It’s a Matter of Choice
Ruth 1:16 (ESV) 16 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.
Almost
forty years ago, Christy made a choice. She got on an aircraft bound for Manila.
A few days later, she and I pledged our troth (faith or loyalty when pledged in
a solemn agreement or undertaking) in front of God and witnesses. At that
moment our lives radically changed. Christy read that passage to me as part of
our service. Just like Ruth, she made a choice, becoming part of a new family. Ruth
had no idea that her choice would result in the inscription of her name in the family
lineage of the Messiah. In many ways, Advent is all about choice.
Long
ago, before the clock was off and running, Jesus made the choice to create,
knowing He would have to become one of us. Abraham made a choice to move on.
Ruth made a choice to leave her family and country. Joseph made a choice to
endure the questioning looks of a pregnant fiancé. Mary made a choice to say
yes to God, and these are just a few of the choices required to make Advent a
possibility. In Advent God chose us, undergoing something so radical it defies
easy definition or even full comprehension. The weight of glory is just too
much. The next question is, what will you and I do with Advent? What is our
choice?
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