Jesus.
Babe.
Redeemer.
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. ~Galatians 4:4-7
Long-awaited Messiah.
Sacrificial lamb.
Deliverer.
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. ~Colossians 1:13-15
High priest.
The prince.
The PRICE.
But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with the ashes of a heifer, sanctify for the purification of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. ~Hebrews 9:11-14
3 Kings Day, January 6th: marking the end of Advent but not the end of waiting…waiting..One day, our prince will come. These letters, J-E-S-U-S, added for Advent will be swapped out with the F-A-I-T-H that normally hang there. As Advent passes, as the lessons of Christmas fade, may the love of Christ dwell in us richly throughout the year.
Oh I love this.