Visiting Made Real
Read Luke 1:76-79
Today’s Truth
The Greek word for visit means something like a doctor who is coming to see a sick patient. Somebody decides that this person is so sick the doctor must move in to take care of the person. The doctor is saying, “I need to visit this person, to observe her, to reflect on this illness, to find a cure.” The Dayspring on High, Jesus, the Dawn of Heaven, came to our world to stay overnight, to settle in, to look at this sin-sick person called the human race. He came for a long-term visit in order to assess the damage, diagnose the problem, and establish a cure.
Discussion Question
- Recount the ways Jesus has changed your life?
- What stirs up awe and wonder in your soul?
- How has God increased your faith when your circumstances haven’t changed?
Life Application
We have been visited by the Dawn from Heaven—not just for a brief time, but long enough to make a difference. And Jesus came not that we might be host to Him, but to settle in and take care of us.
