What do we have to surrender this Advent?
Surrender
To give control or use of something to someone else(Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary)
“…But you don’t know what he did to me…”
“…move again?”
“…my kids…”
To give (oneself) up to some influence, course, emotion, etc… “He surrendered himself to a life of hardship. (dictionary.com)
“…actions speak louder than words…”
“…my boss…”
“…the weather…”
“…my church…”
Surrender
A very simple word with unimaginable implications.
I never understood just how big the word surrender really was until this morning. I was passing by my little table top nativity scene and pondered the little empty space among the sheep, waiting to be occupied by my little ceramic baby Jesus on Christmas Eve.
An infant. A tiny, helpless, vulnerable infant.
It hit me like a spiritual truck.
Picture it – The creator of the entire universe, the God over all of eternity, the infinite, majestic Now who is beyond human comprehension…
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