Advent #3 J.O.Y (Jesus Occupying You)
He has come! He comes into our lives! One day He will come to get us to take us to the custom made dwelling He has built for us in Heaven! But before that, He just might be coming again sooner than many realize! For some these 2020 times are scary times, but for the Christ-Follower, these can be times of J.O.Y , which we will explore this third Sunday of Advent. The first two weeks of Advent the colors of our candle are purple representing repentance. And as we turn from our sin, brokenness in pain, we find H.O.P.E ! We indeed discover God’s beautiful life giving grace, as we H old O n P romises E ternal, even if things seem hopeless; meanwhile, Advent also gives us the privilege to turn our anxiety over to Christ Jesus, who has come, as we discover our P.E.A.C.E ! Yes! We actually can overcome finding that we can P ray E xpecting A lmighty C ontrols E verything! J.O.Y. Guess what? I have another acrostic : This word tells us the real source of a powerful way to live: I