Advent – A thrill of hope

Thursday, December 24

Advent – A thrill of hope

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.   Isaiah 9:6

Today I’d like to take a look back on the carol Oh Holy Night Sing. Particularly this part of the song:

 A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices

For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn’

Fall on your knees, oh, hear the Angels’ voices

Oh, night divine, oh, night when Christ was born

Oh, night divine, oh, night, oh night divine

There is nothing like the announcement of a new baby to bring excitement in a family. As the song says, “a thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices”. Many things come to pass with the birth of a new child. For a season, everyone forgets their own weariness and own problems. This tiny creature will change people’s lives…forever.”  This feeling is no different than that shared on that holy night when our Savior was born. Imagine the joy that was evident at Christ’s birth in that His physical birth would ultimately change mankind forever.

We can have spiritual birth because of His physical birth. John 10:10 says, “One…came…that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” The same excitement that comes from physical birth also occurs when we experience spiritual birth in that moment when we ask Christ to become our personal Savior and Lord of our lives. In fact, many people now celebrate both their physical and spiritual birthdays because they understand the day Christ came into their life is just as important as the day they came into being.