A Mighty Savior

 

LK 1:67-79

 Blessed be the Lord

Zechariah his father, filled with the Holy Spirit, prophesied, saying:

 

“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;

for he has come to his people and set them free.

He has raised up for us a mighty Savior,

born of the house of his servant David.

Through his prophets he promised of old

that he would save us from our enemies,

from the hands of all who hate us.

He promised to show mercy to our fathers

and to remember his holy covenant.

This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:

to set us free from the hand of our enemies,

free to worship him without fear,

holy and righteous in his sight

all the days of our life.

You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High,

for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,

to give his people knowledge of salvation

by the forgiveness of their sins.

In the tender compassion of our God

the dawn from on high shall break upon us,

to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,

and to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

 

To our torn and fragmented world, this song of praise is most welcome and a fitting prelude to the events we will celebrate this evening and tomorrow.  Our celebrations will be simple and whittled down to the basics:  the Son of God took our flesh and was born as one of us in order to save us from our sins and give us the opportunity for eternal life. Let not worries, regrets nor anxieties spoil the joy and the peace experienced on that holy night and can be ours if we let his Light shine in our hearts. There is much food for the soul in this beautiful song of praise.  Pray over it and allow its message fill you with peace.

Bro. Rene