Advent - We Have Found The Kingنموونە

A few summers ago, I had the opportunity to summit Mt. Reiner with my brother. In the process, I felt engulfed by how vast the mountain range went on for what seemed like forever. My sophomore year of college, my dad was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and given 6 months to live.

After 6 months the tumor had grown to a softball size in his throat to the point of nearly suffocating him. The day his surgery was scheduled, there was no tumor to be found, no ounce of cancer that remained in his body. He is still alive today. When I was 5, I came down with the chicken pox. My mom stayed up all night with me to make sure I knew it was going to be okay.

The stories above are all things that I stand in awe and wonder about. They remind me of things the Lord has created that are beyond my comprehension, miracles that have saved the life of my father and family, and the compassion my mother showed me that only the Lord could have modeled. They are also characteristics that represent Christ. The more experiences I have, the more I become acquainted with our Lord, the more I stand in awe and complete worship for Him.

In the passage, it talks about how the only person God has commanded us to worship besides Himself is His Son. Not even the angels were on the level where God put Christ. And even the angels are commanded to worship Christ. Take a moment to try to comprehend that. Take another moment to think about the things that make you stand in awe. If we truly knew Christ, would we need to be commanded to worship Him?

This season, we have the opportunity to be reminded of the birth of our Lord and Savior. When you find yourself unable to press on, take time to sit and wonder about the biggest gift we could never fully comprehend that has been entrusted to us--the relationship with the Creator of the universe. He knows you, He provides for you. Blessed be the name of the Lord.

Tiffany Wurdemann, Director of Student Organizations, Student Life