A tremendous spiritual event then took place; something which disclosed the
very nature of God and His relation to His universe. But there was little
to show for it on the surface of life. All men saw was a poor girl
unconditionally submitted to God’s will, and a Baby born in difficult
circumstances. And this contrast between the outward appearance and the
inner reality is true of all the coming of God to us. We must be very
loving and very alert if we want to recognize them in their Earthly disguise. Again
and again He comes and the revelation is not a bit what we expect.
So the next
lesson Advent should teach us is that our attitude towards Him should always be
one of humble eager expectancy. Our spiritual life depends on His
perpetual coming to us, far more than on our going to Him. Every time a
channel is made for Him He comes; every time our hearts are open to Him he
enters, bringing a fresh gift of His very life, and on that life we depend.
We should think of the whole power and splendor of God as always pressing
in upon our small souls. In Him we live and move and have our being. (
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