This coming Advent will again be celebrated with timely devotions written by Lutheran Hour Ministries’ Theological Writer Dr. Kari Vo. In A Son Is Given, Vo calls for readers and listeners to step back from the season’s many distractions and turn their attention to an event that changes everything for us. In it, we clearly see God entering our world to fulfill His Word. As foretold by the prophet Isaiah hundreds of years before Jesus’ birth, God made good on His promise to send us a Savior, to send us His Son.
So, God spoke to His people through the prophet Isaiah: “For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His Name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). This Christmas season you are invited to take a few minutes each day to consider a thoughtful reflection written in honor of God’s Son-“the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29).
Each English devotion-as well as this year’s Spanish-language devotion, Lo imposible es possible-is centered on a Scripture text. These brief meditations on God’s Word are ideal for individual use, as part of a group Bible study, to share with family or friends before or after dinner, or as a pass-along to others who need a reminder of what Christmas is really all about. Each devotion has three discussion questions for personal reflection or as a jump-start to conversations about the message.
Beginning Sunday, November 27, 2022, you can read or listen to A Son Is Given at www.lhm.org/advent. It can also be received as a daily email during Advent. To use them as an outreach resource, churches can download, personalize, and print them beginning in October for congregational use or for sharing with visitors.
Lo imposible es possible (“The Impossible Is Possible”) has been written by Rev. Omar R. Weber of Santa Fe, Argentina. They will be available to read online or to receive as a daily email throughout Advent, beginning November 27. Rev. Hector Hoppe will be reading the texts. Beginning in October, these devotions can be downloaded and printed for personal use or group sharing, too. Visit paraelcamino.com/adviento for all the details.