Advent 2022 – Day 1: Isaiah 9:1
But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
Isaiah 9:1, ESV
At Advent, we look back at why Jesus had to come, that He came, and then that He will come again.
As humans, we have a tendency to let those around us influence us more than God.
Look at Eve with the serpent.
Look at the brothers of Joseph, even though Reuben had tried to save him, still going along with his brothers.
Look at Israel as a nation, constantly turning to the gods of their neighbors.
Zebulun and Naphtali were the same, living way in the north of Israel, what came to be known as Galilee, often overrun with Gentile pagans, and they frequently gave in to their practices rather than worship the one true God.
Yet, God tells them that in the last days they would be blessed.
There is a reminder that we all fall short of God, that we need His help to be good, righteous, holy. We may wander far from Him, yet God comes to us. He makes a way for us. God comes and shares His glory.
If we are willing to see His light in our dark world.
a simple man of God 