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Podcast 35.2 Transcript
Welcome to Thursday Thoughts at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s think about this.
Joy to those who long to see thee,
Dayspring from on high, appear;
Because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high Luke 1:78 ESV
We pick up here with the joy that must have filled Zechariah when he could finally speak again as he prophesied over John, his son who would herald the coming of Jesus, the Dayspring from on high. Hope springing forth from darkness. Where do you need that today?
come, thou promised Rod of Jesse,
of thy birth we long to hear!
There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. Isaiah 11:1 ESV
In Jesus this prophecy was fulfilled, the shoot or rod from the stump of Jesse which would bear fruit. We long for Him to come and bear fruit in us. Are you longing for His coming to you? What kind of fruit do you think Jesus has in mind for you in this season?
O’er the hills the angels singing
news, glad tidings of a birth:
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” Luke 2:13-14 ESV
Can you begin to imagine what that must have sounded like on those hills outside of Bethlehem the night of His birth? Things were probably pretty quiet most nights for those shepherds, but not that night. Will you join the angels or will you leave the singing to them?
“Go to him, your praises bringing;
Christ the Lord has come to earth.”
When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” Luke 2:15 ESV
It seems the shepherds wasted no time responding to this news of a Savior’s birth. Will the same urgency fill your heart this Advent and Christmas season? This is the best news ever heard yet we tend to keep it to ourselves. Let’s come with praise and go to tell others.
Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has come to your mind, or listen to what He is saying to you, then I will read our text once more, with the refrain
Joy to those who long to see thee,
Dayspring from on high, appear;
Come, thou promised Rod of Jesse,
of thy birth we long to hear!
O’er the hills the angels singing
news, glad tidings of a birth:
“Go to him, your praises bringing;
Christ the Lord has come to earth.”
Take the mindfulness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond. Until next time, Be Resonant.
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