1. It makes us pause.
“Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” Luke 2:19
In an article called, “What is Advent?” Justin Holcomb wrote, “It is only in the shadow of Advent that the miracle of Christmas can be fully understood and appreciated …The promise for Israel and the promise for the church is Jesus Christ; he has come, and he will come again.”
Through her Bible study, “Breathe,” Pricilla Shirer explains how purposefully God created the Sabbath, a margin we need in order to remember His sovereignty. Pausing to prepare our hearts during Advent makes us grateful and ready to worship Jesus. We must never forget the important choice He made for us. Advent reminds us to think daily about Who He is and what His birth meant to humanity.When we take that margin, worship will flow from our grateful hearts.