{"id":3628,"date":"2024-12-19T05:28:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T05:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/?p=3628"},"modified":"2024-12-08T20:31:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T20:31:10","slug":"the-arrival-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/the-arrival-of-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"The Arrival of Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Thursday, December 19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Arrival of Hope<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. <strong>Isaiah 9:6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Jesus was born in Bethlehem, that promise was fulfilled. The birth of Christ wasn\u2019t just the arrival of a baby; it was the embodiment of God\u2019s faithfulness. Every detail\u2014from the virgin birth to His lineage in David\u2019s line\u2014was evidence that God always keeps His Word.<\/p>\n<p>The hope of Christmas lies in this truth: if God kept His promise to send a Savior, we can trust Him to keep His promises in every area of our lives. Perhaps you\u2019re waiting for a promise to be fulfilled. It might be a prayer for healing, provision, restoration, or direction. Christmas reminds us that waiting is not wasted when it is anchored in the faithfulness of God.<\/p>\n<p>God\u2019s timing is always perfect. Just as Jesus came at the appointed time, so too, God will bring about His plans for you at the right moment. In the meantime, we are invited to trust Him, knowing that He who promised is faithful (Hebrews 10:23).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>What promises from God are you holding onto this season?<\/p>\n<p>How does the fulfillment of Jesus\u2019 birth strengthen your faith in His faithfulness?<\/p>\n<p>In what ways can you focus on the hope of Christmas, even in the midst of waiting?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Prayer for today<\/strong>: <em>Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of Your Son, the ultimate fulfillment of Your promises. As we celebrate the birth of Jesus, help us to remember Your faithfulness in every season of our lives. Strengthen our faith as we wait on You and fill our hearts with the hope that comes from trusting in Your Word. In Jesus\u2019 name, Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, December 19 The Arrival of Hope For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. Isaiah 9:6 When Jesus was born in Bethlehem, that promise was fulfilled. The birth of Christ wasn\u2019t just the arrival of a baby; it was the embodiment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3628"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3631,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3628\/revisions\/3631"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}