apropos for this time of advent.

Thou  Didst Leave Thy Throne

Thou didst leave Thy throne and Thy kingly crown,
When Thou camest to earth for me;
But in Bethlehem’s home was there found no room
For Thy holy nativity.
O come to my heart, Lord Jesus,
There is room in my heart for Thee.

Heaven’s arches rang when the angels sang,
Proclaiming Thy royal degree;
But of lowly birth didst Thou come to earth,
And in great humility.
O come to my heart, Lord Jesus,
There is room in my heart for Thee.

The world would have us tied up in all the hoopla of buying, wrappings and bows, but as Believers let us celebrate Christmas for all that it really is;The Lord’s incarnation!  Lord Jesus be blessed in all honor and glory!     Amen