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The Second Sunday in Advent – Love

Love requires action. Think about when you first fell in love. When you proposed, most likely, you gave your future spouse an engagement ring. When you were married, you showed your love to someone else by dressing up, declaring it in front of witnesses, and standing still for a lot of photographs.

God’s love is no different. The Bible says that God “demonstrated His love toward us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) God Almighty took on human flesh and became a man, Jesus Christ, to live among us and to show us His great love. Through the sinless life and sacrificial death of Jesus, God’s love reverberated with action.

In today’s society, we can become overwhelmed with responsibilities and distractions that we forget about God’s love. We fail to find time to cry out to Him. Yet in Psalm 130, the Psalmist did just that. He cried out to God to demonstrate His love, to save him from his situation and provide forgiveness.

As the Psalm closes, we see a reminder for Israel, God’s chosen people, but also a reminder to each of us as His followers: For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with Him is plentiful redemption.

That is the message this season. God’s love is action-packed! It is steadfast and redemptive.

Reflection:

What will the love of God compel you to do? Will you love Him with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength? Will you love your neighbor as yourself? Will you put your love into action?