prepare

Thursday December 13^th, Luke 3: 1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— 2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert.  Very specific times and places are mentioned in this text.  We also live in a specific time and place, and the Lord is coming to us in our specific time and our specific place in this world.  The Lord comes into your life where you are at.  Your life is a celebration of the Lord walking with you in this life, now, this day and tomorrow, and the days after that.  Second Advent is about preparing the way, and yet, the Lord comes into your life in the here and now and guides you in the ongoing process of preparing the way each and every day.  That is the good news of Emmanuel, God with us.  Preparing the way starts with the Lords help in the here and now filling our lives with grace, and leads us into a world of grace forever and always.