Why Advent?!

As Christmas approaches with great speed, we are really trying to slow down to remember and reflect on why Christmas exists. It is hard to do in the midst of one of the busiest times of the year, but I don't want to miss this chance to be reminded of the great salvation that is ours because of the Father's great love for us in sending His Son. 

Here are some thoughts  from John Piper's free ebook on Advent called "The Dawning of Indestructible Joy."

"One of the most famous Christmas scenes in the Bible is the announcement to the shepherds by an angel that the Savior is born. And then it says, “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 2:11–14).

Glory to God, peace to man. The angels are sent to make something crystal clear: the Son of God has come into his cre- ation to display the glory of God and to reconcile people from alienation to peace with God. To make God look great in sal- vation and to make man glad in God. "