Sermon for the Wednesday of Ad Te Levavi, 2024

Advent is a season of preparation, yet it is entirely the LORD who makes us ready for the coming of Christ. The lives of Zacharias, Elizabeth, and John the Baptist reveal this truth. Zacharias’ righteousness was not self-made but given through the remission of sins; Elizabeth, barren by nature, bore John through God’s power; and John, filled with the Holy Spirit from the womb, did nothing to earn his role as the Forerunner of the Christ. Just as God prepared them, so He also prepares us for Christ’s coming, working faith, repentance, and readiness through His Word and Spirit. All that pertains to our salvation is His gracious work, making us ready for His Son’s Advent, now, in humility, and when He comes in glory.

Readings:

• Old Testament: Proverbs 8:22-31

• Epistle: Colossians 1:11-23

• Holy Gospel: Luke 1:1-25

  
  

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